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The two-week program will be held virtually June 5 – 17, 2022 and will provide high schoolers and incoming college freshmen with an opportunity to gain first-hand knowledge about career opportunities in Agriculture, Family and Consumer Sciences, and related disciplines.

The SU Ag Center's 17th Annual Virtual Connecting Businesses with Contracts Procurement Conference will be held April 12-13, 2022.

The SU Ag Center will hold the 17th Annual Virtual “Connecting Businesses with Contracts” Procurement Conference. The event will kick off with an in-person networking soirée from 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. on April 11 at the Montecristo Cigar Bar and Bistro, 7808 Howell Blvd., Baton Rouge, La. 70807.

In March, the McBride Sisters Wine Company launched a new initiative that funds scholarships for women in agricultural programs at Southern University's College of Agricultural, Family and Consumer Sciences.

Join us for SU Day at the Capitol on Wednesday! All campuses will be represented in the Capitol Rotunda at 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Can't make it in person? Show your SUpport with a post about what SU means to you and include #WeAreSouthern and #LaLege. For more info, go to sus.edu/capitol.

SU Ag Center will host a Remote Produce Safety Alliance Grower (PSA) Training Course for fruit and vegetable growers from May 9 - 12, 2022.

Dr. Chris Rogers has been appointed the Associate Vice Chancellor of Communications & IT at the Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center.

Southern University Ag Center employees Drs. Tiffany Franklin and Renita Marshall were recently featured in the National 4-H Council’s Trailblazers campaign. The National 4-H Council initiated the campaign to recognize the people of 4-H who are breaking barriers, creating change, inspiring others, paving the way for generations to come, and bringing the 4-H mission to life.

In honor of National Women’s History Month and National Ag Day, the Southern University Ag Center is hosting a Luncheon to celebrate women from all walks of life that are connected through agriculture.