Fresno State Animal Sciences and Agricultural Education

Students are invited to come to the fifth annual 'Tutor Meet & Greet' this Tuesday (1/19, 1:30-3:30 pm). Meet the tutors, faculty & staff from our Henry Madden Library Learning Center who can help you understand course / study / professor / & grading expectations for spring classes. Sign up for the virtual event at http://bit.ly/TutorMeet2021 that will feature a Zoom webinar & Discord server (as a text platform for questions).

Only a week away from the first day of Fresno State spring semester! That said, our 1,000-acre campus farm & 22 units keep our student workers busy year-round & giving them vital hands-on experience for their careers!

Area agriculture companies can sign up **NOW** for our 'Harvesting the Leaders of Tomorrow' virtual career fair (Wed., 2/3, 10:30am-3pm) at: bit.ly/HTLOT2021 to interview our top students & alumni for jobs & internships!

Go check out the set at https://www.sconlinesales.com/Bids/AuctionsListingNext/26549. All sheep are eligible for THE SHOW in Reno, NV. Let us know if you have any question!

There is one hour remaining in our sale! Link: https://www.sconlinesales.com/Bids/AuctionsListingNext/26549

The Red Wave sale is in progress at https://www.sconlinesales.com/Bids/AuctionsListingNext/26549. Remember all sheep are eligible for The Show in Reno, NV!

It's sale day! Head over to SCOnline and let us know if you have any questions - we are happy to help in any way we can. Link: https://www.sconlinesales.com/Bids/AuctionsListingNext/26549

Great job last fall at the California Finals Rodeo to our Fresno State Rodeo Team (Bulldoggers) members & alumni that competed at the Red Bluff event & included...: Dillon Hushour (SW), Colton Campbell (TD/TR), Tyler Forsberg (TD), Mitchell Parham (BB), Reed Neely (SB), Justin Lawrence (SB-first go-round winner) & Bear Pascoe (SW, not pictured). Special congrats also go to Neely who was the 2020 PRCA ProRodeo Year End California Circuit Finals Champion. Check out final results are at: https://www.prorodeo.com//california-circuit-finals-/10638

Prospective students (& parents) can still sign up for **TONIGHT'S VIRTUAL OPEN HOUSE (11/5, 5-8pm)** to learn from our admissions counselors about applying/transferring, paying for college, choosing majors, SAT/ACT test tips, & key campus resources at: https://fsopenhouse.eventxtra.com/landing

Fresno State agricultural education senior Amber Layne had a busy first year back in the Central Valley as a junior in 2019-20 after getting her associate's degree from Northern Oklahoma College in agricultural science. At Fresno State, the Modesto native competed as a junior on the livestock judging team, and was a member of the Young Cattlemen's Association club & Sigma Alpha agricultural sorority.... Learn more about her & about her summer internship at Superior Farms, a nationally-respected livestock company committed to sustainability & innovation, in this interview ( http://bit.ly/FS20-JC-amber-layne ).

Have a safe & happy halloween from our students, faculty & staff!

Support our Fresno State students & scholarships at two of our favorite fall Ag One events that END SOON - the Turf Day Golf Classic & Fantasy Vacation Giveaway...! Turf Day golf groups can still sign up for the final slots Friday & Saturday (10/30-31) at http://bit.ly/FS20-turf-day & then call Belmont Country Club (251.5076, ext 13) for an afternoon tee time. Raffle tickets will be available until Monday, Nov. 2 at noon to win a trip for two (& $1K) for 4-5 days to scenic Lake Tahoe, Yosemite or Dana Point or the Hotel Coronado in San Diego! Call the Ag One office (559.278.4266) for raffle tickets, & more info is at: http://bit.ly/FS20-ag-one-fantasy-vacation

Fresno State Jordan College students! *Send your questions* to Dean Dennis Nef via this *link ( http://bit.ly/FS-JC-fall-student-forum ) for this Friday's virtual forum from 12-1 p.m. (10/30) that will also include faculty Annette Levi & Randy Perry & ASI Senator Anthony Camacho.

Fresno State alumna Julie Pedraza & Cayci Allison are helping oversee an innovative 'Pumped Up for Pumpkins" virtual fall outreach project for +100 local youth ...& leaders. The Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension (KARE) program meets bi-weekly this semester with youth from Fresno County 4-H, Madera County & the FARMS Land-Based Learning programs to teach agronomy & STEM (science, technology, engineering & math) principles. Students have been split into 15 groups & work with KARE staff to raise pumpkins at the research farm near Parlier. Each team has a virtual budget to purchase land, protective mulch, irrigation district water, fertilizer treatment, & pumpkin varieties. Using website & Instagram photos, students can view their plot & are given bi-regular farm reports. Lessons also include smart farm technology such as drones used for flyover & irrigation reports, a soil analysis by Dellavalle Laboratory Inc., & guest lecturers from Van Groningen Pamper'd Farms discussing pumpkin diseases, insects & other topics. At the end of the season, each team & plot will be evaluated to determine which management plan yielded the largest quantity, best quality, largest total weight, &/or most profitable pumpkins. Students will then discuss the growing season & events & decisions that might have affected their outcomes (ex. gophers or aphids taking out some of their plants) & also receive a pumpkin as a reward.

