Agriculture, Nutrition, and Food Systems

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Food Systems
Lilly Hartman Woodman Farm

Explore the Department of Agriculture, Nutrition, and Food Systems

 

The College’s Department of Agriculture, Nutrition, and Food Systems offers programs designed for students interested in the broad range of exciting and challenging careers necessary for ensuring farm viability and nutritional security for current and future generations.

Our undergraduate programs include Animal Science, Nutrition, and Agriculture and Food Systems, each with extensive course offerings. Our students enjoy access to our numerous farm and research facilities, as well as to an outstanding and dedicated team of teaching and research faculty. Our graduates are well prepared for a wide array of careers in the food system, whether in the dairy, equine, or horticultural crop industries, as nutritional scientists and registered dietitians, or paths requiring subsequent M.S., Ph.D, or veterinary degrees.

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  • UNH veterinary technology student Ava McNamara holding a kitten
    Ava McNamara '27
    Devoted to helping animals in need
    Ava McNamara ’27 is a veterinary technology major with plans to enroll in UNH’s animal science degree program after she earns her degree in veterinary technology.
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  • UNH student Lilah Read holding a brain in a UNH lab
    Lilah Read '25
    Wide range of opportunities are preparing her for medical school
    Lilah Read is a neuroscience and behavior major and nutrition minor who plans to attend medical school.
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  • UNH undergraduate Corinne Fernald outside next to a tree
    Corinne Fernald '25
    Preparing for her future in healthcare
    Corinne Fernald is a biomedical science: medical and veterinary sciences major and nutritional sciences minor. She is currently on the pre-med track and plans to apply to medical school.
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  • UNH student Braden Foulks holding sweet potatoes just harvested at UNH's Woodman Farm
    Braden Foulks '25
    At work on a variety of agricultural research projects that benefit local and regional farmers
    Braden Foulks ’25 has been working with Professor Becky Sideman and Professor Iago Hale on their respective research.
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  • UNH dietetics major Anthony Dempsey headshot
    Anthony Dempsey '27
    Working with the data from UNH's unique nutrition survey CHANAS
    Anthony Dempsey, a nutrition: dietetics major, manages data for the College Health and Nutrition Assessment Survey (CHANAS), a long-running survey project targeting 18 to 24 year old adults that’s unique to UNH.
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