In the Field
Welcome to one of your main classrooms: local agricultural fields, where you’ll do everything from plant and soil testing to discovering ways to maximize crop yield.
In the Lab
Ready to solve real-world problems in the lab? At UMPI, you’ll hone your research skills in areas such as plant disease and pest management while helping to find solutions for area farmers.
Play in the Dirt
While you’re in the program, you’ll get to learn about future career paths, employers, and job opportunities close to home and further afield.
Learn while you Grow
Work is underway to build the Zillman Family Greenhouse, a state-of-the-art teaching and research facility with three climate controlled areas for classroom and research purposes.
What sets us apart?
Simply put: hands-on learning experience.
Our hands-on approach means that you will spend as much time in the lab, field, or greenhouse as in the classroom. Here’s how we do it:
- We leverage our connections to the local agricultural research and business community to solve real agricultural issues.
- UMPI is in the center of Maine’s production agriculture sector.
- Our campus resources include 60 acres of farmland, a soil science lab, a plant biology lab, research labs, and a new 30×80 teaching and research greenhouse.
- We collaborate with local farmers, agribusinesses, Aroostook Research Farm, Maine Sustainable Agriculture Society, Maine Potato Board, among others.
- We have paid student research positions during the academic year, and research assistantships and internships during the summer
If you’re interested in exploring a degree in Environmental Science with a focus in Agriculture, check out our Environmental Science and Sustainability degree with a Sustainable Agriculture concentration.
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To view more information and program requirements, see the Course Catalog
Our Agricultural Science program prepares students for future careers as a(n):
- Agricultural inspector
- Agricultural manager
- Agricultural specialist
- Agricultural salesperson
- Agronomist
- USDA program specialist
- Soil scientist
- Plant biologist
- Agribusiness manager
- Water conservationist
- Farm manager
- Crop production supervisor
- Agricultural financial analyst
- Marketing specialist
