Recent News
TOPP Success in the Northwest, West/Southwest, and Midwest
Apr 9, 2024
USDA Agricultural Marketing Service: TOPP Programs Deliver Mentorship, Technical Assistance, Community Building, and Workforce Development to Next Generation of Organic Professionals in California
Cal Poly ASM builds the Organic Farm a field chiller for produce
Dec 15, 2023
During the Fall Quarter of 2023, Cal Poly Agricultural Systems Management student Sam Monckton constructed an evaporative cooler for the Cal Poly Organic Farm to store leafy greens and other vegetables during harvest. Watch the video of its construction by clicking here.
Cal Poly awarded a USDA grant for field equipment sanitation research
Nov 17, 2023
Cal Poly was awarded a Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). This grant will be used for a project called, "Taming Agriculture's Elephant: Broadening the Conversation About Field Equipment Sanitation Practices for Specialty Crops."
Cal Poly awarded NIFA grant for regenerative vegetable research
Oct 31, 2023
The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has awarded Cal Poly with a Non-Land-grant College of Agriculture Capacity Building Grant. These grants serve to develop research, education, and outreach.
The Grimm Family Center for Organic Production and Research releases a podcast
Oct 8, 2023
In collaboration with CCOF and the USDA Transition to Organic Program, the Grimm Family Organic Center for Production and Research is releasing a podcast! The first episodes of student-produced podcasts Live in 225 and Organic Chat are now live.
Cal Poly’s Grimm Family Center for Organic Production and Research Forges Industry Partnerships
Aug 31, 2023
From Organic Produce Network's OPN Connect Newsletter:
"First established in 2021 with a donation from the Grimm family, Cal Poly’s Center for Organic Production and Research has been busy with multiple projects since its inception.
Grimm Family Donates $5 Million to Cal Poly College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences to Establish the Center for Organic Production and Research
Aug 17, 2023
Cal Poly is set to change the landscape of organic agriculture with a $5 million donation made to the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences by Grimmway Farms, the global leader in organic produce and the world’s largest producer of carrots.
To read more, click here.
GOPEX session goes deep on new Cal Poly organic research center
Aug 17, 2023
"Jeff Huckaby expects the new Center for Organic Production and Research at Cal Poly to be a significant asset for the industry in the coming years, both through talent development and through research on key areas including weeding, soil health, fertility and automation."
To read more, click here.
Cal Poly College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences Names Director of New Center for Organic Production and Research
Aug 17, 2023
SAN LUIS OBISPO — Matthew Grieshop, associate professor of organic pest management and director of the Sustainable Farming and Food Systems academic program at Michigan State University, has been named director of Cal Poly’s new Center for Organic Production and Research. Grieshop will begin in January 2022.
To read more, click here.
Cal Poly's Grimm Family Organic Center Hosts First Field Day
Aug 15, 2023
We hosted our first Grimm Family Center for Organic Production and Research field day at the Cal Poly Organic Farm on August 3rd, immediately following the Strawberry Center field day.
