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On August 21- 25, 2023, the College of Agricultural, Family and Consumer Sciences (CAFCS) held its highly anticipated Welcome Week event themed "Building Paths to a Brighter Future." The week-long series of activities aimed to provide students with not only a warm welcome but also an inside look into the diverse offerings and opportunities within the College.

The Southern University College of Agricultural, Family and Consumer Sciences (CAFCS) will host its Welcome Week August 21 – 25, 2023 on the campus of Southern University.

The Southern University Ag Center will host its inaugural Calf Roping on the Bluff on September 2nd at the M. A. Edmond Livestock Arena’s Multipurpose Building, 14600 Scenic Hwy., in Baton Rouge at 11 a.m.

Baton Rouge, La. - The Fifth Ward Recreation Center in Amite City, Louisiana was buzzing with excitement at St. Helena Agriculture Day on July 24, 2023. The event was hosted by the Southern University Ag Center in conjunction with the Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education Program (SARE), MUSE 3 Farm, the St. Helena Cattle Company, and the LSU Ag Center and was aimed to raise awareness about agriculture and provided fresh produce to the Greensburg community.

Former Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center Chancellor, Leodrey Williams, Ed.D., officially named Chancellor Emeritus of the Ag Center during the Board of Supervisors July meeting.

This short film explores how ancestral knowledge, education and awareness, research, innovation, community engagement, and entrepreneurship foster food production and distribution, through the stories of several Louisianans with ties to Southern University and A&M College, in Baton Rouge.

The two-week, hands-on agricultural experiential learning summer camp was open to students ages 9-11 and focused on various concepts and careers in agriculture and family and consumer sciences.

Thirty-four high schoolers and incoming college freshmen participated in the Southern University College of Agricultural, Family and Consumer Sciences’ 2023 Beginning Agricultural Youth Opportunities Unlimited (BAYOU) Program