Agriculture and Cal Poly Land Early Cal Poly agriculture - all products were consumed on campus - no competition with local merchants. Cal Poly agriculture prepared entrepreneurs - graduates who would be prepared to start their own businesses upon graduation Cal Poly agriculture was distinct from Land Grant Universities - as there weren't the tie to the strings of the USDA This type of agriculture could be considered Carbon Cycling More recently - due to the forces within the economy - Cal Poly agriculture emphasis is preparing students for jobs - working for others The jobs available will be determined by those companies enjoying financial success Those financially successful companies will invest in Cal Poly through research grants and other support Therefore, the education provided will reflect the source of the funds being provided This then puts us in the age of Money Cycling What about the future?? Cal Poly is at a major turning point We can proceed with the current direction. With this direction, agriculture will become less and less a part of Cal Poly - and less a part of the Land. This is a trend seen at most of the major universities in the USA over the past 10 years. Or.....Cal Poly could embrace a new direction. This direction would recognize the interrelationship of a healthy land, a healthy agriculture, a healthy society, and a healthy economy. This would require a much higher level of integration of disciplines