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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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    National Extension Climate Initiative (NECI) Connecting Climate to Communities Webinar Series

    NECI is hosting a free webinar series featuring 17 outreach perspectives for engaging different communities in addressing climate. The goal is to share resources, stories, methods, and tools from across the U.S. for re-use locally. Continue reading National Extension Climate Initiative (NECI) Connecting Climate to Communities Webinar Series
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    Recently Released: Collaborations that Work Report

    In 2023, the Southern Rural Development Center (SRDC) worked with 1890 and 1862 Cooperative Extension Service leaders across the Southern Region to gain insights from collaborations that work among the South’s 1862 and 1890 Land-Grant Universities (LGU). Continue reading Recently Released: Collaborations that Work Report
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    Heirs' Property Receives SERA 49 Designation

    Building from the previous Heirs’ Property working group, Southern Extension and Research Activity (SERA) 49, was officially approved in 2023. Continue reading Heirs' Property Receives SERA 49 Designation
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    Listening Session Opportunity related to Rural America

    This is an opportunity for Extension professionals to participate in listening sessions on rural population change. More information and registration regarding the multiple sessions is available. Continue reading Listening Session Opportunity related to Rural America
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    Deadline Approaching: 2024 NACDEP Proposal Abstracts

    There is still time to submit proposal abstracts for NACDEP 2024. Submissions due Monday, Jan. 22, 2024. Click to see details. Continue reading Deadline Approaching: 2024 NACDEP Proposal Abstracts
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    Recently Released Product: Area and Road Ruggedness Scales Data

    The USDA, Economic Research Service (ERS) has recently released the new Area and Road Ruggedness Scales data product. This product provides measures of topographic variation, or “ruggedness,” for census tracts across 50 States and Washington, DC. The data file includes geographic identifiers, including the vintage 2010 census tract, county, and State identifiers, as well as region and rurality codes. These identifiers can be used in mapping applications and to explore various spatial categories. Continue reading Recently Released Product: Area and Road Ruggedness Scales Data
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