


At the Livestock Farm on EARTH University’s Guácimo Campus, a pioneering research project led by Professor Leslie Antonio González is introducing the use of ruminal boluses (special inserted capsules) in cows adapted to tropical conditions. This technology allows for real-time monitoring of animal health and welfare…
EARTH’s Banana Commercial Operation is part of a dynamic project led by EDEKA and WWF that promotes more sustainable farming practices. The goal is to shift from conventional agriculture to regenerative agriculture that promotes and safeguards ecosystem health…

Life in Full Bloom: Francis Hernández, a Leader Rooted at EARTH
From EARTH’s classrooms to the greenhouses of one of the largest horticultural companies in the world, Francis Hernández Montás (Class of 2019, Dominican Republic) has cultivated a journey filled with purpose, learning, and transformation…

Charbel Assemaani: An Entrepreneur Mastering the Art and Science of Producing Artisanal Yogurt
Graduate Charbel Assemaani (Class of 2015, Lebanon) loved his EARTH class on Food Processing. Today he is co-founder of Semani Yogurt, a company making high-quality, small batch yogurt on the island of Antigua. Learn about the ways Semani has made a splash in a competitive market and how they plan to continue growing…

A Graduate’s Mission to Inspire Youth to Work the Land
When Nokubonga Cherryl Ndima (Class of 2012) was growing up in Durban, South Africa, she dreamed of being a surgeon. But while working with her family in their vegetable garden of carrots, cabbages, and spinach, she began to make a connection: she saw how people often went to the doctor and had health problems because they did not live healthy lifestyles or have access to nutritious food…