- Employee Management for Production Agriculture is a conference designed for all agricultural managers, from mid-level or unit managers to human resource personnel. The conference is set for Oct. 11-12 at the Kansas City Airport Marriott. Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service along with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and National Pork Board are sponsoring the two-day event.
- The Southern Illinois University Carbondale College of Agricultural Sciences is pleased to invite you to the 2007 Agricultural Sciences Fall Job Fair. This year’s event will take place Tuesday, October 9th and Wednesday, October 10th. The College of Agricultural Sciences is home to many diverse majors representing all aspects of the global food, agriculture and natural resource industry. The College of Agricultural Sciences will host a “meet and greet” reception for students, faculty and employers on Tuesday, October 9th, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. in Room 209 of the Agriculture Building. This session received very high marks from employers in 2006 and will allow those in attendance to meet with faculty and students from the College in a casual business setting. If you are unable to join us on Tuesday evening, please consider attending the job fair on Wednesday, October 10th, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the Agriculture Building.
- North Carolina State University and Monsanto Co. has announced a $675,000 grant focusing on growing the university’s Center for Plant Breeding and Applied Plant Genomics, housed in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. The Monsanto grant will fund five plant breeding graduate fellowships per year over the next three years. A leadership-training program also will be established for plant breeding graduate students at NC State and other select institutions across the country. The program will help students learn the business of science, develop leadership skills and establish a virtual support network, as well as provide internship opportunities at Monsanto breeding stations.
