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From left to right, students Cassity Mitchell, Mika Hankins, Alyssa Trombetti, and Presley Woodrum have been teaching about planting seeds and agriculture at Murray Elementary School. (Photo courtesy of Presley Woodrum)

Murray State to Murray Elementary: Hutson School of Agriculture students teach lessons at local school

March 25, 2021

Alyssa Trombetti Contributing writer [email protected] Students in the Hutson of Agriculture visited Murray Elementary School to teach the...

Student Brooke Croel has stayed busy by having photoshoots with her cats. (Photo courtesy of Brooke Croel)

Students spend self-quarantine time with pets of all shapes and sizes

April 8, 2020

Cady Stribling Features Editor [email protected] As difficult as the transition to online classes may be,  two Murray State students have...

Camryn Clift traveled to New Zealand with the Hutson School of Agriculture. (Photo courtesy of Camryn Clift)

Student reflects on New Zealand adventure

February 19, 2020

Grant Dillard Staff Writer [email protected] Cady Stribling Features Editor [email protected] Junior agriculture communications...

The Barn Slide is put on by the Collegiate Future Farmers of America. (Courtesy of Richard Thompson)

Fall on the Farm celebrates 16th year

October 1, 2019

Sarah Mead Contributing Writer [email protected] The 16th annual Fall on the Farm was held this year, a coordinated effort by the Agriculture...

Sen. Mitch McConnell proposed to raise the age for purchase of tobacco products. (Photo Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)

Legislation would raise tobacco purchasing age

April 25, 2019

Cady Stribling Staff writer [email protected] Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell announced a proposal for legislation to change the purchasing...

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Rep. James Comer pushes for hemp research

October 31, 2018

Story by James Turner, Staff writer U.S. Congressman James Comer spoke at the William Cherry Exposition Center Friday, Oct. 26, to advocate research...

Grote works toward the future

Grote works toward the future

September 13, 2018

Story by Amy Turner, Staff writer Photo by Brock Kirk/The News Almost every major on campus shares one thing in common: the need for an internship....

Graduate student sees a new side of agriculture

Graduate student sees a new side of agriculture

September 13, 2018

Story by Bridgette McAuliffe, Staff writer Photo by Brock Kirk/The News A Murray State student recently completed an internship with a nationwide...

Student experiences agriculture on 'The Hill'

Student experiences agriculture on ‘The Hill’

September 13, 2018

Story by Bridgette McAuliffe, Staff writer Photo by Julie Boeker/The News A Murray State student completed an internship working in the office of...

Photo by Kelli O'Toole/The News

Ag students host 5th annual show pig sale

April 3, 2017

Story by Paige Effinger, Contributing writer The 5th Annual Show Pig Sale for the Hutson School of Agriculture took place April 1. The sale featured...

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Milton Stokes, director of global health and nutrition outreach for Monsanto, gives a seminar about innovations in agriculture Monday.

Monsanto representative visits Murray State

May 5, 2016

Story by Kayla Harrell, Staff writer Milton Stokes, director of global health and nutrition outreach for Monsanto, hosted a seminar at Murray...

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Caleb Brannon and Courtney Gerstenecker were nationally recognized on the Farm Credit Fresh Perspectives 100 Honorees list.

Students honored by Farm Credit

April 21, 2016

Story by McKenna Dosier, Photography Editor Out of more than 1,000 nominees, two Murray State students were nationally recognized on the Farm Credit...

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