Agriculture & Applied Sciences News

Alcorn AgDiscovery 2017 Now Accepting Applications It's that time again!!! AgDiscovery 2017 is now accepting applications! The AgDicovery Program at Alcorn State University, School of Read More

Alcorn Extension to Participate in Alliance Field Day, February 17 The Alcorn State University Extension Program will participate in the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians Read More

NIFA e-Newsletter: Fresh from the Field My name is Falita Liles and I am the National Institute of Food and Agriculture’s (NIFA) Impacts and Outcomes Read More

Advancing Mississippi Conference University Research Center (URC), a division of Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) is hosting its second annual “Advancing Mississippi” Conference on Read More

SPARK: Student Health 101 (February) Alcorn State University faculty, staff and students:- As a provision to the Alcorn State University community, we are providing an Read More

HEART DISEASE: THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH IN MISSISSIPPI This month I want to discuss one of the chronic diseases associated with overweight/obesity-- Heart Disease. Read More

Call for Managing Editor: Journal of Human Sciences and Extension The Journal of Human Sciences and Extension (JHSE) is seeking applications for a Managing Editor Read More

Schools of Agriculture and Applied Sciences and Business to Host Schreiber Foods, Inc., Company Seeking to Hire Students Employment. Internships. Schreiber Foods, Inc. Graduating seniors Read More

Animal Science Students Excel Ashleigh Holloway, a Freshman Animal Science major from Stockbridge, GA was selected as a Dean’s Scholar. The Dean’s Scholar’s Read More

December Financial Tip The question posed for this week is: "How are prices for the livestock and produce sold by the School of Agriculture and Read More

Alcorn’s PACE Project Observes Family and Consumer Sciences Dine in Day The American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS) professional organization has declared December Read More

Caring For Your Beautiful Poinsettia Year-Round By: Dr. Patrick E. Igbokwe, Professor and Director Alcorn State University Experiment Station An Overview: Using poinsettias (Euphorbia pulcherrima) Read More