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 from students reporting signs of Stylish, the mother horse, possibly going into labor. But Stylish’s […]
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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] just kind of part of my lifestyle,” Hamer said. This year would have been Hamer’s […]
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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.
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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.
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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 now matured into a business venture: Rafter KW Leather. Smith said he picked up the […]
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The “Best in the West” student-run livestock show is back to celebrate its 36th year
More than 1,200 animals compete in the livestock show where judges come from all over the nation to determine the best animals. Western Bonanza provides exhibitors with more than $100,000 in premiums and sought-after awards.
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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.
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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 Ranch is a 3,200-acre ranch that hosts a variety of field trips and internships each […]
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Four CAFES students placed top 5 in state floral competition
An all-women team of College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Science (CAFES) students flourished in an annual statewide flower-arranging contest.
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Catch “Aquatic Aspirations” at the start of the 2020 Rose Parade
Cal Poly’s underwater-themed rose float will be second out of 44 floats to roll down Colorado Boulevard at the 2020 Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena. “We’ve never been so close to the beginning of the route,” President of the San Luis Obispo team and industrial engineering senior Sydney Strong said in a news release. […]
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Axe-throwing & redwood-climbing: Behind the scenes of Cal Poly’s nationally ranked logging team
What if the Olympics took place in the middle of the woods instead of on a track? What if instead of using javelins, they used chainsaws? How about climbing up redwoods instead of jumping over hurdles? The answer to these questions is tucked away three hours north at the Cal Poly owned Swanton Pacific Ranch. […]