What is crop science?
Every day, everyone is impacted by crop science. You may be familiar with farm fields – or fresh produce from the store. Behind the scenes, crop scientists are working to make sure we have a constant, nutritious food supply. They breed new crops resistant to pests and other diseases. They enhance the nutritional quality and flavor of foods. They are studying crops to make sure we have food during droughts and floods, heat and cold, and other weather events.
Crop scientists make this possible by applying crop and soils knowledge to production. Click on each button below to read more about different areas of crop science. And, be sure to visit our At Work pages by clicking the red box to the right to see crop scientists in action!
