Agricultural Colleges

Agricultural Colleges

                                             
You may have heard around campus that Michigan State takes great pride in their agricultural college. And that's rightfully so. MSU was the first land grand college. The federal government created the Morrill Acts that funded educational institutions by granting federally controlled land to the states for them to sell to raise funds to establish and endow "land-grant" colleges. Prior to the universities current name of Michigan State university, it was known as the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan. 

What you may be unaware of, is that there are many other prestigious agriculture programs in the country. And you might also be surprised that many are in the Big Ten. Schools like Ohio State, Illinois and Penn State. all have elite ag programs. Purdue and Wisconsin considered to be in the top 5 nationally of most rankings.
                                         
What separates MSU from every other agricultural colleges is the size and location of their campus farms. MSU is one of only a handful of schools that has a farm on their main campus. MSU has a student run organic farm, a dairy and crop research farm and more buildings related like the soil testing labs. MSU is a pioneer in dairy and crop research. Since MSU's founding in 1855, the university discovered hybrid corn and homogenized milk. Since the beginning, MSU emphasizes research. MSU is considered a top research university still.