When you think of horticulture, does your mind directly think plants or profession? UMN Crookston has been delivering degrees in horticulture for more than 35 years. Not only is there a diverse group of people who fill many roles in this profession, but there are varying degrees of perspective in the industry. Two individuals at different stages of their journey shared their insights, challenges, and opportunities regarding the same profession. One individual has years of experience under her belt and the other will soon be joining the horticulture workforce as he is graduating this spring. Both provide their view of the rewarding parts of the job down to the nitty gritty daily tasks.

The University of Minnesota announced that all of its campuses (Crookston, Duluth, Morris, Rochester and the Twin Cities) are planning to return to fully on-campus operations this fall.

CROOKSTON, Minn. - The Minnesota Thoroughbred industry foals out between 150-200 foals each year across the state of Minnesota. These foals become a part of an industry that brings $409 million in economic impact to the State of Minnesota, per a 2017 University of Minnesota economic impact report.

Changle Li, a transfer student from China and UMN Crookston graduate, recently discussed the numerous opportunities and “technical skills” that the University of Minnesota Crookston equipped him with, first with his positions at the United Nations International Institute of Global Health and then as a data analyst at Mitsubishi.

Psychiatric medication management services, through a collaborative agreement with the Northwest Mental Health Center (NWMHC) will begin March 23. “This agreement will ensure medications are properly prescribed and achieved through a planned, therapeutic outcome,” said Nurse Practitioner, Lizzie Murphy.

“Right away, after stepping on campus, I felt like I had a second home,” Katie Humhej, UMN Crookston health science senior, British Columbia.

Five UMN Crookston students participated in the Candle Light Ski - Owl Prowl event at Rydell Wildlife National Refuge and Glacial Ridge Feb. 27th.

CROOKSTON, Minn. - Untamed wilderness. Imagine soaring through the skies and patrolling the roads amidst the beautiful diverse mix of scenery, tundra and grand mountain peaks. This is what University of Minnesota Crookston alumnus Brian Lemay 2018 experiences daily. Lemay is a wildlife trooper for the Alaska State Troopers.

“For me, that is exactly what UMN Crookston became,” said UMN Crookston Eleora DeMuth, an agricultural education and communications double major. “It was a platform for me to be able to open up and experience who I was and what my identity was and who I could become during college and beyond.”

Anundson's Path to Current Role in Athletics at Black Hills State Paved at UMN Crookston

CROOKSTON, Minn. - He said he didn’t see himself farming. “I grew up a little north and east of Crookston, I never knew agriculture would be part of my career path, Proulx said.” Rob Proulx, Ph.D, University of Minnesota Crookston, agronomy lecturer, started his undergraduate studies as a business major and transferred to UMN Crookston earning his bachelor’s degree in agronomy and later a master’s degree from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus. “A couple years later I began pursuing a Ph.D. in earth systems science and policy.”