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N.C. A&T Broke Ground on Farm Pavilion
Dan Nonte |
GREENSBORO, N.C. (June 28, 2018) – The College of Agriculture and
Environmental Sciences at N.C. A&T will hold a groundbreaking at 9
a.m. Wednesday, July 11, for a $5 million pavilion at the University
Farm, 3136 McConnell Road in Greensboro. |
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EDUCATIONAL FORUM
Discover Agriculture McConnell Road,
Greensboro, N.C. Middle school
students will explore the world of
agriculture and get introductions to
some of the varied career opportunities
for students with backgrounds in
agricultural studies. Session is-full
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A&T students co-host hundreds
seeking agricultural careers
More than 1,200
students, faculty and industry
leaders from across the country
are expected for the Minorities
in Agriculture, Natural
Resources and Related Sciences (MANRRS)
conference, Thursday through
Saturday at the Koury Convention
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The
annual gathering and
career fair is tailored
to students in a range
of agriculture-related
fields including
agribusiness, animal
sciences, biological
engineering, fashion
merchandising,
environmental systems
and food science.
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The CAES Extension and Farm Pavilion will expand the farm’s capacity
for education, research and outreach. Funded by
USDA’s National Institute for Food and Agriculture,
the 17,000-square-foot structure will
include an auditorium, laboratories, a demonstration kitchen, a
50-person classroom and a 400-person conference room.
“The University Farm is ready for its
renaissance with the start of the pavilion,’’ says Dr. Shirley Hymon-Parker,
interim dean of the CAES. “We’ve never been dormant, but breaking ground
for our new pavilion is the first phase of a four-part building boom
taking place at the farm. This growth will help us fulfill our
mission to achieve excellence in the food, agricultural, family and
environmental sciences.” USDA-NIFA will provide
financial support for three additional projects in the next four
years. The subsequent projects are an amphitheater, student and
community gardens, and a community and urban food complex with a
dairy, research labs, classrooms and a small business incubator.
The University Farm was created in 1904 to provide food to the
fledgling university’s cafeteria. The 492-acre farm is now the
largest classroom on campus, a laboratory for agricultural research
and a showcase of the latest farming resources and technology.
Continued development at the University Farm is in keeping with
strategic goals of the university and the CAES to promote excellence
in research, strengthen community engagement and outreach, and
foster entrepreneurial success. The expansion also portends economic
and development benefits for the East Greensboro corridor where it
is located. One of the farm’s greatest advocates is its
superintendent, Leon Moses, who started working at the farm when he
was an undergraduate.
“After spending 42 years of my life on this farm, I have seen it
evolve,” Moses says. “It is an illustrious modern and model farm on
a state and national level. My motto is ‘excellence is an effort and
not an accident,’ so I firmly believe that the efforts to bring
these new facilities to the farm have placed us on a sure path of
excellence in agriculture.”
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