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The Faculty of Agriculture at Dalhousie University is a top Canadian agricultural college and faculty of Dalhousie University located in the beautiful and lively Bible Hill, Nova Scotia.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=About the Faculty of Agriculture )〕 The Faculty of Agriculture offers the only university-level programs in agriculture in Atlantic Canada. The campus is referred to as Dalhousie University's "Agricultural Campus" or by its popular abbreviation "AC." 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=About the Merger )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Agricultural Campus )〕 ==Our Story== Part of Our Community Our story is interwoven with the history and development of the agriculture industry of Nova Scotia and the Atlantic Provinces. As an institution, we also figure prominently in the history of the Truro and Bible Hill area. The Faculty of Agriculture was officially founded on 1 September 2012 with the merger of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College (NSAC) into Dalhousie University.Before merging with the university, the NSAC was the third oldest centre for agricultural education and research in Canada. The Faculty of Agriculture traces its history to The School of Agriculture, founded in 1885 in Truro, as well as The School of Horticulture, founded in 1894 in Wolfville, and the Provincial Farm established in 1889 in Bible Hill. These three agencies were later merged to form a new College of Agriculture (NSAC), which officially opened on February 14, 1905 with the farm in Bible Hill and a new main building serving as its headquarters (managed by the Government of Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture). The Bible Hill campus, located on a bluff along the north bank of the Salmon River, expanded throughout the 20th century to a total area of .〔(“Nova Scotia Agricultural College Quick Facts 2010-2011 )〕 In the early years, NSAC and its predecessor institutions focused on educating farmers in aspects of field and animal husbandry. These early graduates often went on to pursue a university degree, usually from Macdonald College at McGill University or the Ontario Agricultural College in Guelph, Ontario. A disastrous fire in 1946 destroyed the science building and a temporary campus was set up at a former Canadian Army hospital at nearby Camp Debert. This temporary campus served students until the fall of 1953 when the new science building, now known as the Harlow Institute, was opened on the Bible Hill campus.〔 In 1980 the Government of Nova Scotia passed legislation authorizing the institution to grant undergraduate B.Sc. (Agr.) degrees.〔Chapter 6 of the Revised Statutes, 1989, “Agriculture and Marketing Act”, Part XVI Agricultural Education.〕 The decision was made by the institution to do this in association with Dalhousie University and the first students graduated with the new degree in 1985. An agreement was subsequently made with Dalhousie to provide M.Sc. degrees beginning in 1996. NSAC granted its own diplomas for 2-year technology programs and the institution remained an independent post-secondary research and education institution administered by the Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture. To commemorate the 100th anniversary of NSAC, Canada Post issued 'Nova Scotia Agricultural College, 1905-2005' on 14 February 2005 as part of the Canadian Universities series. The stamp was based on a design by Denis L'Allier and a photograph by Guy Lavigueur. The 50¢ stamps are kiss cut and were printed by Lowe-Martin Company Inc.〔(Postage Stamp )〕 The Government of Nova Scotia announced on March 23, 2012 that it had reached an agreement with Dalhousie University that saw NSAC become that institution's Faculty of Agriculture, effective 1 September 2012.〔(N.S. Agricultural College to merge with Dalhousie )〕〔(Dal name hailed in Bible Hill )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dalhousie University Faculty of Agriculture」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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