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2024 News Releases
June
March
03/20/2024 Annual Tomato Spectacular Plant Sale to be Held April 20 at Cal Poly
February
02/29/2024 Taylor Farms pledges $2 Million to Support Cal Poly's New Plant Science Complex
2023 News Releases
November
11/09/2023 Cal Poly Annual Poinsettia Sale to Start Dec. 2
October
10/27/2023 Cal Poly Welcomes New Director to the Dairy Products Technology Center
September
August
July
07/31/2023 Cal Poly Strawberry Center Presents New Strawberry Farming Research and Innovation Efforts
07/07/2023 Cal Poly Receives Top 5-Star Ranking in Money Magazine's 2023 Best Colleges List
June
May
05/14/23 Cal Poly Cheese Takes First Place in Specialty Dairy Competition
April
04/23/23 Find Purrr-fect Plants, Pottery and Cats at Cal Poly
04/18/23 Cal Poly Women’s Polo Team Wins First Place at 2023 Nationals
04/10/23 Cal Poly Soil Judging Team Wins Second Place at National Competition
March
03/29/23 Annual Tomato Spectacular Plant Sale to Be Held Two Consecutive Saturdays in April at Cal Poly
2022 News Releases
December
12/01/22 Cal Poly Annual Poinsettia Sale Starts Dec. 3
August
May
April
4/25/22 Cal Poly’s Leaning Pine Arboretum Receives $1 Million Donation for Upgrades and Improved Programming
4/25/22 Cal Poly Animal Science Students Advance to National Competition with First-Place Win
March
3/16/2022 Annual Tomato Spectacular Plant Sale to Be Held Two Consecutive Weekends in April at Cal Poly
3/7/2022 Cal Poly Team Wins First at National Grocers Association Student Case Study Competition
February
2/16/2022 Cal Poly Logging Team Takes First Place in Timbersports Competition
2/14/2022 2022 Poly Royal Rodeo Celebrates 80 Years of History at Cal Poly
2021 News Releases
December
12/1/2021 Cal Poly Annual Poinsettia Sale to Start Dec. 3
October
August
8/3/2021 Cal Poly Enology Professor Awarded Prestigious Italian Wine Ambassador Certification
June
6/30/2021 Cal Poly Rodeo Team Advances to National Finals
March
3/19/2021 Cal Poly Team Wins First at National Grocers Association Student Case Study Competition
2020 News Releases
December
12/18/2020 Partnership Brings Cal Poly Products to Schools
November
August
8/31/2020 Update on Swanton Pacific Ranch
July
7/7/2020 Cal Poly Partners with Morro Bay in Bloom to Beautify Downtown Morro Bay
7/6/2020 Cal Poly Hosts Viewing of Rare Corpse Flower Bloom
June
6/24/2020 Reservations Now Available for Student-Run Succulentopia Plant Sale at Cal Poly
6/11/2020 Cal Poly Partnership Introduces Technology to Reduce Pesticide Use
6/4/2020 Horticulture and Crop Science Department Donates Citrus to Help SLO County Residents in Need
May
5/9/2020 2019-20 Faculty & Staff Awards Announced
March
3/12/2020 Current information about COVID-19 and Cal Poly
3/2/2020 16 Cal Poly Students to be Honored by Lawmakers at State Capitol on March 2
February
2/12/2020 Cal Poly's Western Bonanza Junior Livestock Show to Celebrate 36 Years Feb. 14-16
2019 News Releases
December
12/19/2019 Cal Poly Student Team Wins Convention Management Competition
12/19/2019 Cal Poly Experience Innovation Lab Receives $500,000 Donation from George P. Johnson
12/2/2019 Cal Poly Students Take Top Spots in Statewide Floral Competition
12/2/2019 Cal Poly Annual Poinsettia Sale to Start Dec. 6
November
October
