News and Sentinel

Farmers’ Short Course celebrates 51 years of agriculture education

PARKERSBURG — Agriculture is the spotlight of the 2026 Wood County Farmer’s Short Course, a learning opportunity for farmers ...
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 ...
WCLU Radio

Forage Testing Program available to Barren farmers, livestock owners

By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Livestock owners and farmers now have a way to test the nutritional content of their feed ...
WUNC

A new program in Fayetteville gives soldiers leaving active duty a chance to pursue a future in farming

Students in the "Soldiers to Agriculture" program, which North Carolina State University and NC A&T State University offer to service members transitioning out of active duty, pose for picture by a ...
American Farm Bureau Federation

Revisiting Agricultural Trade and Food Assistance Programs in the Farm Bill

Title III of the 2018 farm bill, commonly referred to as the trade title, includes international food assistance programs, export market development programs, export credit guarantee programs and ...
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 ...