Nova Scotia Agricultural College is a former Canadian university college that was located in Bible Hill, Nova Scotia.NSAC was officially founded 14 February 1905. On 1 September 2012 it was taken over by Dalhousie University, becoming the Faculty of Agriculture. The former NSAC campus is now called the Dalhousie Agricultural Campus or "AC".HistoryNova Scotia Agricultural College was officially founded 14 February 1905 by the merger of The School of Agriculture in Truro and The School of Horticulture in Wolfville. NSAC was located on the provincial demonstration farm in Bible Hill along a bluff overlooking the north bank of the Salmon River; it expanded throughout the 20th century to a total area of 442ha.In the early years, NSAC 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 bronze memorial plaque to the memory of former students of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College killed during the First World War was erected in Cumming Hall by their fellow students.
"Founded in 1905, Dalhousie's Agricultural Campus has come of age and stands at the threshold of a new era in agricultural education, training and research. The campus is home to the Faculty of Agriculture, which provides agricultural based Technical, Technology, Bachelor and Masters level programs. Recent improvements to the farm complex and research facilities now make it one of the most modern, best equipped university campuses in the Atlantic region.This campus also offers the International Food Business Program; a one-of-a-kind program which will award you two degrees within the standard four years of study."