There's still time to sign up for our 39th annual Fresno State Agribusiness Management Conference that **STARTS THIS WEEK** & will be held virtually in seven We...dnesday & Thursday lunchtime sessions over the next four weeks through Nov. 19. The nearly 40 presenters include: - Andrew Harding ( Nocking Point Wines co-founder) - Daniel Kowalski (CoBank knowledge exchange vice president) - Nishan Majarian (Agrian Inc. CEO/founder) - Alison Seibert (The James Collective consulting services founder) - Paul Wagner (Balzac Communications & Marketing president emeritus) - Vincent Ricchiuti (ENZO Olive Oil & P-R Farms director of operations) Learn about the other feature professionals, alumni and faculty & students sharing perspectives on ag & food industry, consumer & research trends at: http://bit.ly/FS20-JC-agribusiness-conference

Join us **TODAY at 4PM** for our Fresno State Food, Family, & Farm Month kick-off event with Dean Nef & learn about the 25 events featuring our students, facult...y, staff, alumni & industry partners starting today through Nov. 20. Sign up for today's webinar at https://bit.ly/3k0Kjqe to win prizes & learn from our campus research center & Ag One directors about their events showcasing innovative agricultural practices!

Sign up now for over 25 virtual events in our 2nd annual Fresno State 'Food, Family, & Farm Month' from Monday, Oct. 19 to Friday, Nov. 20 that will showcase ou...r faculty, staff, students, alumni & industry partners. The first event is Monday's kick-off virtual event with Jordan College Dean Nef at 4pm that will showcase many of student-made products from the Fresno State Gibson Farm Market & **A CHANCE TO WIN PRIZE(S)**! Other events to look for are the 39th annual agribusiness management conference (that will have two-hour sessions on seven different Wednesday & Thursday mid-day slots), Ag One Fantasy Vacation Drawing & Turf Day golf event (in-person), the annual plant science career fair, irrigation/viticulture/enology industry webinars, and a wine tasting. Read more about the events planned & see a regularly-updated schedule at: https://bit.ly/FS20-JC-F3-month-preview

Happy #NationalBossDay to our Jordan College Dean, Dr. Dennis Nef. Few people on campus have as profound an understanding of how the success of the nation's lea...ding agricultural county & Fresno State are intertwined. We appreciate all his service & leadership to our students, faculty, staff, alumni & industry partners since his arrival in 1982. Learn about his many key campus roles, ranging from vice provost, undergraduate studies dean, Jordan College associate dean, and agricultural economics department chairperson (as well as other work serving the agricultural community) at: http://bit.ly/FS20-JC-nef-profile

Looking for a job or internship? Log in **UNTIL 3PM TODAY** & meet company recruiters at our campus S.T.E.A.M. Career Fair (for Science + Math, Technology, Engi...neering, Agriculture, and/or Manufacturing companies) The fair will be hosted virtually & accessible through the HireFresnoState tab on your my.fresnostate page (& also lists all organizations attending). Students from ALL majors and ALL years are welcome to attend this or any of the other career fairs sponsored by our Fresno State Career Development Center.

Happy #NationalFarmersDay from all our Fresno State students & staff who manage our one of the nation's finest campus farms! The 1,000-acre University Agricultu...ral Laboratory is comprised of 22 units that serve as hands-on teaching, research & production facilities for students, the community & industry partners. The on-campus farm also serves the Central Valley by selling a wide assortment of fresh products year-round at our Fresno State Gibson Farm Market & to local food relief organizations. Learn more about our campus farm at this video: http://bit.ly/FS19-JC-campus-farm-video

Fresno State agricultural science graduate student Cirenio Hisasaga has applied his passion for the poultry industry to create a bright future for himself & oth...ers as he pursues a doctoral degree & dream to become a university professor. The Sanger native has been one of the most College's most active student researchers with his undergraduate & graduate work on commercial broilers with woody breast conditions, designer egg quality & broiler leg health parameters. The former Jordan College Undergraduate Dean's Medalist & honors research cohort member has also gained key industry experience through internships for Cobb-Vantress, Inc. & Foster Farms & working at the campus Foster Farms Poultry Education & Research Facility. In this #NationalHispanicHeritageMonth feature, also learn how he has given back to others through the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation & Central California Food Bank at: http://bit.ly/FS20-JC-hisasaga-feature