Turkey farmer Jason Yordy ’07 developed TurkeyTrac, a software program that combines experience with technology, providing real-time data on factors that impact the health, growth, and profitability of the flock.
Unit: Agriculture
The PodCAST: A conversation with Kristen Faucon, agriculture alum
The College of Applied Science and Technology has released the next episode of the college’s new podcast, The PodCAST. This episode features a conversation with Kristen Faucon, an alum of the Department of Agriculture, and currently serves as the Member Business Administration Manager for GROWMARK.
Homecoming 2023 alumni marshals take the field
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.
USDA interns ‘build confidence’ after a summer at University Farm
As part of a partnership with other universities in the state, Illinois State University’s Department of Agriculture hosted two students from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) over the summer at University Farm.
CAST to host annual Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
The College of Applied Science and Technology (CAST) is set to recognize some of its most successful alumni through the 2023 CAST Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.
Autumnal Festival to celebrate ‘native roots’
Visitors to the 18th annual Autumnal Festival at Illinois State University’s Horticulture Center, September 9-10, will experience what it was like in Illinois, before 1800, to stand amid a towering prairie.
2023-24 Advancing Research and Creative Scholarship (ARCS) award winners announced
Twenty-two teams applied for this award and applications were reviewed by an external review panel. While they were impressed with the quality of proposals, they felt that 3 stood above all the others.
Alum remembered, honored with Kristian ‘KP’ Philpotts Day proclamation
Kristian Philpotts ’16, an Illinois State University alum who was fatally shot while working as a rideshare driver in Urbana, was honored Monday on what would have been his 31st birthday.
Spaulding named Department of Agriculture interim chairperson
Dr. Aslihan Spaulding, professor of agribusiness and food industry management, returned to Department of Agriculture as the interim chairperson.
Sunset on the Longest Day: An Act of Indigenous Restoration at ISU Horticulture Center
The free, outdoor community performance event is centered around listening to Native Americans as a reconciliatory act of land acknowledgement.