SU Ag Center and College of Ag set to hold Ag Week Nov. 9 – 15, 2026
Baton Rouge, La. – The Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center (SU Ag Center) and the College of Agricultural, Human and Environmental Sciences (CAHES) will celebrate Ag Week 2026, Nov. 9-15, 2026, with events that will help students, alumni, and the community discover new innovations, experience Ag Excellence, and leave a lasting impact.
The week, themed Ag Without Limits: Discover More. Experience More. Impact More, will kick off on Monday, Nov. 9 with a Beef Harvesting 101 Workshop with Happy Gilmore Farms from 9:30 a.m. – 11 a.m. The workshop will be held at the SU Ag Center’s Experiment Station inside in the Center’s Mobile Processing Unit.
Events will continue with the Inside the N.E.S.T. – The Jaguar N.E.S.T. Documentary Premiere at 3 p.m. in the auditorium of the Stewart Hall.
The day’s events will conclude with the SU Ag Center/ CAHES Research Symposium at 4 p.m. in the Leon Tarver Center.
The CAHES Student Professional Development event will be held at 11 a.m. in the SU Event Center on Tuesday, Nov. 10 followed by a Community Produce Giveaway at 2:30 p.m.
Café LaCumba will open on Wednesday, Nov. 11 from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. in the room 161 of Pinkie Thrift Hall. The Vet on Wheels Free Canine and Feline Animal Vaccine Clinic will also be held on the 11th from 2 p.m. – 6 p.m. on the lawn of Fisher Hall. The community is invited to bring their dogs and cats to be vaccinated.
On Thursday, Nov. 12, the CAHES will host its annual student Agricultural Career Expo at 9:30 a.m. in the Leon Traver Center. Representatives from the SU Ag Center will also appear on the Overtime Show with Athletic Director Roman Banks at TJ Ribs Restaurant at 6:30 p.m.
SU Ag Center and CAHES faculty, staff, and students are exclusively invited to the SWAGriculture Giveaway on Friday, Nov. 13 from 11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. (This event is only for CAHES students and SU Ag Center faculty and staff.)
Youth Day with Cooperative Extension will be held on Sat., Nov. 14 from 9:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. on the SU Campus followed by the Field-to-Fork Tailgate from 10:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. in front of the A.W. Mumford Fieldhouse. To register for the tailgate visit, https://form.jotform.com/262656823123053.
The Southern Jaguars will face off against Alcorn State Braves at 2 p.m.
Events will conclude on Sunday, Nov. 15 with the MANRRS: Ag Game Clean-Up at 10 a.m. on the lawns of Fisher and Pinkie Thrift Halls.
