The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is ramping up in preperation of its “Bird Health Awareness Week”, from February 24 – March 2, and announced last week that it will be hosting a seminar on the 28th, entitled Growing Chicks into Healthy Chickens: Getting Ready for Spring. The webinar will focus on info and tips […]
Month: February 2013
Undergrads Interested in a Job Investigating Local Fresh Produce Enterprises?
Undergraduate employment opportunity: Short-term undergraduate research assistance wanted for a local foods project. The purpose of the project is to generate descriptions of promising fresh produce enterprises that will market produce through local/regional wholesale channels, while upholding principles of land stewardship and fair labor practices. The enterprise descriptions will be developed with consideration to a […]
New Website for WPP Research Site!
Check out the new website for the WPP Research Site at WPPRESEARCH.ORG! The Woody Perennial Polyculture (WPP) Research Site is a new large-scale research site on the South Farms of the Urbana-Champaign campus that studies the agricultural and ecological characteristics of a savanna-based agroecosystem. Primary crops include chestnut, hazelnut, apple, grape, raspberry, current, and pasture. Researchers […]
Jobs Alert for Seniors
On March 9st a representative from U.S.PIRG, a collection of state-based advocacy groups, will be on U of I’s campus for an information session on recent job openings, to take place at 7pm in Davenport 113. To quote the organization itself, “U.S.PIRG is a federation of state-based public interest advocacy groups. We will be […]
Wal-Mart Rumored to Push for GMO Labeling; What Does it Mean?
The debate over whether to label GMO-products is continuing to rage on all fronts, from growing statewide movements in Washington, Oregon, Vermont and others, and the defeat of Proposition 37 in California, which would have required GMO labeling. However, reports are rumoring that Wal-Mart, the largest retailer in the world, let alone the U.S., is […]
Job Openings in Portland, Oregon
Exciting news for those looking on the job market for employment in the environmental field; The ClimateTrust, a non-profit organization based out of Portland, Oregon, has two openings, one for “Project Analyst”, and the other for a “Senior Project Analyst”. Let’s get right into it. The Project Analyst postion, as per the statement released by […]