SU Ag Center now accepting meat pre-sale orders for 76th Annual Livestock Show

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Baton Rouge, La. – The Southern University Livestock Show Office is currently accepting pre-orders for non-processed choice meats from various livestock.

All proceeds from meat sales go directly to participating youth as a reward for their hard work and financial investment. The following meat choices and quantities are now available for pre-order:

·         Whole beef $2,000

·         Half beef $1,000

·         Fourth beef $500

·         Whole pork $225

·         Whole lamb $200

·         Whole goat is $175

There is a processing fee that is not included in the original cost of the meat. All purchases must be paid by money order or check and made payable to the Southern University Ag Center Livestock Show, prior to picking up the meat from the slaughter house.

Those who don’t pre-order their meat are invited to do so during the show’s ‘Special Junior Auction Sale’ on Saturday, March 2 beginning at 9:30 a.m.

The office will deliver the meat to either the Cutrer Slaughter House in Kentwood, 985.229.2478 or Rouchers in Plaquemine, 225.687.4258.   

Southern University employees can purchase their meat through payroll deduction. Donations to the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank are also welcome.

The 76^th Annual State Livestock & Poultry Show will be held February 28 – March 2, 2019 at the Maurice A. Edmond Livestock Arena, 14600 Scenic Hwy, in Baton Rouge.

Southern University has held an annual Livestock Show since 1943 and has continued the tradition of providing an opportunity for the state’s youth to showcase their animals, gain entrepreneurship skills and receive character and leadership training.

For more information on the SU Ag Center’s Livestock Show, how to participate in the show or how to purchase meat; visit http://www.suagcenter.com/page/livestock-show-2019 or contact the Livestock Show Office at 225.771.6208.

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SU Land-Grant Campus to conclude Fall Seminar Series with a Grant Writing Seminar

Dr. Lionel Lyles will be the guest presenter for the SU Land-Grant Campus' 'Tools for a Winning Proposal,' grant writing seminar on November 29.

Baton Rouge, La. – The Southern University Land-Grant Campus will conclude its Fall Seminar Series on Thursday, November 29 with a 1 p.m. grant writing seminar titled, ‘Tools for a Winning Proposal.’

Dr. Lionel Lyles will be the guest presenter for the seminar, which will be held in room 106 of Fisher Hall.

Lyles has worked in the arena of grant development for more than 30 years.                                    

He has served as the Research Thrust Lead for Land Use and Land Cover Change, a component of the NASA supported $6.2 million Center For Coastal Zone Assessment and Remote Sensing (CCZARS) Grant Project, from 2003 to 2008 and the Principal Investigator for the Southern University Bering Glacier Research Team, which involved annual summer research collaboration with the Bureau of Land Management and Michigan Technological Research Institute to determine the underlying causes of the rapid retreat of the Bering Glacier in Bering Glacier, Alaska, from 2007 to 2008.

The Southern University alum has served as the Chair and Director of Southern’s Doctoral Program in Public Policy in the Nelson Mandela School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs. Lyles has also taught at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley and Grambling State University.

Lyles graduated from Southern University in 1972 and earned a Doctorate of Philosophy Degree in Geography from the University of Colorado, Boulder in 1977.

For additional information on the Southern University Land-Grant Campus’ Fall Seminar Series, contact Dr. Kit Chin at 225-771-2242.

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SULGC Urban Forestry Professor Zhu Ning recieves $345,000 grant from NASA

Southern University Land-Grant Campus Professor of Urban Forestry, Zhu Ning, has been awarded a $345,000 competitive grant from NASA.

Baton Rouge, La. - Southern University Land-Grant Campus endowed professor of sciences and urban forestry, Zhu Ning, Ph.D., has been awarded a $345,000 competitive grant from the Louisiana - NASA Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR).

The funding will be used to implement the, "Quantifying Carbon Export through Vegetation, Biomass and Land Use Change Analysis of Two Contrasting Sites across the Mississippi River Delta Plain," project. The initiative is a part of a collaboration with Louisiana State University.

The Southern University Ag Center and the College of Agricultural, Family and Consumer Sciences together are called the Southern University Land-Grant Campus.

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SU Ag Center’s Fall Garden Workshop Draws Large Crowd

Lillie Howard answers questions about raising backyard birds during the 7th Annual Fall Garden Workshop on Nov. 20 at the M.A. Edmond Livestock Arena. 

Baton Rouge, La. – Nearly 90 backyard gardens, teachers and community garden coordinators attended the Southern University Ag Center’s 7^th Annual Fall Garden Workshop on November 20 at the M.A. Edmond Livestock Arena.

Bobby R. Phills, Ph.D., Chancellor-Dean of the Southern University Ag Center and the College of Agricultural, Family and Consumer Sciences and Dawn Mellion-Patin, Ph.D., Vice Chancellor for Extension at the SU Ag Center, were on hand to provide greeting to the attendees.

