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Stacey McCullough 2024 Bonnie Teater Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient pictured with SRDC Director, Dr. John J. Green
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News

News about the southern region and the programs, projects, and partnerships of the Southern Rural Development Center.

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    Spring 2025 Rural Grocery Transition Specialist Course

    Virtual: January 27 – April 27, 2025. Registration closes on January 20, 2025. The Kansas State University Rural Grocery Transition Specialist program trains resource professionals to better support rural grocery stores through these transitions. Registration is now open for the 2025 course. Continue reading Spring 2025 Rural Grocery Transition Specialist Course
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    Call for 2025 SRSA Award Nominations and Outstanding Student and Professional Paper Awards

    Award nominations and papers must be submitted by January 21, 2025.  Nominations are currently being sought for the 2025 SRSA Awards. Additionally, graduate and undergraduate students are encouraged to submit their work for the Outstanding Student Paper Award ($). Professional members are encouraged to submit their work to the Professional Paper Award. Continue reading Call for 2025 SRSA Award Nominations and Outstanding Student and Professional Paper Awards
  3. flyer with tractor plowing filed and text: Who will fill my shoes: succession planning for landowners, farmers, forest owners, & family businesses

    Date Changes: Webinar to be held Winter/Spring 2025 for Succession Planning

    Succession planning encompasses many emotional and financial aspects of a family and business, making decisions and moving forward more difficult. This research-based curriculum with integrated and comprehensive handouts will give participants the confidence they need to learn strategies for moving succession forward with their property or business. Both soft and hard skills are covered in the materials and will empower owners to develop and implement their succession plan. Continue reading Date Changes: Webinar to be held Winter/Spring 2025 for Succession Planning
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    BEAD (Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment) Broadband Navigator: Empowering Tomorrow's Digital Nation Through Local Projects Convening

    In partnership with the Rockefeller Foundation, Penn State Extension and the Southern Rural Development Center are excited to co-host a convening designed to share new, publicly available, spatial analysis tools important for local community broadband development projects. The online meeting will be held December 5th, 10am-noon EST/9am-11am CST. Continue reading to access the registration link. Continue reading BEAD (Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment) Broadband Navigator: Empowering Tomorrow's Digital Nation Through Local Projects Convening
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    The Southern Rural Development Center Announces New Associate Director

    The Southern Rural Development Center is excited to announce Dr. Roseanne Ellison Scammahorn as the new Associate Director for the Southern Rural Development Center, housed at Mississippi State University. Continue reading The Southern Rural Development Center Announces New Associate Director
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    Rural Development in the Digital Age: Exploring Information and Communication Technology through Social Inclusion, Journal of Rural Sociology

    This Rural Sociological Society Presidential Address, Exploring Information and Communication Technology through Social Inclusion, written by SRDC Director, Dr. John J. Green; considers how information and communication technologies (ICTs) influence our capabilities to choose and navigate where to go and how to get there. Continue reading Rural Development in the Digital Age: Exploring Information and Communication Technology through Social Inclusion, Journal of Rural Sociology
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