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The North Carolina Association of County Commissioners has been presenting annual awards for innovations and outstanding productivity by county employees delivering public services since 1991....
View ArticleDirectory assistance
Most members of the Cooperative Extension Program at A&T’s faculty and staff at Coltrane Hall and the C. H. Moore Agricultural Research Station now have new phone numbers, and those who do will be...
View ArticleGreat Tomato Tasting is the Saturday before Field Day Tuesday
It’s going to be a Saturday all about tomatoes at the first-ever Great Tomato Tasting that is set for the A&T State University Farm on July 17, from 8 a.m. until noon. Short seminars will provide...
View ArticleFour Top 10s for Public Speaking
The online edition of TechRepublic suggests “10 easy ways to improve your public speaking,” and the tip-sheet includes: 1.) “You have to know your material.... When you have a large script to memorize,...
View ArticleStaff update
Elizabeth “Lisa” Poser has joined the Cooperative Extension Program at A&T as an Extension associate and will be working with Dr. Keith Baldwin, Extension horticulture specialist, on a community...
View ArticleWilmington Star editorial calls for support for Extension
All members of the SAES faculty and staff — but especially those on the Cooperative Extension team — should take a couple minutes to glance at an editorial that appeared in the Monday, June 14,...
View ArticleHot month for delving into the latest in small-scale agriculture
The Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) has three workshops scheduled for July that will focus on crops and production strategies with relevance for small-scale agriculture. And also in...
View ArticleEdgecombe County CRD opening closes on July 5
The Cooperative Extension Program at A&T has an opening for an Extension agent who will have responsibilities in Community and Rural Development (CRD) in Edgecombe County. Applicants should have...
View ArticleResearch mag has intro to scientific saga behind “Text In...
The current issue of Johns Hopkins Magazine has a feature story that should be an appetite-whetter for those of a scientific mind-set who aren’t yet familiar with the book selected a few weeks ago as...
View ArticleNew booking agent
Netta Cox of the Bluford Library staff is now the official liaison for School of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences. Cox is the contact person for SAES faculty and staff who have books, DVDs and...
View ArticleConcurrent presence in Pennsylvania and the Philippines
Dr. Manuel Reyes of the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Design is taking a month’s leave from the SAES this summer to volunteer his expertise to establish a park that will preserve...
View ArticleFields of dreamed
It’s going to be Small Farms Field Day at the University Farm on Tuesday, July 20, and SAES research scientists and Extension specialists will be hosting open-to-the-public (but especially farmers)...
View ArticleSummer PO flow
The Agricultural Research Program’s staff at the C. H. Moore Agricultural Research Station is going to be taking advantage of the flextime option through July 30. Requests for purchase orders received...
View ArticleCost of Tomato Tasting goes up two bucks on July 2
The Cooperative Extension Program at A&T and the Guilford County Cooperative Extension Center are going to host North Carolina’s first-ever Great Tomato Tasting at the A&T State University Farm...
View ArticleFormer tobacco greenhouses to get biodiesel upgrading
A trio with The Cooperative Extension Program at A&T has landed a $200,000 grant from USDA’s 2501 Program, which funds educational and technical assistance projects targeting socially disadvantaged...
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