Agricultural Science at Truman

Degree offered Notable internship opportunities include 120 60 • Danforth Plant Science Center approximate approximate • W.H. Miner Institute (equine breeding) number of number of students • Boehringer-Ingelheim (ag students in the in one of these pharmaceuticals) BS major minors • Monsanto (plant breeding) Agricultural Science • Ranch work (Nebr., Mont., Wyo.) Minors offered • Case-IH equipment (marketing) The 400-acre University Farm is • Aldi Foods (management) Agricultural Studies, Agricultural Business, just one mile from campus. Equine Studies About 1/3 of Agricultural Science graduates enter graduate or professional Every student school. engages in The University Farm includes resources experiential learning such as a greenhouse, riding/breeding through the horse herd, cattle herd, agronomy two-semester Ag research plots, vegetable production for Practicum class farm-to-table, composting, indoor and which serves as the outdoor riding arenas, and availability of capstone for the The Equestrian Team is open to horse boarding for students. major. riders of all levels and uses University facilities and horses for practice.

The major focuses Faculty areas of expertise include soil & on creating Our Compost Project diverts more environmental science, plant breeding, hands-on than 140,000 pounds of food scraps agricultural marketing, animal nutrition, experiences and from the landfill each year, turning it experiential animal reproduction, animal welfare, and into a rich, renewable soil learning. equine exercise physiology. amendment!

Truman’s Ag program has exceptional teachers, who take a personal interest in your success. With the department’s emphasis in entrepreneurship, I learned about di erent opportunities in precision agriculture, futures and “ options markets, organic farming, and ethical animal production. Most importantly to me, Truman Ag has taught me how an education in agriculture helps fight both ignorance and world hunger.

 SPENCER HOCKMAN, Class of 2019 Academic Interests: Master of Business Administration at the University of Missouri Pursued at Truman: Agricultural Science major, Summer” of 2017 - Operations Intern at Top Notch Farms, Summer of 2018 - Research Intern at Mizzou’s Ag Extension in Forages, Summer 2019 - Internship at MFA Inc. Student Organizations: Beta Theta Pi, Campus PALS, Order of Omega Hometown: Columbia, Missouri

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