Cooperative Extension Program
March 29 – February's winter storm left many Houstonians without water, power, and access to food. Today, many Houstonians are still experiencing the storm's aftermath and need food and water. To address the need, Healthy Houston Initiative (HHI) recently volunteered at the Bounce Back Food Distribution Drive and Block Party Jam in Houston's Independence ...
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. ...
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 ...
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,” ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