This year’s workshop covered everything from tree grafting to wine making. Randy Smith, Ph.D.,  a horticulture specialist with Alcorn State University, facilitated a session on pecan/vegetable grafting; Lillie Howard, a farmer from Slaughter and SU Ag Center’s Felton DeRouen II, Farm Research Specialist II at the SU Ag Center discussed raising and managing backyard birds; Alfred and Edith Gross, owners of 2 G Farms in Belle Chasse and Devaiah Kambiranda, Research Associate and Assistant Professor at the SU Land-Grant Campus provided instructions on making wine from various fruits and SU Ag Center Senior Research Associate Mila Berhane and Extension Associate Stephanie Elwood introduced nontraditional vegetables for a Fall garden.

For the past 7 years the Southern University Ag Center has held its Fall Garden Workshop as a way to educate the community and provide individuals with the tools and information needed to successfully grow their own fruits and vegetables, as well as raise farm animals.

The workshop is held on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving to give teachers an opportunity to participate in the event.

The SU Ag Center in currently planning their Spring Garden Conference for 2019.

The Fall Garden Workshop was co-sponsored by the SU Ag Center, its Wisteria Alliance Program and the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program.

The Southern University Ag Center and the College of Agricultural, Family and Consumer Sciences together are called the Southern University Agricultural Land-Grant Campus.

For additional information about the SU Ag Center’s Fall Garden Workshop or its upcoming Spring Garden Conference, contact Zanetta Augustine at 225-771-2242.

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SU Land-Grant Campus set to raise scholarship funds during Annual Gala

Baton Rouge, La. – Tickets are now available for the Southern University Land-Grant Campus’ Annual Scholarship Gala. The fundraising event will be held at the Raising Cane’s River Center, 275 River Road South, on Saturday, December 8 at 6:30 p.m.

All proceeds from the event will be used to provide scholarships; assistantships; internships; study abroad, campus – based research and professional development opportunities for students in the College of Agricultural, Family and Consumer Sciences.

Last year’s Gala raised over $22,000 that were used to support internships, book scholarships and study abroad opportunities.

Tickets are $50 for general admission, $650 for reserved tables. Dinner and live entertainment are included in the price of the ticket.

To purchase tickets or make a tax deductible donation visit, https://foundation.sus.edu/agcentergala/ or contact Jasmine Gibbs at 225-771-2719.

The Southern University Land-Grant Campus is also seeking sponsors for the Scholarship Gala.  For information on sponsorship opportunities, contact Aymbriana Campbell-Pollard at 225-771-2275.

The Southern University Ag Center and the College of Agricultural, Family and Consumer Sciences together are called the Southern University Land-Grant Campus.

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SU Land-Grant Campus, USDA slated to hold Listening Session in Madison Parish

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Baton Rouge, La. – Madison Parish residents are invited to attend a Listening Session hosted by the Southern University Land-Grant Campus and the U. S. Department of Agriculture from 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. on November 15 at the Tallulah-Madison Community Center, located at 800 N. Beech St., in Tallulah, La.

                                     

“We want to hear the needs and concerns of the citizens,” said Bobby R. Phills, Chancellor-Dean of the Southern University Land-Grant Campus. “It’s our desire to use the information received from the listening session to implement strategies, seminars and workshops to assist the community.”

The Southern University Agricultural Land-Grant Campus is comprised of the Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center and the Southern University College of Agricultural, Family and Consumer Sciences.

The Campus’ programs focus on, but are not limited to:

• Sustainable Agricultural Systems
• Community and Economic Development
• Health and Nutrition
• Family and Human Development
• Urban Forestry and Natural Resources
• Youth Development.

For additional information about the Listening Session, contact Sarah Sims at 318-574-2465 or email her at sarah_sims@suagcenter.com.

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SU Land-Grant Campus holds successful Safety Training for Produce Growers

Participants listen to the speaker during the SU Land-Grant Campus' Produce Safety Alliance Grower's Training on November 5 at T.T. Allain Hall. 

 Baton Rouge, La. – A small group of produce growers filled a classroom in T.T. Allain Hall on Southern University’s campus for the Southern University Land-Grant Campus’ Produce Safety Alliance Grower’s Training on November 5.

During the training, participants received information on produce safety; worker health and hygiene; soil amendments; wildlife, domesticated animals and land use; production water, postharvest water; postharvest handling and sanitation and how to develop a farm safety plan.

The training was facilitated by Southern University’s Land-Grant Campus employees Dr. Fatemeh Malekian, Emily King, L’Asia George, Burnell Muse and Allison Dumas with the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry.

The SU Land-Grant Campus has been holding safety trainings to help produce growers comply with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Produce Safety Rule. This rule sets standards for growing, harvesting, packing and storing fruits and vegetables to prevent foodborne illness. It addresses water quality, composting, farm personnel health and hygiene and equipment sanitation among other issues. 

For additional information about the SU Land-Grant Campus’ Produce Safety Alliance Grower’s Training program, contact Emily King at 225-771-3705 or via email at emily_king@suagcenter.com or Dr. Fatemeh Malekian at 225-771-0251 or via email at fatemeh_malekian@suagcenter.com.

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