Dalhousie University Faculty of Agriculture

Faculty of Agriculture
Dalhousie University
Former names
Nova Scotia Agricultural College (1905-2012)
The School of Horticulture (1893-1905)
The School of Agriculture (1885-1905)
TypePublic agricultural college
Established1905
Academic affiliations
ACCC, AUCC, IAU, CBIE, CUP.
Endowment$3.049 million[1]
DeanGefu Wang-Pruski[2]
Students961 (2010)
Location
Bible Hill, Nova Scotia
,
Canada

45°22′15″N 63°15′26″W / 45.37083°N 63.25722°W / 45.37083; -63.25722
CampusRural
Colors   Blue & gold
NicknameRams, Aggies[3]
Sporting affiliations
CCAA
MascotRocky[4]
Websitedal.ca/agriculture

The Faculty of Agriculture at Dalhousie University is a Canadian agricultural college and faculty of Dalhousie University located in Bible Hill, Nova Scotia.[5] The Faculty of Agriculture offers the only university level programs in agriculture in Atlantic Canada. Founded 14 February 1905 as the Nova Scotia Agricultural College within the Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture, it merged with Dalhousie University on 1 September 2012.[6] The campus is referred to as Dalhousie University's "Agricultural Campus" or by its popular sports nickname of "Dal AC" or simply the "AC."[7][8]

  1. ^ "Annual Report of NSAC Foundation, 2010-11, page 4" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-05. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
  2. ^ "Appointment of Acting Dean & Principal, Faculty of Agriculture". Dalhousie University. 15 Nov 2023. Retrieved 31 Jan 2024.
  3. ^ "Aggies in the community". Dalhousie Agricultural Students' Association. 2017. Retrieved 5 Dec 2017.
  4. ^ "Rocky". Dalhousie Agricultural Students' Association. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 3 Dec 2017.
  5. ^ "About the Faculty of Agriculture". Dalhousie University. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  6. ^ "Dal and NSAC make it official". Dalhousie News. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
  7. ^ "About the Merger". Dalhousie University. Archived from the original on 2 June 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  8. ^ "Agricultural Campus". Dalhousie University. Archived from the original on 11 February 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2013.