COMMS
AgIsAmerica
AgIsAmerica is an initiative of APLU’s Board on Agriculture Assembly that highlights how public and land-grant universities are advancing agriculture to feed our communities and the world, discover climate-smart solutions, strengthen our rural and the national economy, and safeguard public health.
Social Media
Tag us @AgIsAmerica or use the hashtags #AgIsAmerica or #LandGrantUniversities.
Want your story featured on AgIsAmerica social media? Email [email protected].
New Climate Publication
The 2024 report America’s Public & Land-grant Universities: Leveraging Discovery, Education, and Engagement for Climate-Smart Solutions highlights how public and land-grant universities are on the leading edge of addressing climate change, creating and implementing practical solutions, and building a sustainable future.
National Impacts Database
The National Land-Grant Impacts Database (NIDB) is the nation’s most extensive repository of the land-grant system’s collective impacts statements in research, education, and Extension. It serves as a comprehensive and important resource for the land-grant system to tell their stories.
FAST FACTS
- Impact statements are submitted directly by university faculty and staff, including communicators, Extension and Experiment Station directors, reporting and evaluation staff, government affairs staff, and more. To find out your institution's inputters or add/remove an inputter, please email [email protected].
- We encourage communicators to be involved in the process of creating statements, even if you are not the final inputter. During the process, please refer to these Impact Writing Tips.
- We encourage communicators to be involved in the process of creating statements, even if you are not the final inputter. During the process, please refer to these Impact Writing Tips.
- Impact statements are used throughout the year by APLU, NIFA, and others for blog posts, social media campaigns, talking points and briefs for leadership, and more. Each year, a team of LGU communicators creates educational materials highlighting exemplary impact statements.
- Impact statements fulfill state and federal reporting needs, and show public accountability for use of federal, state, and other funds.
CONNECT WITH US
Subscribe to our listservs to get the latest from the APLU Board on Agriculture Assembly.
- Ag Communicators (Toolkit listserv)
- Social Media Managers
- FANR Focus
Meet The Team

Andrea Putman
Assistant Vice President,
Communications and Partnerships
[email protected] | 202-478-6028
COMMS
AgIsAmerica

AgIsAmerica is an initiative of APLU’s Board on Agriculture Assembly that highlights how public and land-grant universities are advancing agriculture to feed our communities and the world, discover climate-smart solutions, strengthen our rural and the national economy, and safeguard public health.
Social Media
Tag us @AgIsAmerica or use the hashtags #AgIsAmerica or #LandGrantUniversities.
Want your story featured on AgIsAmerica social media? Email [email protected].
New Climate Publication

The 2024 report America’s Public & Land-grant Universities: Leveraging Discovery, Education, and Engagement for Climate-Smart Solutions highlights how public and land-grant universities are on the leading edge of addressing climate change, creating and implementing practical solutions, and building a sustainable future.
National Impacts Database

The National Land-Grant Impacts Database (NIDB) is the nation’s most extensive repository of the land-grant system’s collective impacts statements in research, education, and Extension. It serves as a comprehensive and important resource for the land-grant system to tell their stories.
FAST FACTS
- Impact statements are submitted directly by university faculty and staff, including communicators, Extension and Experiment Station directors, reporting and evaluation staff, government affairs staff, and more. To find out your institution's inputters or add/remove an inputter, please email [email protected].
- We encourage communicators to be involved in the process of creating statements, even if you are not the final inputter. During the process, please refer to these Impact Writing Tips.
- We encourage communicators to be involved in the process of creating statements, even if you are not the final inputter. During the process, please refer to these Impact Writing Tips.
- Impact statements are used throughout the year by APLU, NIFA, and others for blog posts, social media campaigns, talking points and briefs for leadership, and more. Each year, a team of LGU communicators creates educational materials highlighting exemplary impact statements.
- Impact statements fulfill state and federal reporting needs, and show public accountability for use of federal, state, and other funds.
CONNECT WITH US
Subscribe to our listservs to get the latest from the APLU Board on Agriculture Assembly.
- Ag Communicators (Toolkit listserv)
- Social Media Managers
- FANR Focus
Meet The Team

Andrea Putman
Assistant Vice President,
Communications and Partnerships
[email protected] | 202-478-6028