USDA AgDiscovery

Iowa State's AgDiscovery program provides an opportunity for teenagers aged 15 to 17 to learn about careers in Veterinary Medicine, Animal Science, Laboratory Technology, and Wildlife Ecology. Students live on the Iowa State University campus and learn from university professors, scientists who work for the U.S. government, local agricultural producers, and animal welfare and management organizations. Students who participate gain experience through hands-on labs, workshops, and field trips. Team-building activities and diversity workshops build important life skills in participants. Iowa State University’s AgDiscovery Program is centered on the interactions among wildlife biology and conservation, laboratory technology and diagnostics, animal science, and veterinary medicine. Our program provides participants with hands-on experiences on farms, in wild places, and in the laboratory! Activities will include visiting a farm or food processing plant; laboratory exercises such as bacterial culture and diagnostic testing; and field trips to conservation areas, zoological facilities, an animal shelter, and research facilities.