Grounded in Tradition ... Focused on Your Future

If you think agriculture is just about farming, we've got a lot to show you.

Agriculture and natural resources is about balance: learning to produce healthy animal and plant products while using sound scientific principles that respect the environment. University of Maryland students and faculty are concerned with quality of life, stewardship of natural resources, and economic competitiveness in world markets.

Agriculture is Maryland’s No.1 industry, and more than 70 percent of the work in agriculture and natural resources focuses on environmental issues. Nationally, 18 percent of the working population is involved in food and fiber processing industries, also considered part of the agriculture field. At the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, we emphasize scientific research and the use of new technology to address national and international challenges such as Avian Influenza or bioterrorism.

As a student, you’ll have the chance to work with faculty on projects concerning bacterial contamination of foods or pollution runoff in the Chesapeake Bay region. You can study irrigation or how to design and construct sports turf. Maybe you’ll even spend a summer working on landscape designs or economic and ecological projects in rural Costa Rica.

The fact is: your options are wide open.

For more information, contact Elizabeth Weiss

Last updated: 09/4/2007