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Tours

  1. School Tours

    • Agriculture

      Check out the facilities for the School of Agriculture.

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      1. Dean L. Hubbard Center for Innovation

        The Hubbard Center is a high-technology building with classroom and laboratory space as well as faculty offices.

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      2. Agricultural Learning Center

        The 29,000 square-foot Agricultural Learning Center (ALC) will house classrooms, laboratories, exposition and office spaces, and a kitchen. The facility will increase and enhance opportunities for constituencies throughout the region through innovative learning for students, applied research and partnership within the agricultural industry, and creating economic, educational, cultural and social engagement activities related to food and agriculture.

        With approximately 11 percent of undergraduate students enrolled in the School of Agricultural Science, the ALC will increase awareness, develop Northwest's already robust learning experiences and provide resources for students to join the 98 percent of alumni who have graduated and found employment or continued their education within six months of graduating.

        Click here for more information about the ALC.

      3. R.T. Wright Farm

        Commonly called the North Farm, this 448-acre facility employs a farm manager, swine herdsman and University students. The Agricultural Learning Center is also located at the R.T. Wright Farm.

        The beef herd is composed of Angus and Charolais cattle. A farrow-to-finish swine operation gives students an opportunity to explore the pork industry.

        The University grows corn and soybeans at the North Farm, in addition to several acres of alfalfa and grass hay. Research is also conducted for soil analysis and global positioning.

      4. Dairy Barn

        Located at the R.T. Wright Farm, the dairy provides plenty of hands-on instruction. The 80-plus herd of Jersey, Holstein and Brown Swiss is artificially inseminated. Cows are milked twice each day, often by student employees. The Embryo Transfer Laboratory also is housed at the dairy.

      5. Swine Barn

        A farrow-to-finish swine operation gives students an opportunity to explore the pork industry.

      6. Beef Barn & Indoor Beef Feeding Facility

        Beef barn at the R.T. Wright Farm. The beef herd is composed of Angus and Charolais cattle.

      7. McKemy Center for Lifelong Learning

        The McKemy Center for Lifelong Learning is home classrooms and faculty offices in addition to offices for the Outreach Education, the Regional Professional Development Center, the Missouri Assessment Program, and the Alternative Certification Program. These programs are focused primarily on constituencies at varying distance from campus. Contained within are one distance learning classroom and one room for teleconferencing.

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      8. Horticultural Complex

        The Horticultural Complex is the home to a classroom, research laboratory and preparatory room for horticulture majors. The campus has seven greenhouses with state-of-the-art technology.