1890 Land-grant Institutions

The USDA is accepting applications for its 1890 National Scholars Program.  The program’s goal is to encourage students in 1890 land-grant universities to pursue career paths in food, agriculture, natural resource sciences, or related academic disciplines.  The appl...

Last week, the Department of Agriculture announced more than $14 billion in agricultural workforce training for underserved communities.  USDA said the funding will increase the resilience of the U.S. meat and poultry processing sector.  Th...

On Wednesday, the Department of Agriculture announced an investment of over $21.8 million to 1890 Land-grant Institutions to support research at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack states, “this investment will strengthen the ability of our Land-grant Institutions to deliver innovative solutions that address emerging agricultural challenges impacting div