Around the South Newsletters


Compiling SRDC and national news, recent publications, upcoming conferences and events, and job opportunities, this monthly newsletter furnishes a brief overview of announcements from the Southern region.


Stories in the October 2025 Around the South issue:


Items of Interest

  • Back by Demand: Who Will Fill My Shoes? Virtual Succession Planning Series
  • SRDC Partners with Delta Regional Authority, Southern University Ag Center, and LSU AgCenter to Provide Resources and Opportunities to Communities in Louisiana
  • INRPHA Webinar Recap: Publishing on Rural Health and Aging
  • ACES Accolades: Johnson Receives Royrickers Cook Endowed Engagement Award
  • SERA 47 Local Foods: Tea & Coffee Hour Webinar Recap
  • Call for Abstracts: Special Issue on Local and Regional Food Systems, Journal of Rural Social Sciences

Job Opportunity

  • Director, Alabama Cooperative Extension System

Conferences, Workshops, and Trainings

  • 2025 Association of Public Land-Grant Universities (APLU) Annual Meeting
  • 2025 Professionals Agricultural Workers Conference (PAWC)
  • 2026 Southern Rural Sociological Association (SRSA) Conference
  • 2026 Extension Leadership Conference (ELC)
  • 2026 Public Issues Leadership Development (PILD) Conference
  • 2026 National Association of Community Development Professionals (NACDEP) Conference
  • 2026 Community Development Society (CDS) Annual Conference
  • 2026 Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) Summit East