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Applications Being Accepted for Summer Scholarships

Dan Education

Even though fall just recently started, Mark Oppold reports applications are now being accepted for various summer scholarship positions. Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

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International Development Through USDA Programs

Dan Agri-Business, Education, USDA-FAS

Two programs offered by USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service provide resources for global development focus areas such as nutrition, education, and self-sufficiency. Rod Bain has more. Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

World Dairy Expo Hi-lights Collegiate Judging Teams

Dan Dairy, Education

The World Dairy Expo is underway this week in Madison, Wisconsin with various events taking place. And Mark Oppold reports that includes hi-lighting the collegiate judging teams.  Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

American Agriculture History Minute

American Agriculture History Minute: Advancing American Agriculture from the Classroom

Dan American Agriculture History Minute, Education, This Land of Ours

I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. E.T. York is an example of a person helping American agriculture advance without actually farming or experimenting in a lab. York was born in 1922 in Alabama. He was a university administrator, later an Ag Extension Administrator, a U.S. Presidential Advisor on Agriculture, and authored over 100 papers and articles.  He …

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Celebrating Back to School Meals

Dan Education, This Land of Ours

Celebrating back to school meals. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. The U.S. Department of Agriculture joined the U.S. Department of Education along with education, parent, and school meal partner organizations to host a virtual pep rally to celebrate the back-to-school season and thank the champions who educate and nourish our nation’s school children. The pep rally highlighted key steps the Biden-Harris …

Dr. Scott Angle Returning to UF/IFAS

Dan Citrus, Education, Florida

It was recently announced that Dr. Scott Angle, provost of the University of Florida, who many in Florida agriculture remember as the leader of the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) from 2020 to 2023, is coming back to that position. During last week’s Citrus and Specialty Crop Expo in Tampa, Southeast AgNet’s Randall Weiseman talked to Dr. Angle …

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National FFA Members Attend the Washington Leadership Conference

Dan Agri-Business, Education, Legislative, This Land of Ours

National FFA heads to Washington DC. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. For more than 50 years, thousands of FFA members from across the country have converged on the nation’s capital each summer for the Washington Leadership Conference. It’s a chance to engage with legislators, hone civic engagement and leadership skills, and create community impact projects to take …

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Citrus & Specialty Crop Expo Quickly Approaching

Dan Citrus, Citrus Expo News, Education

The Citrus & Specialty Crop Expo is quickly approaching, as the annual event will be held August 21–22 at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa. The 2024 Expo’s educational program will cover a lot of bases, while the general session will include a conversation about the ongoing farm bill debate. You’ll be able to learn more on where the legislation currently stands …

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Georgia FFA Member is an American Star Farmer Finalist

Dan Education, Georgia

The National FFA Organization has announced the 16 finalists for its 2024 top achievement awards: American Star Farmer, American Star in Agribusiness, American Star in Agricultural Placement and American Star in Agriscience.  The American Star Awards represent the best of the best among thousands of American FFA Degree recipients. The award recognizes FFA members who have developed outstanding agricultural skills and …

summer

USDA Summer Food Program Grants

Dan Agri-Business, Education, This Land of Ours, USDA

The USDA has a new program to help feed kids during the summer. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. This summer is the inauguration of a new program designed to help parents make sure their children get the nutrition they need when school is not in session. Gary Crawford has more. Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, …