On behalf of the FANR team, thank you for your dedication to spreading the word about the innovative and impactful research, education, and Extension efforts on your campuses and in communities and regions. This month, we would like to provide a compilation of the previous 11 toolkits (September 2023 – July 2024). As always, we welcome your feedback.

PAST TOOLKITS

BUILDING THE FUTURE: CELEBRATING EDUCATORS’ DETERMINATION AND IMPACT

PROTECTING ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH

GIVING THANKS: STORIES FROM OUR COMMUNITIES

CONNECTING AGRICULTURE, NUTRITION, AND HEALTH

INNOVATING FOR THE FUTURE: CLIMATE-SMART SOLUTIONS

CELEBRATING 1890 LAND-GRANT UNIVERSITIES

LAND-GRANT UNIVERSITIES COLLABORATING TO INCREASE PRODUCERS’ PRODUCTIVITY AND PROFITS

ENHANCING WATER EFFICIENCY AND MANAGEMENT

ADVANCING AG WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

AVIAN FLU THREATS: The United States Needs to Prepare and Prevent Mutations that could Spread Among Humans

LAND-GRANT UNIVERSITIES: FORTIFYING FOOD SECURITY AND PROTECTING NATIONAL SECURITY

vet student examines cattle
two scientists examine plants in a greenhouse

2024 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 LAND-GRANT IMPACTS DATABASE

The National Land-grant Impacts Database (NIDB) is the nation’s most extensive repository of the land-grant system’s collective impact statements in research, education, and Extension. Impact statements are used for variety of purposes, including advocacy, accountability, and education. We encourage you to submit your impact statements throughout the year so APLU, NIFA, and other stakeholders have access to timely impacts from your university.

SOCIAL MEDIA

Looking for pre-made stories to feature? Check out:

  • Land-grant Impacts
    Scroll down to "View by Institution" and click your university's name. Only institutions who submitted impacts to the National Impacts Database in 2023 are listed. This page features research and Extension impacts.
  • Multistate Research Funds Impacts
    Scroll down to "Filter by Institution" on the sidebar and click your university's name. This page features research impacts.

Feel free to reach out to us with specific posts that you would like @AgIsAmerica to share. Please email your request to Kim Scotto at agcomms@aplu.org or use #AgIsAmerica. 

HASHTAGS AND HANDLES 

HASHTAGS 
#LandGrantUniversities 
#AgIsAmerica 

HANDLES

Ag is America 

@AgIsAmerica 

APLU Ag 

@APLU_Ag 

Sec. Vilsack (Secretary of Agriculture) 

@SecVilsack 

USDA 

@USDA 

USDA National Institute of Food & Ag 

@USDA_NIFA 

APLU

@APLU_News 

Cooperative Extension 

@Ext100Years 

CALENDAR

AUGUST HOLIDAYS

MONTHS

National Catfish Month, #NationalCatfishMonth 
National Water Quality Month, #WaterQuality 
National Wellness Month, #WellnessMonth #Wellfie

WEEKS

August 4-10: National Farmers Market Week, #FarmersMarketWeek, #LoveMyMarket, @FMCorg

DAYS

August 2: International Beer Day, #InternationalBeerDay
August 3: National Watermelon Day, #NationalWatermelonDay
August 3: National Mustard Day, #NationalMustardDay 
August 5: National Oyster Day, #NationalOysterDay 
August 17: World Honeybee Day, #WorldHoneybeeDay
August 19: National Potato Day, #NationalPotatoDay 
August 22: World Plant Milk Day, #WorldPlantMilkDay 
August 25: National Park Service Founders Day, #NPSFoundersDay 
August 27: National Peach Day, #NationalPeachDay
August 30: National Beach Day, #NationalBeachDay 
August 30: Anniversary of Second Morrill Act (1890s), #1890Strong

Source: August - National Day Calendar

USDA EVENTS & DEADLINES

THE LAND-GRANT IMPACT