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Department of Horticulture Faculty Receive Awards

Dr. Ajay Nair has been named recipient of the 2015 College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Early Achievement in Extension and Outreach Award.         Ms. Lisa Orgler has been named recipient of the 2015 College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Excellence in Teaching by Lecturers and Adjunct Faculty Award.

Growing hops at ISU’s Horticulture Research Farm

A one-acre hop project is underway at the Horticulture Research Farm. The project is led by Dr. Diana Cochran (Assistant Professor and Fruit Extension Specialist) and will undergo several phases before hop plants are ready to go into the ground. The initial step, recently completed, involved setting 100 black locust poles in the ground. The…

Dr. Kathleen Delate teaches online course in organic agriculture