Strengthening the ability of the land grant university system to execute its rural development mission

Announcements

12th Annual Conference: Cambio de Colores (6/12-14/13) St. Louis, MO

2013 National Extension Tourism Conference (August 6, 2013) Information and Registration

SAVE THE DATE: 2013 Rural Futures Institute Conference, November 305, 2013

SAVE THE DATE: 2013 Rural Futures Institute Conference, November 305, 2013

The 15th Annual Illinois Leadership Conference, 6/6/13 Decatur, Illinois

Grant opportunity: interested in addressing poverty, ag policy/reform, farm labor issues, etc.

NADO Research Ftdn & US EDA webinar: US Cluster Map & Registry 5/2/13 @ 2 PM-ET -

Call for Papers: Special Issue - Rural Entrepreneurship Issue, Due July 1, 2013 (AJE)

Webinar: Latina Immigrant Mothers: Negotiating New Food Environments… (4/17/13)

Cambio de Colores 12 Annual Conference Call for Abstracts: Updated Deadline 3/7/13

15 Annual National Value-Added Agriculture Conference: May 19-21, Rogers, AR Registration Now Open

North Central Region County Food Systems Profiles Portal

RIDGE Center for Targeted Studies 2013 Request for Proposals (Deadline: April 15, 2013)

National Energy Extension Summit - SAVE THE DATE (April 29-May 1, 2013) Colorado State University

Community Development Academy, Spring Cleaning - March 25-29, 2013 in Excelsior Springs, MO

Heritage Tourism: Announcing Web-Based Tourism Development Resources

USDA Disaster and Drought Assistance

Conference: Future of Workforce Development: Where Research Meets Practice 9/19-20/12 Kansas City

EDEN: USDA Disaster & Drought Assistance and Hay Hotlines (Resources)

Community Development Society Call for Papers - Deadline Sept 15, 2012

The AFRI-Small and Medium Sized Farms & Rural Development FY 2012 Presentations

USDA Seeks Applications for the Rural Economic Development Loan & Grant Program FY12

Working with Entrepreneurs - 7 session webinar-based program (October 2012)

Growing Entrepreneurial Communities: 2012 webinar program

Administration Launches New Website for Small Businesses (Business USA)

Sustainable Communities Resources: Access best practices, cutting edge research, new reports…

The Center for Governmental Studies at Northern Illinois University Employment Opportunity

“Rural Design: A New Design Discipline” by Dewey Thorbeck (published 1/6/12)

The First Americans Land-grant CONsortium: availability of the 2011 Conf Pack

October 2011 report on child poverty indicates high rates in Native American regions of NC states

Center for Rural Affairs releases report on rural microentrepreneur assistance program

National Historical Geographic Information System

New York Times: Mapping the 2010 U.S. Census

Upjohn Institute Press: The Workforce Investment Act

Register for HAC’s Senior Housing Symposium, Nov. 9-10, Seattle

“Rural Connections: Climate Change Issue”  WRDC

Rural Champions of Change Series

Managing in Tough Times