Events & Seminars

The Department of Horticultural Science hosts regular events throughout the year, including our longstanding Wednesday Seminar in Horticultural Science series (information to the right).

 
 

APS Seminar - "Minnesota Regional Roadside Turfgrass Mixture Optimization"
Dominic Christensen, Graduate Student
October 28, 2019
306 Borlaug Hall
Wednesday Seminar - "Cold climate fruit production: Tackling te challenges of cranberry and grape production in Wisconsin"
Amaya Atucha, Assistant Professor and Fruit Crop Extension Specialist UW Madison
October 30, 2019
310 Alderman Hall
Coffee Hour - Learning Garden
November 1, 2019
Learning Garden
APS Seminar - "Structure and Function of the Soil Microbiome Associated with 'Climate-Smart' Forages in East Africa"
Marie Schaedel, Graduate Student
November 4, 2019
306 Borlaug Hall
Wilkins Seminar - "How’d a Plant Geek from back East figure out how to have so much fun creating berry cultivars in the Great Northwest?"
Chad Finn, ARS Oregon
November 6, 2019
310 Alderman Hall
Wednesday Seminar - "Passive solar greenhouse technology: Year-round technology for small- and medium-scale vegetable farmers"
Greg Schweser, RSDP Director Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems UMN RSDP
November 13, 2019
310 Alderman Hall
Wednesday Seminar - "Farm at the Arboretum Update"
Peter Moe, Alan Branhagen, Tim Kenny, and Sandy Tanck - Arboretum Directors and Interpretation Manager
November 20, 2019
310 Alderman Hall
Wednesday Seminar - "MPS Capstone Seminars"
MPS Students
December 4, 2019
310 Alderman Hall
Coffee Hour - Turf Team
December 6, 2019
310 Alderman Hall
APS Seminar - "Characterization of Flavor and Aroma Compounds in Minnesota Cold-Hardy Grapes"
Laise Moreira, Graduate Student
December 16, 2019
306 Borlaug Hall
Coffee Hour - Finance Team
January 24, 2020
310 Alderman Hall
Coffee Hour - Office Staff & Neil Anderson
May 8, 2020
310 Alderman Hall
Coffee Hour - Office Staff & Neil Anderson
May 8, 2020
310 Alderman Hall

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Wednesday Seminar in Horticultural Science

We host weekly seminars throughout the academic year featuring professors, researchers, and other professionals doing interesting work in the field of horticultural science. Seminars are held Wednesdays at 3:30pm in 310 Alderman Hall (St. Paul campus) unless noted otherwise. All are invited to attend at no cost, no RSVP required, and we even provide light snacks and refreshments.

We encourage you to browse the seminar schedule when it comes out at the beginning of each semester.

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