Dr. Sathya Elavarthi, associate professor of agriculture, talks about his hemp research during the Board of Trustees and Administrative Council's visit to the Outreach and Research Center in Smyrna. — *In this photo:* Dr. Sathya Elavarthi, associate professor of agriculture, talks about his hemp research during the Board of Trustees and Administrative Council’s visit to the Outreach and Research Center in Smyrna.

On Campus

Board of Trustees visit University’s Smyrna farm facility

Thursday, July 25, 2019

Members of the Board of Trustees, President Wilma Mishoe, Provost Tony Allen and other Administrative Council members paid a July 19 visit to DSU’s Outreach and Research Center in Smyrna to meet research and extension personnel and view their field trials.

For images from the visit, click on the below link:

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Dr. Dyremple Marsh, dean of the College of Agriculture, Science and Technology, and Dr. Marikis Alvarez, associated dean, provided the visitors with an overview of how the University uses the farm facility to advance its land grant mission to benefit Delawareans.

The group heard from the College’s agriculture scientists, who shared information about the ongoing hemp and high tunnel crop research projects conducted on the farm. They also heard from students who showcased their work through research posters.