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Xin Xin receives departmental recognition
Postdoc Xin Xin has recently received recognition from the Department of Horticultural Sciences at the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences' 2026 Research Symposium for her presentation: The effect of germination stimulants on Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis) seeds. Congratulations, Xin!
State Fair preparations have begun
By Gary Deters
In 2023, with help from the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences, we redesigned our Minnesota State Fair exhibit space in the Agriculture Horticulture Building. This redesign required a lot of thought and planning to update the display’s function to better educate fairgoers on lawn care and water use (Figure 1). Although the State Fair is months away, we have already begun planning for our annual exhibit in late August.