Unit: Agriculture Alumni Association

Redbirds launching campaign to send award-winning ISU IFAMA Team to 2025 Global Competition

Illinois State University’s Agriculture and International Business programs are launching a Hatch crowdfunding campaign aimed at sending a talented team of students to the International Food and Agribusiness Management Association (IFAMA) World Conference and Global Student Case Competition. This event is an opportunity for students, scholars, industry leaders, and policymakers to come together and discuss important global issues in food and agribusiness, focusing on transparency, sustainability, and grow

Redbirds place first at a global agribusiness case competition

Illinois State University IFAMA Global Case Competition Winning Team -Students and Co-advisors

In June 2024, a team of six Illinois State Agriculture and International Business undergraduate students placed first in the International Food and Agribusiness Management Association World Conference and Global Student Case Competition in in Almeria, Spain.

Homecoming 2023 alumni marshals take the field

two people standing in front of fireplace, smiling

This year’s alumni marshals love the field, that is the softball and the agriculture field.  While they may not have crossed paths as students, Melinda Fischer ’72, M.S. ’75, and Dan Kelley ’70 share a love for Illinois State University.

Ropp Agriculture Building renovation update

Ropp hallway

Significant updates have been made to the main spaces of the Ropp Agriculture Building, home of Illinois State University’s Department of Agriculture, 23 faculty and staff, and about 400 students.