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| SU Ag Center interim Chancellor Dr. Adell Brown, Jr., Vice Chancellor for Extension Dr. Gina E. Eubanks, along with members of the SU Ag Center and the SUBR's College of Sciences and Agriculture, discuss ways to enhance their relations during a meeting held at the SU Ag Center on Jan. 14. |
Baton Rouge, La. – Officials from the United States
Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Louisiana office visited the Southern
University Agricultural Research and Extension Center on Jan. 14.
SU Ag Center’s interim Chancellor Dr. Adell Brown,
Jr., Vice Chancellor for Extension Dr. Gina E. Eubanks, along with several
faculty and staff of the SU Ag Center and professors from the Southern
University Baton Rouge campus’ College of Sciences and Agriculture, met with Kevin
Norton, the state’s USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Program
Liaison; Randolph Joseph, NRCS State Conservationist; Craig McCain, Louisiana’s
Executive Director of the USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) and Christine
Normand, FSA’s Administrative Chief during
the visit.
The group held a round table discussion which focused
on enhancing the relationship with both the NRCS and FAS by realigning programs
to help the state’s clientele and provide more opportunities for students in
the field of agriculture.
The Southern University Ag Center and the SUBR’s
College of Sciences and Agriculture will continue to work with the USDA to
enhance economic opportunities, provide highly competitive agricultural systems
and help the citizens of Louisiana become a healthier, more nourished
population.
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