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A passion for giving
Small farmer Howard James benefits from FVSU Cooperative Extension, the Farm Service Agency and the Georgia Farm Bureau.

Students from Puerto Rico learn research techniques at Fort Valley State
Student scientists from the Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Barranquitas recently visited campus to engage in advanced…

Carrying the torch: Alumnus publishes book about historic African American organization
Dr. Dexter Wakefield shines a light on New Farmers of America.

A force to be reckoned with: Fort Valley State’s first Meat Judging Team wins national award
The all-female team competed in the 2023 Spring Intercollegiate Meat Judging contest in Colorado.

Changing the standard
Fort Valley State University alumnus farms 2,700 acres of land in Montgomery, Toombs and Wheeler counties

Change of plans
Bartha Moore, a small farmer in Burke County, Georgia, farms approximately 700 acres of land.

Return, restart, renew
Small farmer returns to her hometown to manage family farm.

Overcomers
Jones Thomas, a fourth-generation Georgia farmer, serves as a supplier of goods to his local community and beyond.