As spring rolls on and things are in bloom, we're looking at planting season, crops, and how local farmers are rebounding from 2022's horrific drought. Will this year be better and include more rainfall? ABC13 went to Waller County to find out.
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (KTRK) -- As spring rolls on and things are in bloom, we're looking at planting season, crops, and how local farmers are rebounding from 2022's horrific drought. Will this year be better and include more rainfall? ABC13 went to Waller County to find out. In July 2022, we introduced you to Robert Poole [...]
The College of Agriculture and Human Sciences just celebrated its 35th consecutive year at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, the longest-running presence of an HBCU in the event’s history. The CAHS booth is an exciting opportunity to greet alumni of all ages, offer fun treats and trinkets to the thousands of people that pass by, [...]
Photo: Wash A. Jones, Ph.D. (left), Jackson Sylvester, 2021-2022 National FFA Secretary PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (March 21, 2023) - The National FFA Organization recently awarded Wash A. Jones, Ph.D., with a VIP Citation during the National FFA Convention & Expo in Indianapolis. The VIP Citation is presented to individuals who have made significant [...]
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (March 21, 2023) – Prairie View A&M University has been awarded $3 million to provide training, education and community engagement to underserved farmers across 60 counties in East Texas via the Climate-Smart Farm Planning Program. This award is part of the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities Funding opportunity announced by the USDA. “Expanding opportunities [...]
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (March 15, 2023) – Prairie View A&M University, along with research partners at Texas A&M University, University of Houston, and Michigan Aerospace Corporation, has been awarded a new grant to help support small-scale, underserved and limited resources farmers reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The project, dubbed the Climate-Smart Sustainability Certificate, will substantially expand opportunities [...]
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Feb. 24, 2023) – The United States Department of Agriculture 1890 National Scholars Program has selected a whopping 14 College of Agriculture and Human Sciences students for its 2022-2023 scholarship class. The USDA/1890 National Scholars Program is a partnership between the USDA and 1890 Historically Black Land-Grant Universities, such as PVAMU. The primary [...]
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Jan. 26, 2023) - “Today, we salute the life of an extraordinary man.” (Ret.) Lieutenant Colonel Benny L. Lockett ’61 exemplified a lifelong devotion to serving others. On Jan. 18, Prairie View A&M University’s Office of the President, College of Agriculture and Human Sciences dignitaries, as well as family and friends gathered [...]
Facebook: City of Beaumont - Government PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Jan. 9, 2022) - The Gulf Coast contains an extensive and diverse range of natural features and human settlements with a disproportionate number of vulnerable communities. Unfortunately, this region, which includes the Beaumont-Port Arthur areas, faces regular “acute-on-chronic” hazards in which short-notice technological and [...]
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas - Two-thousand and twenty-two – what a year for Prairie View A&M University! As 2023 begins, let’s look at the most notable items accomplished on “The Hill” over the last 365 days. 1. PVAMU achieved the prestigious Carnegie R2 Classification. PVAMU kicked off 2022 with a bang. The University attained [...]
