URLs for keeping recruitment and retention on the move - The Ag eDispatch
High school students are now feeling added pressure to get their college planning under way in their junior and sophomore years, and that pressure often translates into a spike in inquiries from...
View ArticleApplications accepted until Aug. 1 - The Ag eDispatch
The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Design's application deadline for the position of department chairperson is Aug. 1. Applicants must have a doctorate or terminal degree in...
View ArticleFour-to-eight single-spaced pages is all it takes - The Ag eDispatch
There is an Aug. 1 deadline for paper and presentation proposals for a national educational technology symposium that the Texas Computer Education Association will be hosting in Austin in February...
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Good time for Fox hunt - The Ag eDispatch
Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer paid a visit to Capitol Hill in late June to announce a new national 4-H initiative. Oct. 8 is going to be "National Youth Science Day" across the United States,...
View ArticleFarm Bill funding for research and Extension specialty crop projects - The Ag...
USDA recently announced $28.4 million in funding for research and Extension projects that will "address the critical needs of the specialty crop industry by developing and disseminating science-based...
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Small farm field day only a few weeks away - The Ag eDispatch
Small Farms Field Day at the University Farm is set for Thursday, Aug. 7. To register, contact Andrea Brooks, 336.334.7957. On Aug. 7, check-in begins at 8:30 a.m. and the program will run from 9...
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Price of gas adds to lure of distance learning opportunities - The Ag eDispatch
There will be a workshop on media relations for Cooperative Extension personnel (stationed at A&T, on the N.C. State campus and at county Extension centers) from 9:30 to 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug....
View ArticleCrystal ball grazing - The Ag eDispatch
The American Sheep and Goat Center (ASGC) is accepting proposals for $200,000 in competitive grants for a program that includes animal health, producer information, and genetic research. Although...
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Spotlight on 81 years of Extension work - The Ag eDispatch
Two members of the Cooperative Extension faculty retired recently with 81 years of service between them. Dr. Thelma Feaster retired from the position of personal and organizational development leader...
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Funds for former tobacco farmers and farmers under 40 - The Ag eDispatch
The Tobacco Communities Reinvestment Project has an Oct. 1 deadline for grant applications from individual producers, community groups and farm support organizations in Alexander, Beaufort, Burke,...
View ArticleEarly bird edge gets extension - The Ag eDispatch
The early bird registration cutoff has been extended to Aug. 15 for the North Carolina Association of Extension Program Assistants, Associates and Technicians (NCAEPAAT) annual conference in Hickory...
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Family and Consumer Sciences has new chair - The Ag eDispatch
Dr. Valerie Giddings has assumed responsibility as chair of the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences. Giddings comes to the SAES from Winston-Salem State University, where her administrative...
View ArticleSurge protection - The Ag eDispatch
Campus electrical transformers are going to get a major upgrade the weekend of July 26 and 27, and the power will be off to all SAES facilities except C.H. Moore and the University Farm. The...
View ArticleSAES mourns passing of former associate dean and research director - The Ag...
The SAES's Agricultural Research Program marked the loss of one of its founding fathers on July 14, with the passing of Dr. Sidney Evans Sr. Evans retired from the position of associate dean and...
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Agribusiness instruction gets top grade - The Ag eDispatch
The Academy for Teaching and Learning (ATL) at A&T has named Dr. Kenrett Jefferson-Moore, an assistant professor in the Department of Agribusiness, Applied Economics and Agriscience Education, as...
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