Welcome!

A nation's level of development can be measured by its ability to produce food and fiber, which relates to their expertise in the area of Crop and Soil Sciences. You are invited to become a member of a profession that has no limits and that society cannot do without.

Campus Events

Crop-o-Rama 2010
March 10
4-H and FFA students participate in events including the Agronomic Quiz Bowl, Soils Judging and Land Use, Crop and Weed Identification, Heroes in Agriculture, and Science in Agriculture Exhibits. See the Crop-o-Rama site for more information.

Department Seminars

Food Safety, Nutrition and Health Seminar
February 10, 2010, 4:00p - 5:00p
1135 S. Anthony Hall
Joseph Hotchkiss, Michigan State University. Antimicrobial polymer surfaces for packaging and processing environments.

Spring 2010 HRT/CSS Seminar Series
February 11, 2010, 4:00p - 5:00p
A149 Plant and Soil Sciences
Dr. Anthony Schilmiller, Michigan State University. Specialized chemistry in a special structure, studies of tomato glandular trichome metabolism.

Entomology Seminar
February 15, 2010, 3:30p - 4:30p
244 Natural Sciences
Andrei Alyokhin, University of Maine. Refuse, treasure, and tree-hugging: response of insect herbivores to soil amendments.