Agriculture

Lincoln Graduate Students Recognized for Research at Regional Plant Pathology Conference

August 20, 2025

Two Lincoln University of Missouri graduate students, Monika Pokharel and Ujjwal Kamboj, got recognized for their research and professional development in June at the 77th annual meeting of the American Phytopathological Society (APS) North Central Division in Brookings, South Dakota. Both students are pursuing

Agriculture·Climate & Environment

Environmental Studies Graduate Receives Travel Grant for National Geospatial Science Workshop

August 11, 2025

Dipesh Oli, a recent Kentucky State University graduate with an M.S. in Environmental Studies, received a competitive travel grant to participate in a specialized CyberTraining workshop on geospatial science for disaster management. The workshop took place on June 27 as part of the University Consortium for Geographic Information Science (UCGIS) Symposium 2025 in Laramie, Wyoming.

August 11, 2025

Kentucky State Researchers Find Surface Water Poses Higher Contamination Risk

Researchers at Kentucky State University have published critical findings from a project

August 11, 2025

Kentucky State Researchers Publish Four Studies on Soil Health, Crop Nutrition, and Cancer Prevention

A research team from Kentucky State University, led by Dr. George F.

Agriculture

TSU breaks ground on new $90 million agriculture facilities

With hard hats on and shovels in hand, Tennessee State University leaders, dignitaries, and College of Agriculture faculty broke ground June 26

July 25, 2025

Agriculture

Hampton University Scientist Cracks Billion-Dollar Crop Mystery, Discovers Game-Changing Soybean Genes

Hampton University is turning heads in the global agriculture scene, thanks to a high-impact discovery by Dr. Naoufal Lakhssassi, plant geneticist and

July 7, 2025

Agriculture

Black Farmers Mobilize to Protect Vital HBCU Scholarship

In the two weeks since the White House reversed course on the 1890 National Scholars Program and lifted its suspension, Kendall Strickland

June 12, 2025

Agriculture

An uncertain future for agricultural students at Black colleges after Trump cuts ‘a clear attack’

Dr Marcus Bernard was shocked to learn last week that the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) had suspended the 1890 National Scholars

June 5, 2025

Agriculture

How AI is transforming agriculture at NC’s largest HBCU

When people picture a working farm, Harmandeep Sharma said most tend to have one image in mind: a farmer in a field

June 5, 2025

Agriculture

4-H partnership with HBCUs mentors youth into ag majors and careers

A nationwide program working in partnership with 1890 land-grant universities is striving to pair 4-H students with mentors who can help them

June 5, 2025

Agriculture

USDA reinstates 1890 scholarship that helps Mississippi HBCU students study farming, food

The USDA has reinstated a scholarship program that gives students from underserved communities money to attend HBCUs for specific training, and the

June 5, 2025