2024-2025 Graduate Catalog 
    
    Nov 21, 2024  
2024-2025 Graduate Catalog

Agriculture, Food & Environmental Sciences

College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences



Students and instructor standing in a field looking at the plants.

Joseph Cassady, South Dakota Corn Utilization Council Endowed Dean
College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences
Berg Agricultural Hall 159, Box 2207
605-688-4148

James Connors, Associate Dean and Director of Academic Programs
Mary Christensen, Assistant Dean for Academic Programs
College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences
Berg Agricultural Hall 162, Box 2207
605-688-5133

The College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences has a three-fold mission to teach, conduct research, and use extension programs to serve people in South Dakota, the nation, and the world. 

In addition to the main campus in Brookings and adjacent farm and livestock units, the Rapid City Regional Center is an outreach facility of the college that supports teaching, research, and extension in the western part of the state. Other locations throughout the state include seven additional regional extension centers, three tribal Extension program offices, and six research farms and field stations.

Programs

College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences

Master’s Degrees

Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering

Master’s Degrees

Doctoral Degrees

Certificates

Department of Agronomy, Horticulture, and Plant Science

Master’s Degrees

Doctoral Degrees

Certificates

Department of Animal Science

Master’s Degrees

Doctoral Degrees

Certificates

Department of Dairy and Food Science

Master’s Degrees

Doctoral Degrees

Certificates

Department of Natural Resource Management

Master’s Degrees

Doctoral Degrees

Certificates

Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences

Master’s Degrees

Doctoral Degrees

Professional Doctoral Degrees