California native Floyd D. Harris III knows that perseverance and hard work pay off. A recent graduate of Southern University, an 1890 land-grant university in Louisiana, Harris applied several times to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)/1890 National Scholars Program.
Read MoreThe East Baton Rouge Parish offices of the LSU AgCenter and Southern Ag Center are sponsoring a back-to-school Youth AgBash at Burden Museum & Gardens on Sept. 22.
This urban extension event is designed to expose inner city students to programs and careers in agriculture.
Read MoreKatara Williams, Ph.D., Vice Chancellor for Institutional Advancement and External Relations at the Southern University Ag Center, was nominated into the annual Academic Leadership Institute (ALI) residential program.
The residential program offers an intensive, on-site learning and networking opportunity for rising leaders committed to issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), including faculty of color, as they advance their careers within higher education.
Read MoreThe U.S. Department of Agriculture announced $33 million in funding to 19 Historically Black Colleges and Universities designated as land-grant institutions to support research and education projects.
The funding through USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture will support 82 projects in sustainable farming practices such as reducing use of plastics, enhancing nutritional value in vegetables and addressing shortages in sunflower seed oil.
Read MoreFormer Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center Chancellor, Leodrey Williams, Ed.D., has been officially named Chancellor Emeritus of the Ag Center. The status was bestowed upon Dr. Williams on July 21, 2023 during the Southern University System’s Board of Supervisors meeting.
Read MoreThe Southern University Ag Center in conjunction with the LSU AgCenter, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Morehouse Black Farmers and Landowners Association, Inc., and the National Black Growers Council.
Read MoreThe Southern University Ag Center will hold its annual St. Helena Ag Day on July 24, 2023 at the Fifth Ward Recreation Center, 31676 LA 16, in Amite City, LA 70422.
The Ag Day is being held in conjunction with the Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education Program (SARE), MUSE 3 Farm, the St. Helena Cattle Company, and the LSU Ag Center.
Read MoreIn a rapidly changing world, 4-H teens are the next generation of leaders that will solve systemic challenges in global food production, sustainability, and equity. Here in East Baton Rouge and East Feliciana Parishes, a team of local teens are hard at work after being awarded $2,000 to address a community issue after attending the Ignite by 4-H Summit hosted by the National 4-H Council.
Read MoreThe Southern University Ag Center, in conjunction with the LSU AgCenter, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Morehouse Black Farmers and Landowners Association, Inc., and the National Black Growers Council, will hold its Annual Morehouse Farm Field Day on July 21, 2023.
Read MoreThe Southern University Ag Center JAGcation summer camp has officially begun, and campers are taking away more than the regular agriculture curriculum.
9-year-old Loryn Donn is enjoying the summer camp so far. After a mental health lesson she says she has learned the importance of mental health, and believes it helps with raising the next generation.
Read MoreThe Southern University Ag Center will host a Community Health Fair on May 30, 2023 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the Bastrop Municipal Center, 1901 Moeller Drive in Bastrop, La. 71220.
The health fair is open to the entire community and will provide screenings, physical activities, free food, music, and much more.
Read MoreThe U.S. Forest Service hosted its Upward Ground: A Nature Equity Experience on the campus of Southern University on April 21, 2023. The event brought together professionals and students for the first in a series of events hosted by the USDA Forest Service to amplify the voices of youth working to address climate change issues.
Read MoreHouse Ag Committee Chair GT Thompson, R- Pa., and Ranking Member David Scott, D- Ga., signed on open letter to 18 state governors calling for increased funding for 1890 Land-Grant Institutions. The letter was also co-signed by Reps. Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., Sanford Bishop, D-Ga., Bobby Scott, D-Va., and Alma Adams, D-N.C.
Read MoreSmall business owners from throughout Louisiana are invited to the Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center’s (SU Ag Center) 18th Annual Business Development and Procurement Conference: Helping Businesses Recover from the Effects of Covid-19. The conference will be held May 15 - 18, 2023 at the L’Auberge Hotel & Casino, 777 L’Auberge Ave, Baton Rouge, LA 70820.
Read MoreConsistent with many fields of interest, Black women are largely underrepresented in both agriculture and successful entrepreneurship.
Black women continue to start businesses at higher rates than others, but due to various factors including race, gender, personal resources, and distribution of government resources influence their ability to maintain their businesses and experience longevity. L’Asia George is making strides to alter both discouraging statistics by introducing the Campus Market to Southern University.
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