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1. Feeding Pre-Weaned Calves, Part 2: Rethinking Milk- from Expense to Investment

   the quality of the milk delivered. Whole milk: Should be properly pasteurized to reduce disease ... replacer: Select a high-quality product (>26% crude protein and 18 to 20% fat). Inconsistent solids ... Calves have a strong innate behavioral need to suckle. Pairing frequent meals with slow-flow teats ...

2. February 2026 Department Highlights

   Congratulations to Veeramani Karuppuchamy who received a graduate research award from Phi Kappa Phi. This grant ... scholarship, research and innovation, service and involvement, influence and leadership. Congratulations to FST ... Research Award. This award recognizes and celebrates graduate student success in publishing high quality ...

3. Horticulture Minor

   and cultural factors that influence plant productivity. Such insights will enable the student to ... Introduction to Horticulture (3 credit hours) Electives (Take at least 6 credit hours from the following ... is required in the minor course work; and a minimum grade of a C- is required for each course used to ...

4. Backyard Pollinator Plots 4.30.2026

   what resources you need? This class will get you started! We will discuss the species attracted to ... pollinator plots, how to prepare a site for planting, where to find seed mixes, and what to expect in the first ... Are you interested in planting a small pollinator plot but don’t know where to start or ...

5. Urban Agriculture and Community Food Production Systems Certificate

   with an introductory understanding of agronomic factors related to food and ornamental plant production ... food production. The UACFPS certificate requires 12 credit hours drawn from two core courses in the ... Production Practicum: Planning, Growing and Marketing (3 credits) HCS 3200: Introduction to Horticulture (3 ...

6. Cucumber Beetles in Cucurbits: Identification, Damage, and Strategies for Control

   management may be needed to reduce yield loss. Scouting is easy early in the growing season, when plants are ... up-to-date pesticide recommendations, product rates, and management action thresholds, please review the most ... Transmission of bacterial wilt. Interference with pollination. Feeding damage to fruit leading to reduced ...

7. Lawn & Garden Talk 2: From Cabbage to Sauerkraut: A Vegetable Fermentation Workshop

   Join us from April to September for our 2026 Lawn & Garden Talk Series! Discover the basics of ... examples like transforming cabbage into sauerkraut, we’ll explore how fermentation works and why it has ... vegetable fermentation at this free, informative talk open to the public. Our guest speaker tonight is Tina ...

8. Winter Annual Cereal Grain Forage Spring Management

   made last year in forage production to set our farm up for lower feed costs and higher production ... 2025 or 90 lb./acre in 2024 experienced no yield increase from additional spring nitrogen from 0 to 90 ... of fall nitrogen was applied, 60 lb./acre of spring nitrogen was needed to maximize crude protein. ...

9. Alexander Jones

   award-winning controlled environment agriculture facility. Prior, he managed production at an all-year tropical ... specimens and managed the Ridges Land Lab outdoor biofuel research trial plots from establishing new ... production and limited-input farming, and hydroponics research. He has peer-reviewed papers about plant ...

10. Student Awards Spring 2026

    Thamonpan Laochroensuk have been awarded CFAES Internal Grants!  Khadijat Adefaye has  been selected to be ... Congratulations to our Center for Food Animal Health Graduate students Saroj Khatiwada and ...

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