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News and Notes – December 2024

December 17, 2024

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2024 USDA/1890 Scholars

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First Row (left to right): Alana Holland; McKenzie Rudd; Lalia Willis; Larry Hartsfield, USDA liason; Shirley Hymon-Parker, interim dean, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences; Trinity Gripper; Isabelle Charles; Abigail Starks.

Second Row: Kendall Taylor; Lauren Agnew; Myles Borders; Tyree Wilborne; Tara Lepore; Joshua Carter; Mijah Lang; Jordan King; K'Nai Nelson.

Since its inception in 1993, the USDA/1890 National Scholarship Program has been a successful component of the USDA/1890 Partnership.  Through this program., the U.S. Department of Agriculture prepares students to be the next generation of leaders in agriculture. 

This year, there are 14 USDA/1890 Scholars.

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Moseley Steps Down as CAES Advisory Board Chairman

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Carroll Moseley of Syngenta U.S., outgoing chairman of the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences’ Advisory Board, gets a hug from board secretary Skipper Jones of AgCarolina Farm Credit as he accepts a plaque and applause for his 10-plus years on the board. Moseley, who earned his Ph.D. at Virginia Tech, is the head of state regulatory affairs at Syngenta and has led the board in such initiatives as Ag Day at Truist Stadium. 

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Salad Days

Salad Days

Students and staff alike came to the Reid Greenhouse and Carver Hall to enjoy the annual Earth Day Plant Sale and free salad bar, featuring a wide selection of plants grown by CAES students in Specialty Crops and Plant Propagation classes, and raises funds for the Student Farm. In addition to the sale, free pick-your-own salads, grown in the nearby raised beds, were available with dressing and croutons provided. Professor Odile Huchette, who leads the project, said the free salad day has been going on for eight years, and the plant sale was added during the COVID pandemic. As the students grow and share the various plants, Huchette says, it creates the opportunity to tie together education and community service.
Food-insecure students get help from grocer’s gift to Aggie Source Food Pantry

Food-insecure students get help from grocer’s gift to Aggie Source Food Pantry

North Carolina A&T’s campus food pantry Aggie Source has received a $50,000 grant from Harris Teeter to help students with food insecurity.
Program Helps Students Find “Agriculture in Everyday Lives”

Program Helps Students Find “Agriculture in Everyday Lives”

More than 180 students from Swann Middle School were treated to a tour of sheep, dairy cows, and a glimpse at N.C. A&T’s history during a visit at the University Farm.
CAES Students Excel at MANRRS Cluster Conference

CAES Students Excel at MANRRS Cluster Conference

Twenty-five students from disciplines throughout the CAES attended the Regions I/II/III Virtual MANRRS Cluster Conference Sept. 25-26. In addition to participating in the various professional development programs offered through the conference, three students won awards in their respective competitions:
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