10/31/2019 Cal Poly Team Wins National Student Food Marketing Challenge
September
9/13/19 Cal Poly Floral Design Team Wins Overall in National Competition
9/9/2019 Cal Poly Earns 27th Consecutive Best in the West Ranking from U.S. News
June
6/7/19 Cal Poly Spring 2019 Great Grads
May
5/13/19 Cal Poly Power of Doing Campaign Takes First Public Steps with Major Gifts, Groundbreaking
5/13/19 Cal Poly Named a Top Producer of 2018-19 Fulbright U.S. Scholars
5/02/19 Cal Poly to Host California FFA State Finals Competition May 4
April
4/29/19 Student-Run Succulent Plant Sale to Be Held May 10-11 at Cal Poly
4/17/19 Cal Poly Team Wins 2019 Regional Animal Science Academic Quadrathlon
March
3/27/19 Cal Poly’s Annual Tomato Spectacular Plant Sale to be Held April 6-7
3/21/19 Cal Poly Seeking Entrants for Annual Community Flower Show
3/15/19 Cal Poly Wins National Medal in Cheese Competition
February
2/22/19 Cal Poly Center for Sustainability to Hold March 12 ‘Nutrient Logic’ Seminar for Growers
2/06/19 Cal Poly’s Western Bonanza Junior Livestock Show to Celebrate 35 Years Feb. 15-17
2/01/19 Country Artists Casey Donahew and Chancey Williams to Perform at Poly Royal Rodeo April 13
January
1/01/19 Cal Poly Float Wins Extraordinaire Award at 2019 Rose Parade®
CAFES 2018 Student and Faculty Awards
2018 News Releases
December
12/7/18 Cal Poly Fall 2018 Commencement Set for Dec. 15
November
11/27/2018 Cal Poly Annual Poinsettia Sale Starts Nov. 30
11/19/18 Cal Poly Floral Design Team Continues Winning Tradition
11/13/18 Cal Poly to Co-Host Health Soils Project Demonstration Field Day Nov. 29 in Paso Robles
11/9/18 Cal Poly Soil Science Team Wins Regional Competition
11 / 02 / 18 Cal Poly ROTC Advances to Western Regional Competition
October
10 / 18 / 18 Cal Poly Experience Industry Management Department Named Third Best in Nation
10 / 15 / 18 Cal Poly to Host Succulent Plant Sale Oct. 19 and 20
September
9 / 20 / 2018 Cal Poly Student Floral Design Team Ranks Third in the Nation
August
8 / 24 / 2018 Cal Poly Professor Works to Protect Koalas in Australia
July
7 / 11 / 2018 Cal Poly to Name Center for Wine and Viticulture in Recognition of Two Key Donors
June
May
5/31/18 Cal Poly to Celebrate Grand Opening of New Oppenheimer Family Equine Center
5/7/18 Student-Run ‘Succulentopia’ Plant Sale to Be Held May 11-12 at Cal Poly
5/3/18 Cal Poly Team Excels in North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge
5/3/18 Cal Poly to Host California FFA State Finals Competition on May 5
April
4/05/18 Cal Poly Professor Receives Outstanding Researcher Award
4/03/18 Cal Poly Prepares for 25th Annual Open House on April 12-14
4/03/18 Cal Poly Seeks Entrants for Annual Community Flower Show
March
3/29/18 Annual Tomato Mania Plant Sale to be Held April 7-8 at Cal Poly
3/26/18 Food Science Professor Awarded Grant to Study the Safe Storage of Fresh-Cut Greens
3/13/18 Cal Poly Meats Team Wins Norm Eggen Championship Cup at Cured Meats Competition
February
2/14/18 Cal Poly Professors Awarded a $200,000 Healthy Soils State Grant
2/08/18 Nineteen Cal Poly Students to be Honored by Lawmakers at State Capitol on Feb. 12
2/01/18 Country Artist Aaron Watson to Perform April 14 at the 2018 Poly Royal Rodeo at Cal Poly
January
1/31/18 Cal Poly Dairy Judging Team Earns Top Honors at Southwestern Livestock Exposition
