If the University can’t start bringing home the bacon, hundreds of students could be left without learning opportunities.
Located on Ben Hur Road, the Swine Farm component of the LSU AgCenter, an integral research tool and portion of animal sciences majors’ curriculum, is shutting down because of a $5 million budget cut.
The issue was brought to light when nearly 50 agriculture students packed the Atchafalaya Room of the Student Union to attend a Faculty Senate experimental input session Tuesday.
The students organized themselves through a Facebook event created by Laura Hoffmann, animal sciences junior.
“Nobody was advised on this issue,” Hoffmann said. “There was no warning, and we still don’t know exactly what’s going
Swine Farm closure elicits discontent
September 26, 2011