What is the best university/College in Agriculture or Horticulture for me?

International Students
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<p>Hi,</p>

<p>I am from Greece and I want to study in Canada for a Bachelor in an Agriculture-related major. I don’t know which one is better (for me, not in general).</p>

<p>I don’t want very difficult courses.</p>

<p>I’m not very smart at chemisty, maths, or physics, but I’m good in Biology, and I like plants and growing crops, fruits and vegetables. However, I don’t like animals very much especially pigs and cows.</p>

<p>As you may notice, English is not my first language, but I got 7.5 in IELTS (I don’t know how!)</p>

<p>1- Which province in Canda is better in these fields?</p>

<p>2- What are the best universities or colleges in these fields? and why?</p>

<p>3- What about these universities: Dalhousie, Saskatechwan, and Alberta? (I know that Alberta is the best among them in general, but may be not neccessary the best for me.)</p>

<p>4- The easier the application is, the better.</p>

<p>5- The less foreign students are, the better.</p>

<p>Please do not hesitate to answer in length and details, I will read and consider everything you will write.</p>

<p>Thank you,</p>

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<p>How much can you afford to pay for your education? What is your objective in pursuing this subject?</p>

<p>The Prairie Provinces (Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba) are the leading agricultural producers in Canada and these provinces have the best-known universities for agriculture. The Prairies are characterized by very large, modern farms producing grains, oilseeds, and pulses.</p>

<p>In contrast, fruit and vegetable production is more concentrated in British Columbia and Ontario where the climate is milder. I don’t know much about horticulture but check out University of Guelph in Ontario, plus UBC.</p>

<p>Your English seems very good overall. What does #5 mean?</p>

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<p>Yes…what does #5 mean?</p>

<p>I really hope there’s not any bias or prejudice associated with that preference.</p>

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<p>Thank you for your quick reply.</p>

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<p>Between 27,000 - 32,000 CAD per year for both tuition fess and living expenses.</p>

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<p>I am impressed with Norman Borlaug, the father of the Green Revolution, but then I may end up pursuing graduate school in plant genetic engineering or something.</p>

<p>As I said before, currently I like to have a career related to greens and agriculture in general, whether it is a farmer, greenhouse manager, horticulture superviser, soil scientist, or plant scientist, etc.</p>

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<p>What about Dalhousie in Halifax, Nova Scotia? It seems that they have a good plant science program.</p>

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<p>Sorry, I just realized that it was grammatically wrong. I meant “the less foreign students there, the better.” i.e. I prefer a college where a few international students study, so to be surrounded by native speakers of English.</p>

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<p>Two more questions:</p>

<p>1- what is the main difference between Crop science and Horticulture science? aren’t potatoe, tomato, onion, cucumber, etc. crops?</p>

<p>2- Which of these cities is relatively the warmest: Edmonton, Saskatoon, Halifax, or Toronto?</p>

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<p>UMB or USK should be your safeties…</p>

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If you are interested in the USA as well check out the University of Minnesota.

Sometimes they are in the same department. Horticulture is probably more focused on traditional garden crops.

If you prefer warm weather you may not find Canada to your liking. That being said, Halifax and Toronto do not get nearly as cold in winter as the Prairies.</p>

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