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| Photos from the SU Land-Grant Campus' National Ag Day Celebration with was held on April 10, 2018 at the SU Ag Center. |
Baton Rouge, La. – More than 700 middle
and high school students from East Baton Rouge Parish participated in the
Southern University Land-Grant Campus' National Ag Day Celebration on April 10.
The celebration was held in the
SU Ag Center and other agriculture buildings. The students visited several Family
and Consumer Sciences exhibits; participated in a cooking demonstration and toured
the green house, food science, plant science, microbiology, biofuel, urban
forestry, and meat processing laboratories in the SU Ag Center during the
event. There was also a petting zoo were students were able to see live
chickens, ducks, baby pigs, and lambs. The students were also treated to a drum
line performance.
Southern University’s Office of
Admissions and Recruitment was on hand to provide the students with admissions
information to the university.
“This is our 6th
annual National Ag Day celebration. This year we are focusing on high school
seniors and some 9 – 12 grade students. The importance of National Ag Day is to
make sure the students are aware of all the different opportunities that are
available to them within agriculture as far as careers. Also some of the things
they can do while majoring in the department of agricultural sciences,” said
Dr. Renita Marshall, event organizer and chair of the department of animal
science at the SU College of Agricultural, Family and Consumer Sciences.
Dr. Ray Belton, Southern
University System President-Chancellor and Dr. Bobby R. Phills, Chancellor of
the SU Ag Center and Dean of the SU College of Agricultural, Family and
Consumer Sciences welcomed the students to the university and encouraged them
to pursue their higher education at Southern University.
National Ag Day,
which was recognized on March 20, is a nationwide effort to tell the true story
of American agriculture and remind citizens that agriculture is a part of
everyday life. The SU Land-Grant Campus held its celebration on April 10 due to
a scheduling conflict in March.
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