Black Enterprise

USDA Invests $33 Million Into HBCU Agricultural Programs

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is continuing its commitment to bolster agricultural programs at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) by allocating $33 million to ...
Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Cooperative Extension area director to emphasize water, land, labor issues in SoCal

Chandra Richards, who started as UCCE area director for San Diego and Imperial counties in November 2025, provides support in the agriculture, natural resources, community health and youth development ...
extension.purdue.edu

Origins of the Cooperative Extension System and Purdue Extension

Recently, I’ve been discussing Purdue Extension and land-grant institutions. This week we conclude this mini-history lesson by delving into the formation of USDA’s Cooperative Extension System, and ...
University of Illinois Extension

Illinois Extension Crop Management Conference equips agriculturalists for upcoming growing season

How individuals strategize their next farming season can differ from one farmer, landowner, producer, or industry ...
University of Delaware

Celebrating Friends of UD Extension

At their annual conference on Nov. 2, University of Delaware Cooperative Extension honored four partners as Friends of Extension. This year’s recipients were: Valann Budischak, Todd Davis, G. Robert ...
AgriLife Today

AgriLife Extension, Capital Farm Credit strengthen Texas agriculture education

Educational programming by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service continues to be enhanced by community support from Capital Farm Credit.
extension.purdue.edu

Purdue Extension supports local agriculture, youth education through Farm to School (and you can too!)

What do locally grown apples, visiting pumpkin patches and starting a school garden have in common? They’re all ways to participate in Indiana Grown for Schools, a statewide initiative that supports ...