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The 农业科学学院 serves students and the agriculture industry by providing high-quality degree programs using an interdisciplinary approach. The program utilizes sustainable technologies to prepare students for the 21st century and integrates theory and application to provide one-of-a-kind services to the regional agricultural industry. 目前, the school has more than 500 students, and 119 students graduated from the program in the past year.
The mission of the 农业科学学院 is to serve the students and the agricultural industry by:
Thornburg says she decided to pursue her college degree at Northwest because of the University’s outstanding agriculture program, and she stayed for its affordable tuition and quality faculty who care about seeing students succeed.
“That’s something that I think a lot of Northwest students take for granted,” she said. “Being able to see your professor in the hallway, and they recognize you and actually care for you – that’s awesome.” ——莫妮卡·索恩伯格(Monica Thornburg)， 20届本科.S. 农业科学
In 2017, 哈伯德中心的西翼, which had been a business incubation center, was remodeled and became the home of the 农业科学学院. The building also houses classrooms, labs and offices for faculty teaching biology, 化学与物理.
Total square feet: 46,710 | Year built: 2009
This 448-acre facility employs a farm manager, swine herdsman and University students. The beef herd is composed of Angus and Charolais cattle. A farrow-to-finish swine operation gives students an opportunity to explore the pork industry.
The University grows corn and soybeans at the 赖特农场 in addition to several acres of alfalfa and grass hay. Research also is conducted for soil analysis and global positioning.
位于R.T. 赖特农场, the 农业学习中心 (ALC) houses classrooms, 实验室, 展览及办公空间, 还有一个厨房. The facility offers enhanced opportunities for constituencies throughout the region through innovative learning for students, applied research and partnership within the agricultural industry as well as creating economic, 教育, cultural and social engagement activities related to food and agriculture. 除了教育空间, the exposition space is available for events that host up to 300 people.
新Micro-creamery
Northwest is proposing to expand and enhance its dairy processing, and production facilities and programming to recruit additional students into the dairy industry, provide regional producers with exposure and education to the latest dairy technology and trends, and demonstrate the economic impact of on farm, value-added dairy products originating from small dairy producers.
The project will complete the build-out of the space already allocated in the 农业学习中心 and install micro-creamery equipment to allow for the processing of raw milk into consumable dairy products. 了解更多有关 micro-creamery项目.
Total square feet: 29,000 | Year built: 2021
2023年翻新, The McKemy Center features classrooms and shops for systems management and agricultural mechanics programs. This building includes laboratory space, safety and infrastructure upgrades and welding booths. In addition to undergraduate education, the McKemy Center is also a hub to the Systems Management Academy for high school students and teachers.
Total square feet: 7,492 | Year built: 1977
综合楼里有教室, a research laboratory and a preparatory room for horticulture students. A growth chamber can simulate any type of growing environment on earth. Seven greenhouses feature state-of-the-art technology and are heated with circulating water. They also are equipped with a warning system if the temperature drops drastically.
Total square feet: 10,426 | Year built: 1989
位于R.T. 赖特农场, the dairy provides plenty of hands-on instruction. The 80-plus herd of Jersey, Holstein and Brown Swiss is artificially inseminated. Cows are milked twice each day, often by student employees. The Embryo Transfer Laboratory also is housed at the dairy.
