The Ag Showcase, hosted by the Agribusiness Management Club and the National Agri-Marketing Association, is an annual two-day career fair that provides students of all majors with the opportunity to network with over 85 agriculture-related companies offering internships and full-time positions.
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New Plant Sciences Complex and Animal Health Center set to begin construction this month
The College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences (CAFES) has two new building projects scheduled to begin construction this month: the Plant Sciences Complex on the corner of Highland Drive and Mt. Bishop Road, and the Animal Health Center off of Via Carta next to the Beef Unit (BLDG 16).
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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 the Future. This provides nearly two dozen students the opportunity to participate in research about […]
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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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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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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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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 program,” enology lecturer and Pilot Winery Manager Jim Shumate said. The center is named after […]
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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 are made through the Farmer’s Market, Vons, Big Sky Cafe and boxes on Dexter Lawn. […]
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$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.
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Meet your 2016-17 ASI presidential candidates
ASI presidential elections have begun for 2016-17.
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‘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 thing that got out of hand, Joe Sabol, the retired associate dean of Agriculture and […]