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Baton Rouge, La. – The three-day Louisiana Small Farmer
Conference, themed “Transforming and Elevating Louisiana Small Family Farms,” will
be held March 15-17 at the Felton G. Clark Activity Center on the Southern
University Baton Rouge campus.
The conference is designed to educate, provide expanded
awareness of educational opportunities, USDA programs and services and other
resources to help small farmers stay in business.
Events will kick-off at 10:30 a.m. on
March 15 with a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Southern University Agricultural
Land-Grant Campus’s Mobile Education and Technology Center. Other events
occurring during the conference will include a grant writing session and the
Louisiana Living Legends Banquet, which honors individuals who have made
significant contributions to Southern University in the areas of Agriculture,
Family and Consumer Sciences.
Additional conference sessions will
cover the topics of:
- Managing Feral Hogs
- Programs for Veterans
- Composting Large Animals
- Social Media Marketing
- Biodiversity on your Farm
- Breeds for Changing Climates
On-site registration will begin at 8
a.m. daily during the conference.
Click here to view the
conference’s agenda.
For additional information, visit our
webpage at https://goo.gl/vVvfQc or contact
Kelli Hollins at 225.771.5782 or via e-mail at kelli_hollins@suagcenter.com.
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