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Texas Artic Conditions Leave Losses, Damage in its Wake

2021-03-15T17:16:23-05:00

By: Tucker Wilson March 15 –  Texas’ small producers felt the detrimental extent of February’s North American winter storm, unofficially referred to as Uri, with wide-reaching effects on everything from crops to cattle and foliage, according to preliminary data. Small-scale horticulture producers lost gardens, crops, citrus trees, and the freeze also damaged irrigation systems. ...

Texas Artic Conditions Leave Losses, Damage in its Wake2021-03-15T17:16:23-05:00

Five CAHS students receive 2021 Greg Payne Scholarship

2022-12-21T12:45:30-06:00

March 15 – Thanks to a scholarship honoring a graduate student's memory, five College of Agriculture and Human Sciences (CAHS) students have received $1,000 each to continue their Agriculture studies. CAHS students Jayla LaDay, Peter Moorer, Lenaye Palmer, Kaitlyn Taylor, and Jaden White have been named as the 2021 Greg Payne Scholarship recipients. The ...

Five CAHS students receive 2021 Greg Payne Scholarship2022-12-21T12:45:30-06:00

Cooperative Extension Program Teams Up with Small Business Development Center for PPP Event

2021-03-15T19:27:36-05:00

Thanks to a partnership between the Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) Cooperative Extension Program (CEP) Community and Economic Development unit and the Small Business Development Center (SBDC), nearly $470,000 in small business loan assistance has been submitted through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The two agencies recently hosted “Pop Up and Do Your PPP,” ...

Cooperative Extension Program Teams Up with Small Business Development Center for PPP Event2021-03-15T19:27:36-05:00

Healthy Houston Leading Through Service

2021-06-02T15:52:41-05:00

January 18 – The Healthy Houston Initiative (HHI) recently committed to a day of service on Martin Luther King, Jr.  Day by cleaning the garden at Houston Independent School District’ Dogan Elementary School in preparation for the Community Agriculture School Sustainability Program (CASSP). Led by Prairie View A&M University Cooperative Extension Program (CEP) Harris ...

Healthy Houston Leading Through Service2021-06-02T15:52:41-05:00

PVAMU Grant Helps Preserve Black Owned Forest Land

2021-03-12T17:34:48-06:00

Thanks to a $310, 000 grant from the American Forest Foundation, the Prairie View A&M University Cooperative Extension Program's Agriculture and Natural Resources (AgNR) unit will establish the Sustainable Forestry and African American Land Retention (SFLR) Program in Texas. The SFLR will offer group and one-on-one forestry management assistance meetings, assist landowners in creating ...

PVAMU Grant Helps Preserve Black Owned Forest Land2021-03-12T17:34:48-06:00

Relief bill is most significant legislation for Black farmers since Civil Rights Act, experts say

2021-03-12T10:05:34-06:00

A little-known element of President Biden’s massive stimulus relief package would pay billions of dollars to disadvantaged farmers — benefiting Black farmers in a way that some experts say no legislation has since the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Of the $10.4 billion in the American Rescue Plan that will support agriculture, approximately half ...

Relief bill is most significant legislation for Black farmers since Civil Rights Act, experts say2021-03-12T10:05:34-06:00

The Federation of Southern Cooperatives/ Land Assistance Fund

2021-03-12T10:02:36-06:00

East Point, GA (March 4, 2021) - The Federation is urging strategic partners, supporters, and members to rally behind the bill that will repeal major injuries to farmers of color. The American Rescue plan, which includes up to $16.1 billion in agriculture and food provisions, landed a success in the house on Feb. 27, raising ...

The Federation of Southern Cooperatives/ Land Assistance Fund2021-03-12T10:02:36-06:00

Pop-up event aims to offer PPP application assistance

2021-03-04T15:00:52-06:00

March 3 – The Prairie View A&M University Cooperative Extension Program (CEP) is partnering with the Small Business Development Center (SBDA) to assist small businesses with securing funding through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The two agencies will partner to host “Pop Up and Do Your PPP,” a pop-up event at Victorious Believers Church ...

Pop-up event aims to offer PPP application assistance2021-03-04T15:00:52-06:00

How to protect or heal trees damaged by snow

2021-02-24T16:12:58-06:00

NEW YORK — The deadly winter storms that have wreaked havoc in large swaths of the country recently can also damage trees and shrubs. Snow can of course enhance the look of yards and gardens, visually knitting together the plants, fences, even lawn furniture in a sea of white. But it also can bring down ...

How to protect or heal trees damaged by snow2021-02-24T16:12:58-06:00

From Stuck Tractors To Dumped Milk: Snowstorm Throws Texas Farmers A ‘Curveball’

2021-02-22T16:23:42-06:00

KERA | By Stella M. Chávez - Texas farmers say this week's winter storm was unlike anything they've experienced before. The below-freezing temperatures as well as power and water outages have severely disrupted the country's food supply chain. Heather and John Paul Dineen said they did everything they could to prepare their farm for the ...

From Stuck Tractors To Dumped Milk: Snowstorm Throws Texas Farmers A ‘Curveball’2021-02-22T16:23:42-06:00