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USDA Chief to Central State University: “The work you do here on campus (as an 1890 Land-Grant institution) is very important to farmers.”

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Terry Cosby (third from left) with (l-r) CSU Board of Trustees Chair Jacqueline Gamblin, CSU President Dr. Morakinyo A.O. Kuti, Vivian Dickson, Equity Director, USDA Office of the Associate Chief, and Dr. Jose Toledo, Vice President for Research and Economic Development and Director of 1890 Land-Grant Programs.

Chief of USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service Terry Cosby visited Central State University Tuesday, Sept. 17, as a Convocation Series speaker. During a post-speech press conference, Cosby praised the progress Central State has registered in its first decade as an 1890 Land-Grand institution. Cosby singled out agricultural research and CSU Extension’s outreach to 42 Ohio counties to work with underserved, underrepresented populations as examples that the university is making itself relevant in the lives of Ohio citizens and farmers.

“We just have to remember that we have a lot of farmers out there, a lot of producers [of food] around this country, who can use a lot of the technology and technology transfer, a lot of the things (that) you do on campus,” Cosby said.

“The work you do here on campus (as an 1890 Land-Grant institution) is very important to farmers,” added Cosby, whose family still owns a farm in rural Mississippi.

Central State University President Dr. Morakinyo A.O. Kuti remarked at the press conference that Cosby was instrumental in bringing about the 2014 designation of Ohio’s only public Historically Black College and University as one of 19 HBCUs granted the 1890 Land-Grant status.

Cosby said the designation was “an important landmark for Central State and for all of us,” adding that “we are just so happy” about it. 

Cosby leads a premier federal conservation agency, known for its 3,000 field-office network that helps farmers, ranchers and private forest landowners plan and carry out voluntary conservation activities. Under his leadership, NRCS is implementing key Biden-Harris Administration priorities, including once-in-a-generation investments in climate-change mitigation through the Inflation Reduction Act.

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CSU Extension at 2024 Farm Science Review

Central State University Extension attended this year's Farm Science Review (FSR), the three-day showcase of agricultural technology well-attended by farmers and non-farmers alike. FSR was held Tuesday, Sept. 17-Thursday, Sept. 19, at the Molly Caren Agricultural Center near exit 72 on Interstate 70 in London, Ohio.

CSU Extension staff manned booths, held workshops, passed out literature, and fielded questions about Extension's outreach to underserved, underrepresented farmers and populations in Ohio. Some attendees even tried out CSU's beekeeping suits to learn more about CSU Extension’s beginning beekeeper classes offered by the school's popular beekeeping program. All pictures were taken on Day 1 of FSR.

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CSU Extension staff at the Farm Science Review included (in Photo 1 above, l-r) Mark Rendleman, program leader, Community and Economic Development; Lisa Lawrence, educator, Community and Economic Development; and Janet Corne’y, interim program leader, 4-H Youth Development. 



Photo 2 (below, l-r): Stacey Stangel, educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, and Kelly Beers, program Extension associate, 4-H Youth Development.

Photo 3 (below): Marc Amante, educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources.

Photo 4 (below): Farm Science Review attendees try the gear to become novice beekeepers.

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Research and Economic Development & 1890 Land-Grant Programs

Jose U. Toledo, Ph.D.

Vice President for Research and Economic Development & Director, 1890 Land-Grant Programs

Land-Grant Communications Team

Cyril Ibe, Ph.D.

Interim Communications Coordinator/Editor

Crystal Duckett

Media Relations Specialist

Jesse Montgomery

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Extension

Cindy (Alcinda) Folck, Ph.D.

Interim Associate Extension Administrator

Agricultural Research and Development Program (ARDP)

Shafiqur (Shafi) Rahman, Ph.D.

Associate Research Director

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CSU Extension has offices in five regions in Ohio, covering 42 counties. You can contact Alcinda Folck, Ph.D., interim associate Extension administrator, at (937) 376-6101, or via email: afolck@centralstate.edu.



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