The College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences (CFANS) at the University of Minnesota offers high quality education, helps citizens solve real-world problems and advance economically, prepares top-notch professionals to meet environmental, food and agricultural systems needs and contributes to a broad public understanding regarding complex environmental, food and agricultural issues.

Faculty from these departments routinely collaborate with Research and Outreach Center faculty and staff to conduct vital research and disseminate important information to producers and consumers:

Agronomy and Plant Genetics
Applied Economics
Animal Science
Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering
Entomology
Food Science and Nutrition
Horticultural Science
Plant Biology
Plant Pathology
Soil, Water and Climate