1/25/18 Poly Royal Rodeo Returns to Alex G. Spanos Stadium April 13-14 at Cal Poly
01/24/18 Cal Poly Dedicates 4.5 Megawatt (AC) Solar Farm
01/8/18 Cal Poly Named One of Nation’s Best Values by Kiplinger’s Finance Magazine
01/1/18 Cal Poly Rose Float Wins Past Presidents Trophy
CAFES 2017 Student and Faculty Awards
2017 News Releases
December
12/22/17 Cal Poly Assistant Professor Takes on Vexing Global Problem of Dying Forests
12/19/17 Cal Poly Honors Faculty, Staff for $32 Million in Research Grant Spending in 2016-17
12/01/17 Cal Poly Professor Named One of the World’s Most Impactful Scientific Researchers
November
11/28/17 Cal Poly Annual Poinsettia Sale to Start Dec. 1
11/17/17 Cal Poly Fall 2017 Commencement Set for Dec. 9
11/09/17 Cal Poly Wins First Place at Timber Sports Competition
October
10/27/17 Cal Poly to Host Timber Sports Competition Nov. 4
10/24/17 Cal Poly Dean Appointed to the California State Board of Food and Agriculture
10/20/17 Beekeeping Experts to Speak on Honey Bee Sustainability Nov. 1 and 8 at Cal Poly
September
09/22/17 Cal Poly Dairy Judging Team Takes First Place at National Competition
09/13/17 Cal Poly Named Best in the West by U.S. News for 25th Straight Year
09/08/17 Cal Poly Professors Awarded $140,000 USDA Grant to Teach Environmental Science Communication
09/07/17 Cal Poly Strawberry Center Among Researchers Named in $4.5 Million Grant
August
8/10/17 Cal Poly Awarded Funding for a New Graduate Fellowship Focused on the Global Reduction of Food Waste
8/1/17 Cal Poly Hosting Mapping Conference Through Aug. 3
July
7/17/17 Cal Poly Floral Design Team Ranks Second in the Nation
June
06/08/17 Cal Poly Sweeps the Western Spring National Collegiate Dairy Judging Contest
06/07/17 Cal Poly Great Grads Showcase the Strengths and Diversity of the Class of 2017
06/06/17 Cal Poly to Host Soil Health Assessment Field Day June 22 in Northern California
06/01/17 Annual Cal Poly Performance Horse Sale to Benefit Cal Poly Equine Center June 3
06/01/17 Cal Poly to Award Three Honorary Doctorates at June 17-18 Commencement Ceremonies
May
05/31/17 Cal Poly Partners with Woods Humane Society for Hands-On Training in Animal Care
05/30/17 Cal Poly Wins Four Awards in Sustainability Best Practices Competition
05/12/17 Cal Poly Rodeo Team Advances to the National Finals
05/09/17 Cal Poly to Host Soil Health Assessment Field Day on May 25 in Turlock
05/08/17 Cal Poly Student to Serve on National Agriculture Student Advisory Team
05/05/17 Cal Poly Students Win National Marketing Competition
05/04/17 Cal Poly Logging Team Wins Timbersports Competition
05/02/17 Cal Poly to Host Soil Health Assessment Field Day on May 5
April
04/28/17 Cal Poly Freshman Named Treasurer of California FFA State Officer Team
04/28/17 Cal Poly to Host California FFA State Finals Competition May 6
04/20/17 Cal Poly Shines in Latest PayScale.com Return-on-Investment Report
4/20/17 Cal Poly Open House Community Flower Show Bestows “Best of Show” to Santa Margarita Resident
04/19/17 Cal Poly to Build Solar Farm as Part of Net Zero Plan
04/17/17 Get Ready to Go Crazy for Tomato Mania Plant Sale April 22-23 at Cal Poly
March
03/23/17 Cal Poly Soil Judging Team Named Regional Champions
03/23/17 Cal Poly Welcomes Community to Open House on April 6-8
03/17/17 Cal Poly Polo Women’s and Men’s Teams Advance to Nationals
