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| Class of 2013 |
Baton Rouge, La – The Small Farmer Agricultural Leadership
Institute is holding an official graduation ceremony in Washington, DC today,
April 4, 2013 for its Class IV participants converging from 14 states across
the nation. Dr. Dawn Mellion-Patin,
Director of the Institute and Chancellor Leodrey Williams, SU Ag Center, were
there to bring greetings to the graduating class. The team heard presentations from five of the
18 USDA Agencies. Representatives from
those agencies shared information about their programs that are of benefit to
minority farmers, limited resource producers/land owners, etc. One of the
presenters was Ronald Harris, Director NRCS, Outreach and Advocacy Division. The Keynote Speaker for the ceremony was Dr. Kathleen
A. Merrigan, Deputy Secretary, US Department of Agriculture. Following graduation, class members were
scheduled to visit both the US Senate and House of Representatives Chambers. Several SU alumni in key positions with USDA
were on hand to welcome them and share information about programs available
from their agencies. The five USDA agencies represented were: Farm Service
Agency (FSA), National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), Agricultural Marketing
Service (AMS), Forest Service (FS), and Natural Resources Conservation Services
(NRCS).
For further information, contact Dawn Mellion-Patin at
225-771-3532 or via email: dawn_mellion@suagcenter.com
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Contact:
Bridget Udoh
(225) 771-5714
LaKeeshia Giddens
assisted with this press release.
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