Agriculture Research

The University of Calgary takes a transdisciplinary approach to one of the most urgent challenges of our time: building a food system that can feed a growing world while sustaining the land, water and communities it depends on. Our researchers work across the boundaries of veterinary medicine, engineering, public policy, business and One Health to develop solutions that are grounded in Alberta's landscape and relevant far beyond it.

This breadth is a deliberate strength. Agriculture at UCalgary is not siloed in a single faculty or school. It lives across six research areas, in labs and on ranchland, in policy papers and startup accelerators, connecting researchers, policy experts, industry partners and communities in pursuit of a more sustainable food future.

Research themes
UCalgary agriculture research is organized around three interconnected themes: food systems and crop science, animal health and welfare and sustainable land use. This includes advancing precision agriculture technologies, studying livestock disease and biosecurity, developing climate-resilient crops and exploring the policy and economic frameworks that shape how agriculture evolves. By weaving together expertise from across disciplines, UCalgary researchers are finding answers that no single faculty could reach alone.