03/17/17 Carbon Farm Planning Workshop to Be Offered April 12 at Cal Poly’s Swanton Pacific Ranch
03/10/17 Cal Poly Students on Winning Teams at the Western Regional Dairy Challenge Competition
03/09/17 Soil Foodweb Pioneer Elaine Ingham to Lead Workshop on Building Healthy Soils
03/03/17 Cal Poly Student Wins First Runner-Up at Young Farmers and Ranchers Meet
February
02/15/17 Cal Poly’s Western Bonanza Junior Livestock Show to Run Feb. 17-19 in Paso Robles
02/13/17 Cal Poly to Host the State of the Organic Industry Panel on March 2
January
01/10/17 2017 Poly Royal Rodeo Moves to the Alex G. Spanos Stadium
2016 News Releases
December
12/20/16 New Partnership Offers Hands-On Training for Cal Poly Students in Marine Mammal Veterinary Care
November
11/18/16 Inaugural Salmonson Scholarships Awarded to Two Cal Poly Students
11/14/16 Cal Poly Dairy Cattle Judging Team Ranks Second in National Contest
October
10/06/16 Whole Foods' Co-CEO Walter Robb to Speak as Cal Poly Oct. 13
September
09/23/16 College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences Hires Several New Leaders
09/12/16 The Department of Experience Industry Management the Latest Addition to Cal Poly
09/12/16 Cal Poly to Sponsor Five Entries in San Luis Obispo’s CowParade Public Art Display
July
07/20/16 Cal Poly ITE is Top Student Regional Chapter for Third Straight Year
07/20/16 Cal Poly Floral Team Places First in National Competition
May
05/12/16 Cal Poly Rodeo Program Receives $1 Million Endowment
05/11/16 Cal Poly Rodeo Team Advances to National Finals
05/02/16 Cal Poly to Host California FFA State Final Competition May 7
April
04/27/16 Cal Poly to Host Panel Discussion on Sustainability in the Food Retail Sector on May 10
04/27/16 Cal Poly Junior Wins Second Place in Business Pitch Contest at Conference for Minorities
04/22/16 Cal Poly Team Excels at North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge
04/14/16 Cal Poly Logging Team Wins Timbersports Competition
04/12/16 Cal Poly to Host April 21 Talk on Preparing Veterans for Careers in Agriculture
04/11/16 Cal Poly Again Ranked High on Return on Investment by PayScale.com
March
03/30/16 Cal Poly Women's Polo Wins Title in 2016 Western Regionals
03/21/16 Cal Poly's Popular Tomato Mania Plant Sale Returns April 8-9
03/18/16 Cal Poly Exceeds State's Order for 25 Percent Water Reduction
03/15/16 Futurist Dave Evans to Discuss the Future of Technology March 17 at Cal Poly
03/08/16 Cal Poly Teams Rank Platinum and Gold at Regional Dairy Challenge
03/02/16 Cal Poly Students Win Local CFA Institute Research Challenge for Third Consecutive Year
February
02/25/16 Cal Poly Pours Wine at the Historic California Wine Symposium and Trade Mission in Cuba
02/18/16 Cal Poly Student Wins National Championship at Young Farmers and Ranchers Meet
02/12/16 Cal Poly's Western Bonanza Junior Livestock Show to Run Feb. 12-14 in Paso Robles
January
01/27/16 Cal Poly Students to be Honored by Lawmakers at State Capitol on Feb. 1
01/25/16 Cal Poly Dairy Cattle Judging Teams Excel in National Contests
01/22/16 Cal Poly Alumni Pledge $1.2 Million to Support Cal Poly's Proposed Wine and Viticulture Center
01/13/16 Cal Poly Center for Sustainability Receives Funding from Miossi Charitable Trust
2015 News Releases
December
12/07/16 Cal Poly Named One of the Nation's Top Four Colleges of Agriculture by Campus Explorer
