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