Specialty Crop

Offers a new bachelor’s degree program in Plant Production and Protection (see next listing), and minors in agroecology, agronomy, horticulture, and plant protection for students pursuing other majors at UW. Courses cover a wide array of plant-related topics, among them agronomy; forages; food production, including organic; greenhouse management; ornamental horticulture; plant diseases; and weed management.

Additionally, faculty members, students, and others conduct research at the four Wyoming Agricultural Experiment Station research and extension centers (see listing below) and sites across Wyoming. They also help producers and others address plant disease and weed issues. Students can get hands-on, plant sciences’ experience by working at the ACRES Student Farm, which is overseen by the department (see Albany County section for details about ACRES).