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Get to know the Faculty of Agriculture

Pop up lecture

More than just the farm - This is Agriculture

Suzanne Lynn Johnson, is the Manager of International Projects and Lindsay Miles-Pickup is a Project Officer at the Faculty of Agriculture. On Friday, September 25, Suzanne and Lindsay will be giving a pop-up lecture that challenges your perceptions of the traditional farm. Learn how our ever expanding global society, innovation and technology are impacting international development in agriculture and the way we learn.

Date: Friday, September 25

Time: 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.

Location: Mona Campbell - Room 2107

Storify

Faculty, staff and students on the Agricultural Campus took to Twitter and Instagram to share what they've been up to this week. As you will see, it's been a busy (and picturesque) one!
View a "Storify" collection of our social media activity.

Dean's video

Faculty of Agriculture Dean David Gray answers our questions in this video interview.&amp;amp;amp;nbsp;

Feature story

Five things you didn't know about the Faculty of Agriculture

The Faculty of Agriculture is the 12th Faculty of the Dalhousie University family. On May 20th, 2011, the Province of Nova Scotia and Dalhousie University launched a process to merge Nova Scotia Agricultural College (NSAC) with Dalhousie University. The Faculty, located on the Agricultural Campus in Truro (Bible Hill), is an idyllic place to live, work, play and learn.

Here are some other things you might not know about the Faculty of Agriculture:

We (also) have our own postage stamp.
Faculty of Agriculture students and alumni refer to themselves as “Aggies”
Our varsity roster boasts a Men’s and Women’s Woodsmen team
Our first tractor was donated by Henry Ford himself
Our grads wear the Faculty of Agriculture Barley ring

Read the full story on Dal News

Photo gallery

Get to know some of the faces at the Faculty of Agriculture.

“The person that I am now and the person that I was when I started here are two totally different people. I’ve found confidence I didn’t realize I had. When I started, I didn’t know where I was going. I know where I’m going now. I don’t know where I’ll end up, but I know that I’m on the right road.”

Stephanie Hall - Graduate Student, Aquaculture

“I came here in 1983 for five years. I’ve never left. Some people work for 30 years and get one year’s experience 30 times. I can say that I have 30 years of experience. I enjoy what I’m doing here. The great thing about being here is that you keep on learning.”

Claude Caldwell - Associate Dean, Academic

"I was proud to be a part of creating the Faculty of Agriculture Rock Garden which a lot of people never thought would happen. It was just a dream and now we have one of the foremost garden features in Atlantic Canada. It’s a great feeling of accomplishment!"

Darwin Carr - Botanical Garden Manager

“Being a university professor is a great gig. Honestly, there’s so much you can do. You have a responsibility to work within your field more or less, but that said, you can follow your interests. It’s wonderful.”

Tarjei Tennessen - Professor, Animal Sciences

“Always remember that every single student is a person. You have to think that every student is your own son or daughter coming to the classroom with a question and think how you would want your son or daughter to be treated.”

Brian Crouse - Academic Advisor and Coordinator of First Year Transitions

“I don’t think our campus has changed much. Well, not how people feel about us anyway. I think that’s what everyone was worried about when we merged with Dal. That the community of our campus would change. I feel that everybody still acts the same even though we’re not the same, administration wise. It’s a like a family. I feel like more positive things have changed. We’ve seen some growth and investment into some infrastructure and some program changes. Change is not always a bad thing.”

Stewart Yuill - Animal Science Technician

"Working at Dalhousie for many years has given me the opportunity to meet awesome people, experience a diverse work atmosphere and familiarize myself with many new cultures...What could be better than that?"

Elaine Osmond - EHS Safety Technician

“Most of our children here are affiliated with Dal in some way. A lot of their parents are employees or students at Dal and then we have some kids from the community as well. We’ve had students here at the daycare who have actually started here, gone through the system and are now students at Dal. It makes you pretty proud to see that.”

Judi Warwick - Childcare Worker

“One of my proudest moments was receiving my barley ring. I come to work every day and love what I do. We really try to take it to the next level here. We want students to feel at home, because this is their home away from home, so we really try to offer the experience along with their meal. So receiving an honorary barley ring and getting that recognition from the entire campus community was a really proud and heartwarming moment.”

Julie Gillis - Food Service Director

“There’s always something new to do here. Stuff that you’d never really think about. For a few years I was flying a remote-control helicopter for one project that we were working on doing mapping and aerial photography. Who would have thought? You never know when you come in in the morning what new projects are in store.”

Chris Nelson - Senior Instructor, Engineering

"I am the oldest girl in the Ruminant Animal Centre born March 10th 2003. I have four daughters, seven granddaughters and seven great granddaughters. My proudest moment at Dal was when I was 12 years old and delivered a happy and healthy set of twins. I have produced 100,000 L of milk and counting!"

NSAC Inquirer Amy

"I started here 18 years ago as a cleaner and now I am general foreperson of the maintenance crew. I love that I can be doing anything on any given day. It’s always different. I learn something new every day."

Gordie Farrell – General Foreperson

"I wasn’t very sure if I liked agriculture at first but when I started to go to class, each class and each professor became part of a mini puzzle. When I graduated in May, the puzzle was finally complete and I understood exactly what agriculture was. I want to take my knowledge and experience in agriculture and contribute to the industry; to help people to grow food better and to live better."

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Dal News

Get to know the Faculty of Agriculture

Pop up lecture

More than just the farm - This is Agriculture

Storify

Dean's video

Feature story

Five things you didn't know about the Faculty of Agriculture

Photo gallery

Stephanie Hall - Graduate Student, Aquaculture

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Stephanie Hall - Graduate Student, Aquaculture

“I came here in 1983 for five years. I’ve never left. Some people work for 30 years and get one year’s experience 30 times. I can say that I have 30 years of experience. I enjoy what I’m doing here. The great thing about being here is that you keep on learning.”

Claude Caldwell - Associate Dean, Academic

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Claude Caldwell - Associate Dean, Academic