November
11/23/15 Cal Poly's Swanton Pacific Ranch Joins US Forest Service Research Program
11/20/15 Cal Poly Honors Faculty, Staff Who Received $26 Million in Grant Funding in 2014-15
11/19/15 Cal Poly Dairy Cattle Judging Team Ranks High in National Contest
October
10/30/15 Cal Poly Floral Design Team Continues Winning Tradition
10/25/15 Cal Poly Professor Elected Fellow in Academy of Leisure Sciences
10/06/15 Cal Poly's Wine & Viticulture Department Welcomes New Leader
September
09/18/15 Cal Poly Center from Sustainability to Host 'Restoration Agriculture' Lecture Nov. 2
09/10/15 Retired Cal Poly Professor Donates $250,000 to Wine & Viticulture Department
09/09/15 Cal Poly is the Best In the West for 23rd Consecutive Year
August
08/24/15 Cal Poly Professor Named as One of Five Up-and-Coming Professionals
08/01/15 Cal Poly Students Perform Well in Floral Design Competition
July
07/27/15 Cal Poly, Autumn Spring Foods Announce New Process to Improve Protein Content in Foods
June
06/20/15 Cal Poly Again Ranked High on Return on Investment by PayScale.com
06/15/15 Cal Poly Removes Prime Ag Land from Development Consideration as Campus Master
06/12/15 Cal Poly Great Grads Highlights the Talent, Tenacity of the Class of 2015
06/11/15 Whole Food's Co-CEO Walter Robb to Speak at Cal Poly Fundraising Dinner
06/08/15 Cal Poly Receives One of the Largest Land Donations in its 114-Year History
06/01/15 Cal Poly Professor Served on Sunset Magazine Travel Awards Advisory Board
May
05/21/15 Cal Poly Performance Horse Sale Set for May 31
05/01/15 Cal Poly Workshop to Highlight Methods to Assess Soil Organic Matter, Nutrient Levels
April
04/27/15 Cal Poly to Host CEO of Kampgrounds of America May 4-7
04/23/15 Cal Poly Students Win National Marketing Competition
04/17/15 Cal Poly Students Win First Place in North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge
04/03/15 Cal Poly Student Wins Public Speaking Contest at a Nation Conference for Minorities
04/03/15 Get Ready to Go Crazy for 'Tomato Mania' Plant Sale April 11-12 at Cal Poly
March
03/25/15 California Secretary of Agriculture to Keynote Cal Poly Resilient Food Systems Conference
03/19/15 Entrepreneurship in Food, Wine Industry the Focus of April 22 Forum at Cal Poly
03/09/15 Soil Carbon Coalition Founder to Host Rangeland Workshop at Cal Poly's Cheda Ranch March 21
03/09/15 Cal Poly's First Strawberry Crop Now on Sale Locally
03/06/15 Cal Poly Students Shine at Young Farmers and Ranchers Collegiate Discussion Meet
03/04/15 Cal Poly Students to be Honored at State Capitol on March 9
03/03/15 Cal Poly Students Win Platinum and Gold in Western Regional Dairy Challenge
February
02/25/15 Cal Poly's Agriculture Communications Program Ranks in the Top 10 Nationwide
02/10/15 Cal Poly Organic Farm Named One of 20 Best University Farms in America
02/10/15 Cal Poly's Western Bonanza Junior Livestock Show to Run Feb. 13-15 in Paso Robles
January
01/27/15 Director of U.S.D.A National Institute of Food and Agriculture to Talk Feb. 3 at Cal Poly
01/12/15 Cal Poly to Host Central Coast Lean Summit Feb. 19-20
2014 News Releases
December
12/12/14 Cal Poly Wins Contract to Help Bring Water to Disadvantaged Communities
12/12/14 Cal Poly's Horse Judging Team Earns Honors at National Contest
