{"id":2640,"date":"2025-09-16T14:26:21","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T18:26:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umes.edu\/ard\/?page_id=2640"},"modified":"2025-09-16T14:29:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T18:29:16","slug":"21st-biennial-research-symposium","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.umes.edu\/ard\/21st-biennial-research-symposium\/","title":{"rendered":"21st\u00a0Biennial Research Symposium"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">21st\u00a0Biennial Research Symposium<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umes.edu\/ard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2023\/09\/Master-Program-DRAFT-2024-Program-of-Events.pdf\">Symposium Program of Events<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"731\" src=\"https:\/\/b1984854.smushcdn.com\/1984854\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2023\/09\/ARD-2024-Symposiom-Save-the-Date_10-26-22296-1024x731.jpg?lossy=0&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.umes.edu\/ard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2023\/09\/ARD-2024-Symposiom-Save-the-Date_10-26-22296-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.umes.edu\/ard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2023\/09\/ARD-2024-Symposiom-Save-the-Date_10-26-22296-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.umes.edu\/ard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2023\/09\/ARD-2024-Symposiom-Save-the-Date_10-26-22296-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.umes.edu\/ard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2023\/09\/ARD-2024-Symposiom-Save-the-Date_10-26-22296-1536x1097.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.umes.edu\/ard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2023\/09\/ARD-2024-Symposiom-Save-the-Date_10-26-22296-2048x1463.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Symposium Theme:<br>Climate, Health and Cultivating the Next Generation of Agriculture Leaders: Creating Solutions in Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ARD Research Symposium Highlights 2024<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ARD Symposium Banquet Video\" width=\"1330\" height=\"748\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y3984skaVdU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"152\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umes.edu\/ard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2024\/04\/header-1024x152.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2530\" style=\"width:730px;height:108px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dear Participant of the ARD Research Symposium:<br><br><br>On behalf of the Association of 1890 Research Directors, I want to express my heartfelt gratitude for your participation in the 21st Biennial Research Symposium.<br><br>Your presence provided us with invaluable opportunities to connect, rekindle old friendships, exchange knowledge, and explore innovative ideas.<br><br>Thank you sincerely for being a part of this enriching experience.<br><br><br>Louis Whitesides, ARD Chair<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-shape-divider is-style-rounded mt-0 mb-0\" style=\"color: #002f5d;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-shape-divider__svg-wrapper\" style=\"height:48px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"divider--rounded\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 240 24\" enableBackground=\"new 0 0 240 24\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\"><path d=\"M119.849,0C47.861,0,0,24,0,24h240C240,24,191.855,0.021,119.849,0z\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-shape-divider__alt-wrapper\" style=\"height:50px;\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:30px\"><strong>Sincerest Thanks to the 2024 ARD Research<br>Symposium Sponsors and Exhibitors<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><br><strong>Platinum Sponsors<br><\/strong>The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)<br>Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)<br><br><strong>Gold Sponsors<br><\/strong>Agricultural Research Service (ARS)<br>Southern Region Sustainable Agriculture Research &amp; Education<br>(Southern SARE)<br>Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers Policy Research Center<br>United States Forest Service<br><br><strong>Silver Sponsor<br><\/strong>1890 Universities Foundation<br>Syngenta Global<br><br><strong>Bronze Sponsors<br><\/strong>AgFirst Farm Credit Bank<br>USDA \u2013 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)<br>Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS)<br>National Crop Insurance Services (NCIS)<br>American Soybean Association\/World Initiative for Soy in Human Health (ASA\/WISHH)<br><br><strong>Exhibitors<\/strong><br>IR-Projects, North Carolina State University<br>Alabama A&amp;M University Graduate Studies<br>Association of Extension Administrators<br>Auburn University<br>Department of Energy EMSL<br>Entomology Society of America<br>National Science Foundation (NSF)<br>North Carolina State University<br>The Ohio State University<br>Tennessee State University Research &amp; Sponsored Programs<br>University of Florida CAL<br>The University of Tennessee AgResearch<br>USAID Feed the Future Innovation Lab<br>Virginia Tech College of Agriculture<br><br><strong>1890 Land-Grant Universities<br><\/strong>Alabama A&amp;M University<br>Alcorn State University<br>Central State University<br>Delaware State University<br>Florida A&amp;M University<br>Fort Valley State University<br>Kentucky State University<br>Langston University<br>Lincoln University in Missouri<br>North Carolina A&amp;T State University<br>Prairie View A&amp;M University<br>South Carolina State University<br>Southern University and A&amp;M College<br>Tennessee State University<br>Tuskegee University<br>University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff<br>University of Maryland Eastern Shore<br>Virginia State University<br>West Virginia State University<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>21st\u00a0Biennial Research Symposium Symposium Program of Events Symposium Theme:Climate, Health and Cultivating the Next Generation of Agriculture Leaders: Creating Solutions in Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources ARD Research Symposium Highlights 2024 Dear Participant of the ARD Research Symposium: On behalf of the Association of 1890 Research Directors, I want to express my heartfelt gratitude for&#8230;<span class=\"cpschool-read-more-link-holder\"><a class=\"btn btn-basic cpschool-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.umes.edu\/ard\/21st-biennial-research-symposium\/\">Read more <span class=\"sr-only\">21st\u00a0Biennial Research Symposium<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","footnotes":""},"folder":[],"class_list":["post-2640","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umes.edu\/ard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2640","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umes.edu\/ard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umes.edu\/ard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.umes.edu\/ard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.umes.edu\/ard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2640"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.umes.edu\/ard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2640\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umes.edu\/ard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2640"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.umes.edu\/ard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/folder?post=2640"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}