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To strengthen local pork production and address ongoing challenges in the industry, Kumoi Farms has received a Farmer/Rancher Grant from the Western Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program. This funding will support an innovative research and outreach project aimed at improving swine production across the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

To improve food security and support the growing number of local food producers, Northern Marianas College’s Cooperative Research, Extension, and Education Services-Agriculture Production Program is collecting soil samples from the Division of Agriculture’s cultivated and uncultivated farm plots in Kagman.

Mama Food Forest Lite training participant Ainah Chargualaf, left, and family install a food forest at her residence in Kagman. MMFF Lite is a six-session regenerative agroforestry training program hosted by Northern Marianas College – Cooperative Research, Extension, and Education Services. It teaches people how to grow and maintain a home food forest. The application period for the next cohort will open soon. Follow Northern Marianas College on Instagram and Facebook (@nmc.proa) to stay up to date on all NMC-CREES updates. 

Dreaming big with a passion for community service, Northern Marianas College student and former 4-H Marianas President Dan Salde completed the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Community College Aerospace Scholars or NCAS internship, a three-mission program designed to develop STEM knowledge and skills in community college students with an immersive experience in NASA’s mission goals, collaboration, and career pathways. This prestigious program provides a unique opportunity for students in the CNMI to gain valuable skills and explore exciting career paths in the aerospace industry.

Marianas High School student Sylvia Sanchez has been selected to serve on the Youth Leadership Team or YLT of the 2025 National 4-H Conference in Arlington, Virginia.