Master of Science in Agribusiness

A freshman studying agribusiness won second place in the  undergraduate written essay contest during the 35th Annual Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences (MANRRS) national conference held virtually April 6 - 9, 2021. Salaam's essay "Creating Modern Solutions to Food Deserts in Communities," was cited by the judges as being "very clearly written and compelling. The combination of policy initiatives and grassroots innovations to tackle the problem of food deserts was strategic and smart."

A junior agribusiness major and top USDA 1890 Scholarship awardee won the John Deere Thurgood Marshall Scholarship and was named a top student in his program with a near perfect grade point average. Newsome has made the President's List every year while at FAMU. He was also selected as a Mercy Corps Market Systems paid, virtual intern for the fall 2020 semester. Mercy Corps, a global humanitarian relief and development organization.