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…
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
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.
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.
New Wine and Viticulture Center will break ground soon, open in 2020
Designs for the new JUSTIN and J. Lohr Center for Wine and Viticulture are complete and construction is expected to begin within the next two months. “It’s going to be the best thing that Cal Poly can do for this…
Student-run Cal Poly Organic Farm sells produce locally
The Cal Poly Organic Farm embodies Learn by Doing to a T — meaning students plan work days, till the soil, plant the seeds, harvest the crops, price the food and sell produce to San Luis Obispo residents. The sales…
$1.5 million pledged for new plant pathology lab
Longtime Cal Poly supporters pledge $1.5 million to fund a plant pathology lab in new Agriculture Technology Center.
Meet your 2016-17 ASI presidential candidates
ASI presidential elections have begun for 2016-17.
‘Rag-tag’ committee made first Open House
Elyse Lopez elyselopez.md@gmail.com After the riots in 1990 that caused the cancellation of Poly Royal, students had to think of a new way to open up the campus for the weekend and showcase their work. Poly Royal was a wonderful…
Grad school could be for you
Elyse Lopez elyselopez.md@gmail.com Every student will face a time in their college career when they must decide if a bachelor’s degree is enough to propel them to where they want to be in life. Taking advantage of Career Fairs and…