Two pink cowgirl boots. A pink helmet. A horse named Lulu. That’s all a 6-year-old Megan Sharp needed to ride around three barrels in a cloverleaf pattern at a speed she had never attempted. Up until then, she had only…
Cal Poly awarded California 100 grant for agricultural research
The Cal Poly College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences (CAFES) has received a research award from California 100, the university announced in a news release. The award consists of a $90,000 grant and technical assistance from the Institute for…
Horses trained by students, sold by students: The Quarter Horse Enterprise and Cal Poly Performance Horse Sale
Smooth and Snappy. Nine Ball Wild Card. Cowboys Fancy Sage. Wednesday Corona. WW Colonel Hawkinson. Hes All Wright. Miss Jackson. Smooth Jaguar. Bullet Proof Boon. Willie Was Colonel. Call Me A Pepto. What could all of these words have in…
Cal Poly students win first at National Grocers Association Case Study competition
Cal Poly Agricultural Business students won first place for the second year in a row at a student case study competition, which allowed students the opportunity to address real-world issues currently impacting the food industry. The team consisted of four…
Horsing Around: Animal science students aid in birth of new foals on campus
On the night of Jan. 21, Tseten Wangyal didn’t get a second of sleep. Wangyal is the student manager who oversees the foaling process, and anticipating the first foal to be born this year, she was constantly awakened by calls…
Coronavirus canceled the 80th Poly Royal, but the work that went into it was a labor of love
Child development senior Kassidy Hamer has ridden horses since before she can remember. Following in her parents’ footsteps of riding, farming and ranching, she continued the legacy as a part of the renowned rodeo team at Cal Poly. “[Riding is]…
Meet the agriculture students who live where they work
A part of University Housing, agriculture housing consists of house-like units located at the many different agricultural production units on campus, such as the beef, equine and poultry units.Â
Incoming architecture and agriculture freshmen required to live on campus for two years
Some Academic Senators expressed concern with the policy at a Feb. 11 Academic Senate Meeting.
Student sells custom leather goods crafted by hand
Near Morro Bay off Highway 1 lies a studio apartment on a ranch where agricultural systems management senior Wyatt Smith spends his time carving and crafting handmade custom leather creations. What once began as a casual hobby for Smith has…
Students grow produce with self-sustaining agriculture on experimental farm
What used to be an empty space filled with grass and weeds on the outskirts of campus is now a flourishing garden complete with flowers, fruits, vegetables and even chickens.
A look inside Cal Poly’s ranch in Santa Cruz
Since 1993, a ranch in Santa Cruz has supported the Cal Poly motto by providing a space where students can experience the diverse functions of a working ranch with four distinct habitats: wetlands, forests, farms and rangelands. The Swanton Pacific…