Over the last year, the idea of a summer meeting of the Eastern Branch was conceived to complement the annual Branch meeting in early spring as a way to provide a more informal setting for interactions among members within a natural setting. A committee was formed to develop the idea, and our first summer meeting will be held in northern Virginia over the second weekend in September, 2022, at the Northern Virginia 4-H Educational Center near Front Royal.
The Constitution and Bylaws document has not been updated in over 10 years. Since the last revision, the Branch has undergone changes in the way things are carried out and committees that are needed to carry out Branch business. The Executive Committee has revised the Constitution and Bylaws document to reflect needed changes and to update voting capabilities to include voting for future changes through an online voting portal.
The Corozal Agricultural Research Station was founded in 1949 and is located between the municipalities of Morovis, Vega Alta, and Corozal. It is one of the University of Puerto Rico's Agricultural Research Stations.