Mac Condill ’99 is the owner and operator of The Great Pumpkin Patch (TGPP) in Arthur, Illinois, where thousands of visitors every fall experience the harvest season alongside the Condill family.
Unit: Agriculture
Field Experience: Professors reflect on agriculture and teaching
Four recently retired agriculture professors have a combined 130 years teaching at Illinois State. They reflect on what has changed, what hasn’t, and what is to come.
Join the ISU Aggies at the Farm Progress Show
Please join Illinois State University’s Department of Agriculture at the Farm Progress Show this fall. The department will be hosting a tent, and alumni and friends are invited to stop by and visit.
ISU agriculture alum scores with Blackhawks corn maze
A family farm turned agritourism destination co-owned by Illinois State alum Ryan Richardson ’03 just unveiled a massive corn maze intricately designed to honor the Stanley Cup-winning Blackhawks.
Video: Brazilian students spend summer at Horticulture Center
Illinois State’s latest crop of visiting students from Brazil are digging deep into the science of horticulture this summer through an internship at the University’s outdoor laboratory.
Department of Agriculture to host annual Harvey S. Woods Golf Classic July 24
Illinois State University’s Department of Agriculture will host the annual Harvey S. Woods Golf Classic Friday, July 24, at the Weibring Golf Club in Normal.
Talent beyond teaching: Campus jobs outside the classroom
Tell someone you work at the University and the same question is consistently asked: Do you teach? About 1,400 do at Illinois State, but many others are needed away from the classroom in jobs that are often unusual.
Illinois State’s NAMA chapter honored
Illinois State University’s National Agri-Marketing Association (ISU NAMA) recently competed in the student competition at the Agri-Marketing Conference in Kansas City, Missouri.
Entries Needed for Scarecrows on Parade
Illinois State University’s Horticulture Center is looking for 100 scarecrows to help celebrate 100 years of agriculture at the University.
1911 Garden Tours and Dinner Sept. 8 & 9
Illinois State University’s Horticulture Center will provide tours of its 1911 Garden and host a 1911 Garden Dinner on Thursday and Friday, Sept. 8 and 9.