The Division of Agriculture, Forestry, and Veterinary Medicine

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Mississippi State University was established in 1878 as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of the State of Mississippi. It became part of the nation’s land-grant system created by the Morrill Act, passed by the U.S. Congress in 1862. Its mission was to educate students in “agriculture, horticulture, and the mechanic arts...without excluding other scientific and classical studies.”

Although the University has greatly expanded its educational opportunities in a number of arts and sciences disciplines, its commitment to agriculture has not diminished. For more than a century, this commitment has benefitted the State’s major industry and all of its people in immeasurable ways. Today, the University’s strong teaching, research, and service programs in agriculture, forestry, veterinary medicine, and natural resources are coordinated within the Division of Agriculture, Forestry, and Veterinary Medicine.

The Division is comprised of six major units:
• College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
• College of Veterinary Medicine
• Mississippi Forest and Wildlife Research Center
• College of Forest Resources
• Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station
• Mississippi State University Extension Service

Activities of all the units are coordinated through the Division Council, which includes the Deans and Directors of each major unit.

Teaching, research, and extension activities within the Division’s units are conducted in 17 major disciplines or areas:
• Agricultural and Biological Engineering
• Agricultural Economics
• Agricultural Information Science and Education
• Animal and Dairy Sciences
• Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
• Entomology and Plant Pathology
• Food Science and Technology
• Forestry
• Human Sciences
• Landscape Architecture
• Plant and Soil Sciences
• Poultry Science
• Research Support Units
• Social Science Research Center
• Veterinary Medicine
• Wildlife and Fisheries
• Wood Science and Technology

The Vice President for Agriculture, Forestry, and Veterinary Medicine is chief administrative officer for the Division. He reports to the MSU President.

The Office of the Vice President is on the second floor of Bost Center, located at the west edge of the Mississippi State University campus.

For further information about the Division of Agriculture, Forestry, and Veterinary Medicine, please see the following web sites:

Mississippi State University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or veteran status.

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