Study Agriculture at the University of Guelph
Are you passionate about science, technology, engineering, or business?
Do you want to make a real impact in the world? By studying agriculture and food, you can apply your passion for STEM, animals, business and entrepreneurship into a career that will help solve global challenges like fighting climate change or reducing poverty.
While agriculture is rooted in farming, it’s absolutely for anyone. Whether from the farm or city – agriculture is about your passion for finding innovative solutions to feed the world!
Today’s agri-food is high-tech, fast-paced, and constantly evolving.
Innovations like precision agriculture, animal genetics, and sustainable business practices are shaping the future. Explore career pathways and programs in agriculture and food at the University of Guelph.
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Learn more about U of G's agricultural program options at an upcoming webinar. Explore program details, learn more about career pathways and hear directly from program experts and current students.
- U of G is #1 in Canada
- for Agricultural Science *
- Co-op available
- for all agricultural programs
- 4 jobs for every U of G grad
- Launch your career right away
Get Future Ready. Discover our programs in agri-food.
Expore STEM and business careers in agri-food
- Precision Agriculture Specialist
- Use cutting-edge tech like drones, GPS, and data analytics to help farmers grow more food.
- Agri-Food Entrepreneur
- Start your own company to create tech-driven solutions for agriculture and food production
- Plant Pathologist
- Study plant diseases and find ways to prevent crops from getting sick, helping farmers grow more food.
- Animal Nutrition Technologist
- Use science and tech to improve animal feed and help animals grow healthier and stronger
- Sustainable Agriculture Consultant
- Help food producers adopt new technologies that improve their sustainability and fight climate change
- Agricultural Economist
- Analyze data to help businesses and governments make smart decisions about food production, prices and policy.
What Students Have to Say
I wasn’t from a farm, and knew very little about agriculture, but I was so interested in what I had learned in my electives and people I had met, that I decided to take the leap. Best decision I ever made! Just goes to show how important it is to diversify what you do in your university years.
I knew I wanted a program that combined my passion for business as well as international development, and specifically international agriculture. The Food and Agriculture Business (FAB) program at the University of Guelph seemed like the perfect fit for these two interests.
Honours agriculture is unique in regard to the course opportunities it provides. It works like a ‘build your own’ type program where students have a wider range of courses they can complete. It is less restricted than the crop science or animal science majors.
The best part of the Honours Ag program is that you learn about both the business and science sides of the agriculture industry. Having many electives allows students to follow their interests. This allowed me to take part in a semester abroad and add a business minor without having to partake in extra years of school or lose the opportunity to take courses I wanted.
I like the community feel my program has. Starting out undeclared with all of the other B.Sc. (Agr.) students allowed me to meet a lot of peers that share the same classes and interests as me. Some of these peers I have shared courses with throughout university and we have been able to work together on labs and assignments.
I like how likeminded and driven everyone is, and how approachable and helpful the professors and teaching staff are.
Footnotes
* U.S. News and World Report ↩
** Maclean's survey, 2019 ↩
