Growing crops and careers
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Sticky situation
December 01, 2025 | Written by Katie Peikes | Photos by Kathy F. Atkinson | Photo illustration by Jeffrey C. Chase | Video by Max DuganUniversity of Delaware graduate student Wil Winter is trapping mosquitoes in the wild, enticing them with honey, and tricking them to give up saliva for virus testing. This will help illuminate if disease-causing agents for West Nile Virus and Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus are in the area. The method was developed in Australia. Winter, who also works for the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, is hoping it can work here. -
Outdoor classroom
November 17, 2025 | Written by Katie Peikes | Photos by Evan KrapeRetired Extension specialist Gordon Johnson teaches the UD course, Vegetables, Herbs and Natural Plant Products (PLSC 302). It’s one of three courses where Students get hands-on experience growing various crops outside at UD's working farm and greenhouse on campus. The courses solidify what it takes to grow fresh vegetables and where food comes from. -
Interdisciplinary agricultural education
November 12, 2025 | Written by Nya Wynn | Photos by Kathy F. Atkinson and courtesy of Daisy CreelAgriculture and natural resources major Daisy Creel immerses herself in animal and food science, agribusiness and policy. Creel grew up on a family farm and participated in 4-H, setting herself up for a career in agriculture. She has spent her time at the University of Delaware learning about the business side of agriculture and all aspects of farm to table.
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Riding with technology
University of Delaware students enrolled in AGRI 130 spent their third Saturday field trip driving specialized farm equipment (combine and tractor) equipped with precision agriculture. With prices exceeding in some cases more than three-quarters of a million dollars, it was a unique hands-on experience.
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