For more than four decades now, students, faculty and even some alumni and friends of NC A&T State University have been recognized as the best in agricultural academics through Gamma Sigma Delta. The organization started at Ohio State University in the early 1900’s, and by 1917, Gamma Sigma Delta officially became The Honor Society of … Read more
When Demetrius Hunter looks around his community, he sees a lot of fast food and convenience stores. He is on a mission to change that. Hunter is program director for Grocers on Wheels, a non-profit initiative that works to decrease rural and urban community’s food insecurity. The initiative provides a mobile market to areas in … Read more
Julius Tillery is proud of his family’s history and his heritage of Black farmers in Northampton County, but he’s much more focused on the future than the past. He sees his company Black Cotton as a way to revamp the image often associated with Black Americans and cotton. That’s not to say the history of … Read more
February is celebrated as Black History Month. As an industry, agriculture owes a lot to inventions and leadership of African Americans. From nationally recognized leaders such as George Washington Carver, Booker T. Whaley, Henry Blair and Booker T. Washington to local influencers such as James Oliver Crosby, first president of N.C. A&T University and Neil … Read more
The North Carolina Agricultural Hall of Fame was created by the 1953 General Assembly to honor North Carolinians who have rendered distinguished service in the science and art of agriculture. The Hall of Fame room on the first floor of the Agriculture Building in downtown Raleigh set aside by law to honor these individuals. Only … Read more
The North Carolina Agricultural Hall of Fame was created by the 1953 General Assembly to honor North Carolinians who have rendered distinguished service in the science and art of agriculture. The Hall of Fame room on the first floor of the Agriculture Building in downtown Raleigh was set aside by law to honor these individuals. … Read more
