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Southern University College of Agricultural, Human and Environmental Sciences professors Drs. Jacqueline McComb and Crystal Vance have been selected to be a part of a $22 million multi-member consortium effort led by Tulane University and Louisiana State University to find ways to save the Lower Mississippi River Delta.

Here are a few tips to ensure you enjoy this holiday season.

Kiyana Kelly will oversee the development and program implementation for Southern University's 1890 Center of Excellence for Nutrition, Health, Wellness and Quality of Life.

Baton Rouge, La. – The Southern University Ag Center will host its Fall Garden Workshop on November 21 at the M. A. Edmond Livestock Arena’s Multipurpose Building, 14600 Scenic Hwy., in Baton Rouge from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.

The senior health day will include free health screenings, food, live food demonstrations, chair yoga, free haircuts, bingo, and information on preventing falls, senior abuse, mentor health, and more. This health day is geared towards seniors, but the entire Baton Rouge community is invited to participate.

The Southern University Ag Center held the first JAGFresh Farmers Market on Thursday, October 19th. The market provided students, faculty, and the community fresh eggs, beef, honey, hibiscus tea, fresh cut flowers and plants, fresh produce such as collard greens and radishes, and many more items from local farmers and producers.

The Southern University has received a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reduce water pollution from industrial facilities.

Learn how the Southern University Ag Center helped small farmer Gregory Keith expand his farming operation.

Applications for cohort 2 are now open. Interested applicants can apply at nmsdc.org/acres-cultivating-equity-in-black-agriculture.