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Researchers in South ��ֱ���� State University's Department of Dairy and Food Science are improving the shelf life of strawberries and raspberries using biodegradable packaging material.

The South ��ֱ���� Agricultural Heritage Museum and the South ��ֱ���� Industrial Hemp Association will present “The Future of Hemp,” a program about industrial hemp production in South ��ֱ����, at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6.

The 2025 Lamb Bonanza at South ��ֱ���� State University featured the traditional auction of lamb pelts, this year raising $6,700 for student scholarships.

Researchers in South ��ֱ���� State University's Department of Dairy and Food Science, led by associate professor Srinivas Janaswamy, have created a novel type of bread by pocketing healthy compounds inside of starch granules. Early findings show this "functional food" may help with blood sugar management and disease prevention.

The South ��ֱ���� State University Agricultural Experiment Station and the South ��ֱ���� State Foundation Seed Stock Division is releasing a new hulled oat cultivar and a hard spring red wheat cultivar to certified seed growers.

The 33rd annual Lamb Bonanza will showcase the integral role of the lamb and wool industry in South ��ֱ���� while supporting the South ��ֱ���� State University Jackrabbits with an afternoon of basketball.

Researchers in South ��ֱ���� State University's Animal Disease Research and Diagnostic Laboratory were the first to identify a new strain of avian metapneumovirus — a highly contagious disease that is currently causing significant problems for the U.S. poultry industry — and are now working toward developing a safe and effective vaccine.

Nearly 100 South ��ֱ���� State University undergraduate students will showcase their ag industry internship experiences at Precision Connect ’24, Thursday, Nov. 14, at the Raven Precision Agriculture Center. This is the fourth annual Precision Connect event, started in conjunction with the 2021 opening of the center.

With loud enthusiasm often reserved for athletic events, students, faculty and staff from South ��ֱ���� State University’s agricultural programs showed up in full force to welcome a live television taping of “AgDay College Roadshow” Oct. 30 on the SDSU campus.

Bibek Adhikari, a graduate teaching assistant in biology and microbiology, received the 2024 John E. Miller Research ��ֱ���� from the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi at South ��ֱ���� State University.