Cooperative Extension Program
October 4 – For the past month, a group of Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) on-campus employees have been making the most of their day by learning new ways of managing their diabetes. The employees participate in the weekly Live Well, Eat Well, Be Active with Diabetes (LEAD) virtual educational sessions. The program is ...
February 11 - Prairie View A&M University's Cooperative Extension Program (PVAMU-CEP) was among thirty-seven Land Grant Universities that participated in the 2018 National Healthy Habits training in Chevy Chase, Maryland. This national training held in November of last year, was conducted by the National 4-H Council and sponsored by the Walmart Foundation. PVAMU-CEP has received ...
Students at H.T. Jones Elementary will return from their holiday break to a massive surprise at their school. Community leaders recently broke ground on the new greenhouse and community garden on the school's playground. This collaboration known as the NextGEN (gardening, education, nutrition) Project, is a partnership between Jones Elementary, the City of Prairie ...
October 1, 2018 – It has been an honor and a privilege to assume my unique role over the last 90 days as the new Dean and Director of Land Grant Programs in the College of Agriculture and Human Sciences. Since arriving on "The Hill," it has also been my distinct mission to deliver on the ...
August 20, 2018 – Relying on gumption and unbridled enthusiasm to change the world around her, making a difference with her ideas, fighting social norms, unwavering in seeking solutions for others, and giving rise to emotional expectations is the script of a small, in stature, but huge in heart woman. Born in India, but making ...
April 23, 2018 - Claudia Cannaday of Dayton, Texas stated that her area received 57 inches of rain from Harvey and debris from the storm left several large piles of debris in her yard. It ruined all of the carpet in the house and the drywall throughout the house had to be replaced. Even the ...
Derrick Banks, CEP Extension Agent, Agriculture and Natural Resources at Prairie View A&M University, spoke with constituents in Ft. Bend County about the growing nuisance of feral hogs for weeks, so he knew that it was a hot-button issue. What he may not have known, however, was that the number of persons attending a workshop ...
The 2017 National Extension and Research Administrative Officers’ Conference hosted by the College of Agriculture & Human Sciences and Texas A&M AgriLife will be held in San Antonio, TX, April 23-26. NERAOC is intended for administrators, program directors and staff with responsibility over USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) land grant programs. These ...
As a follow-up to the magnificent experience during the 2016 Youth Leadership Laboratory (YouthLab), 30 4-H members in Dallas County got a chance to be Agricultural Scientists for an entire week. Under the leadership of Noel Estwick, Information Specialist with the Cooperative Agricultural Research Center (CARC) in the College of Agriculture and Human Sciences (CAHS), ...
Bell County Cooperative Extension Program (CEP) agent and Registered Dietician Sheryl Austin was featured on the front page of the Food Section in the Temple Daily Telegram. The article highlighted Austin’s recent cooking class. Prairie View A&M University's CEP partnership with Oldways, Inc, has allowed extension agents in Dallas, Bell, and Waller counties an opportunity ...
