• Dairy Management

    The Dairy Management program is designed to give students a foundation of knowledge and skills about dairy cows, the dairy industry, and dairy farming as a business that they can continue to build upon after graduation from the program.

  • Fruit and Vegetable Crop Management

    The Fruit and Vegetable Crop Management program at community college partners provides students an opportunity to apply practical knowledge and training on the selection, use and management of fruit and vegetable crops.

  • Viticulture

    The Viticulture Certificate program provides students with a solid background in plant science along with specific expertise and skills needed for careers in the grape industry.

  • Urban Forest Management

    The Urban Forest Management certificate program provides students with the competencies and technical skills necessary to sustainably manage trees in an urban environment.

  • Landscape Management

    The Landscape Management program provides training for students to select, use, and manage landscape plants and lawns.

  • Landscape and Nursery Management

    The Landscape and Nursery Management Program at MSU combines classroom instruction in the production, selection, use and management of landscape plants with applied learning through hands-on field labs and a required internship.

  • Agricultural Operations

    The Agricultural Operations program provides students with a solid background in plant and soil science, precision agriculture, water management, entomology, plant pathology and business management.

  • Agricultural Industries

    The Agricultural Industries Certificate Program is for students who are interested in gaining in-depth agricultural industry and business knowledge to apply to their own operation or to launch a career in the industry.

  • Turfgrass Management - Golf Course

    The certificate program in Turfgrass Management with a golf course emphasis is directed toward preparing students for a rewarding career as a golf course superintendent or other career options in the golf industry.

  • Fruit, Vegetable and Organic Horticulture Management

    The Fruit, Vegetable, and Organic Horticulture Management program provides students an opportunity to gain the necessary skills for a successful career in the fruit and vegetable industries.

  • Sports & Commercial Turf Management

    The Sports & Commercial Turf Management program has a nationwide reputation as being the best turf management program not geared directly towards golf.

  • Forest Technology

    The Forest Technology certificate program provides students with the competencies and technical skills necessary to sustainably manage forest systems.

  • Electrical Technology

    The Electrical Technology Certificate Program is an electrical apprenticeship training program with an emphasis on residential, agricultural, commercial, and industrial wiring.

  • Livestock Industries

    The Livestock Industries certificate program is designed to give students a professional advantage in the livestock production career field of their choice.

  • Food Processing, Technology and Safety

    The Food Processing, Technology and Safety certificate program trains students on the processes and technologies used to convert commodities into consumable food products.

  • Tour the MSU IAT Mobile Food Processing Lab

    Published on October 23, 2020

    A mobile food processing lab is part of the Institute of Agricultural Technology certificate program offering hands-on experiences to students at community college locations. Check out what's in the mobile lab!

  • Sep 26

    MSU In-Person Agriculture & Food Industry Fair 2023

    September 26, 2023 3:00PM – 6:00PM Spartan Stadium Office Tower 4th floor, 535 Chestnut Rd, East Lansing, MI 48824

    MSU will host an in-person career fair for agriculture and food industry on Sept. 26, 2023.

  • Breanna Craig is thankful for the opportunities SHA has given her

    Published on February 3, 2020
    Brenna Criag is our featured IAT student of the month. She is from Bloomfield Hills, MI and is studying Landscape and Nursery Management.

  • Michigan State University students design plans for mobile food labs

    Published on June 3, 2019
    Mobile food labs designed by MSU students will travel to different locations in Michigan as part of a new food processing certificate program developed to meet the state’s workforce needs.

  • CANR honors study abroad partner college in Northern Ireland

    Published on November 12, 2018
    The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise in Northern Ireland receives the H. Paul Roberts Award for Distinguished Service in Education Abroad.