Rajesh Jha (HNFAS) recently offered a training course on “Feed and Nutrition Management” for a group of young ethnic-minority farmers in Nepal, in which he provided knowledge and hands-on skills on utilizing local feedstuffs and food waste as a sustainable source of feed for swine.

CTAHR undergraduates described their student life experiences during a live webinar for newly admitted prospective students and a student-faculty luncheon featured speed networking and idea sharing for first-year and transfer students.

The ASAO recently hosted its second CTAHR Student–Faculty luncheon, where freshmen and transfer students had the opportunity to meet and chat with faculty and the dean and associate deans. It started off with a speed networking session, in which the faculty and leadership spent five minutes introducing themselves to small groups of students.

The first fundraiser for the Hawaii Foodbank is with the Great Harvest Bread Company! The pre-sale deadline is 4 p.m. on Monday, April 2—submit cash and your order form to Candice in Gilmore 203. Pickup is on Wednesday, April 11, from 4 to 4:45 p.m. in the Dean’s office, Gilmore 202.

The undergraduate Sustainability Certificate program is nearing approval! CTAHR faculty interested in sustainability issues are invited to a meeting on April 6 in Sherman 103, from 10 to 11 a.m., to identify areas in which to focus efforts to grow sustainability-relevant research, education, and Extension in the college.