Agriculture, Nutrition, and Food Systems

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.

Programs of Study

Graduate

Minors

Undergraduate

Associate

Certificates

Didactic Program in Dietetics (Graduate Certificate)

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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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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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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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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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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