Information for Industry

NSAC is an internationally respected teaching and research institution providing quality education and creating knowledge in the science and technology of agriculture, environment and their related disciplines. NSAC is committed to research and strives to be a leader in research and innovation which generates new knowledge, enriches the quality of life, develops safe, sustainable technologies and educates highly-qualified personnel.

We have 900 students, 88 M.Sc. students and over 76 full time faculty, most of whom are active researchers. NSAC is earning recognition as a leader of university research and is the most research-intensive institution in Atlantic Canada with 10 million dollars in research funding (Research Infosources, 2009). 

In addition, NSAC has several types of research chairs, including some whose primary activity is conducting research applied to the specific industry partner who helped fund their position.

In addition to the modern and extensive laboratories, NSAC has a number of research facilities unique to the Atlantic region, including a 250-hectare farm, extensive pasture, field and turfgrass facilities, greenhouses, an experimental orchard and a number of outlying research facilities.

The NSAC library houses the largest repository of agricultural resource material in Atlantic Canada. The computer network and an integrated, automated library system are accessible from both local and remote sites.