SAG | Sustainable Agriculuture Program

INT450 Design and Management of Agroecosystems

INT450 The SAG Senior Capstone Course - SAG Faculty

An examination of the intrinsic and extrinsic principles of weed, plant disease, and insect pest interrelationships. Emphasis on integrated pest management strategies and crop ecosystem models.

Students meet with a farmer early in the semester to discuss current infrastructure and practices.

During one or more site visits student teams collect additional information about the farm and the farmers ideas for change.

Dr. Marianne Sarrantonio
Program Coordinator
Sustainable Agriculture
University of Maine
5722 Deering Hall
Orono, ME 04469 5722
(207) 581-2913

About the SAG Program

The University of Maine offers academic, research, and extension programs in Sustainable Agriculture (SAG) in order to address the principles and practices of environmentally sound, profitable farming.

The academic program emphasizes: how to increase farm profits by decreasing the costs of crop and livestock production; how to build soil tilth and fertility through rotations, multiple cropping, and nutrient cycling; how to protect water quality by decreasing the need to use synthetic agrichemicals; how to manage crop pests and livestock diseases with integrated, ecologically sound strategies; and how to create a strong, diversified agriculture that is stable through market and weather fluctuations.