Committed to offering exemplary teaching programs. Conducting internationally renowned research. Coordinating outstanding extension/ outreach efforts. Engaging individuals, groups, and communities to improve quality of life in Maryland and beyond.
The College of Agriculture and Natural Resources follows the land grant mission through:
2010 Starting a Small Farm
The Baltimore County office of The University of Maryland Extension is partnering with Maryland Agricultural Resource Council to offer a workshop series to learn about starting and operating a successful, intensive small farm.
- posted Jan 31, 2010
Montgomery County 4-H Public Speaking Contest
Montgomery County 4-H Public Speaking Contest will be held on Saturday, March 27, 2010 at 8:00 a.m. at the Montgomery County 4-H Office.
- posted Jan 29, 2010
Creativity Defines Rhodes, Marshall Finalist
Sara Peitzmeier, ANSC undergraduate working in Dr. Ian Mather's lab, was named a finalist for the 2010 Rhodes and Marshall scholarship programs.
- posted Jan 29, 2010
Maryland 4-H Entrepreneurship Workforce Readiness Training
A workshop for city/county youth adult teams and will be held on Saturday, March 27 at the Maryland 4-H Center from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Teams will engage in hands-on entrepreneurship and workforce readiness activities from the 4-H curriculum. Participating teams can apply for a mini-grant to implement EWR programs locally (camps, career days, livestock projects, workshops, clubs, new small business ventures).
- posted Jan 29, 2010
Going Green to Change the Scene
Imagine a fine vegetable cuisine that includes collard greens with coconut milk, salad with walnuts and apples, and organic vegetable soup.
- posted Jan 29, 2010
Human Sciences Update ~ "Every Day the Healthy Way"
State Fashion Revue Champion Wins National Contest!; 2010 Updated Information on our Human Sciences Page; Scholarship Money; Health Rocks, 2010; HEALTHY LIVING MESSAGE of the Month:
*No Complaining Week Personal Action Plan*
- posted Jan 29, 2010
Maryland State Fair 4-H Superintendent Needed
4-H at the State Fair is in need of a staff member or volunteer who would be willing to donate their time as an Agricultural Sciences Superintendent. The division includes vegetables, grain, hay and wool fleece.
- posted Jan 25, 2010
Food, nutrition and human health, genomics, biotechnology, energy, economics, animal diseases and welfare, and the environment—all vital and thought-provoking topics and hallmarks of the 21st century –are being studied in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (AGNR) at the University of Maryland. These topics, covering the entire biosystem spectrum ranging from molecular to the ecosystem level, including the human community, make it an exciting time to be part of our College.