12/10/14 Cal Poly Student Takes First Place in National Research Symposium
12/03/14 Cal Poly Center for Sustainability Receives Funding from Miossi Charitable Trust
November
11/19/14 Cal Poly Creamery Farmstead-Made Eggnog Now Available
11/13/14 Annual Cal Poly Poinsettia Sale Kicks Off with Holiday Open House Dec. 5-6
11/10/14 Cal Poly Lecture on Nov. 20 to Highlight Updated California State University Sustainability Policy
11/5/14 Cal Poly Brock Center to Host On-Campus Holiday Photo Sessions Nov. 11
October
September
09/05/14 Cal Poly Food Science and Nutrition Students Win National Food Development Contest
09/02/14 Cal Poly SLOcavore to Host 'Everything Olives' Workshop on Oct. 4
August
08/25/14 Cal Poly SLOcavores to Host Heritage Poultry Weekend Sept. 5-7
08/05/14 Cal Poly Floral Design Student Team Blooms At National Competition
June
06/18/14 Cal Poly to Host Sausage-Making Workshop June 28
06/02/14 Cal Poly Announces New Dean of the College of Agriculture, Food & Environmental Sciences
May
05/13/14 Cal Poly Agribusiness Department to Celebrate Decades of Success on Nov.8
05/02/14 James G. Boswell Foundation Commits $8 Million to Construct Agricultural Research Center at Cal Poly
05/01/14 Cal Poly Rodeo Team Advances to National Finals
05/01/14 Cal Poly to Host FFA California State Finals Competition May 3
April
04/18/14 Cal Poly Agribusiness Students Win National Marketing Competition
04/10/14 Get Ready to Go Crazy for 'Tomato Mania' Plant Sale April 25-26 at Cal Poly
February
02/18/14 Cal Poly Names Industry Expert to Lead New Strawberry Sustainability Research and Education Center
2013 News Releases
December
12/04/13 Cal Poly Poinsettia Sale Runs through Mid-December
November
11/12/13 Cal Poly Floral Design Team Takes Honors at Statewide Student Competition
October
10/31/13 Cal Poly to Hold Sustainable Agriculture Pest Management Conference Dec. 6-7
September
09/03/13 Cal Poly Wine & Viticulture Program Elevated to Department Status
July
07/22/13 Cal Poly Studies Future of Fighting Fire with Foam
07/18/13 Five Cal Poly ROTC Students to Commission as U.S. Army Officer
May
05/30/13 Cal Poly Center for Sustainability Awarded Funds to Expand Compost Project
05/10/13 Cal Poly Professor Receives American Dairy Products Institute Award
05/09/13 Cal Poly Launches Master's Program in Dairy Products Technology
05/08/13 Endowment Established to Honor Late Viticulture Professor at Cal Poly
05/03/13 Cal Poly Army Cadet Receives Highest ROTC Award
April
04/17/13 Cal Poly Kennedy Library Exhibit to Feature Country's Agriculture History
March
03/22/13 Cal Poly Workshop to Highlight New Methods for Assessing Agricultural Nutrient Levels May 17
February
02/19/13 Cal Poly and California Strawberry Commission Announce Multidisciplinary Partnership
January
01/31/13 Cal Poly to Host Lecture on Dilemmas in Food Ethics and Technology on Feb. 8
2012 New Releases
November
11/29/12 Cal Poly Associate Dean Named Executive Director of CSA Agriculture Research Institute
11/27/12 Creator of the 'Soil Carbon Challenge' to Speak at Cal Poly Nov. 30 & Dec. 1
September
09/21/12 Cal Poly to Host Sustainable Pest Management Conference Dec. 7-8
July
07/10/12 Cal Poly Grad Student Takes First with Dairy Products Research
January
01/10/12 Cal Poly to Host Film and Discussion about Young Farmers in America on Jan. 23