The Pierce College campus is the only community college in the surrounding area that has a farm. Courses taught on the farm allow students to
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Time to scrub down
Pierce farm animals can now rest easy in their since Pierce enacted a new biosecurity protocol. All visitors entering the animal enclosures at Pierce College
Original instructor of Pierce Agricultural College for Men dies
John “Jack” Barlow, an original instructor of the Pierce Agricultural College for Men died Dec. 4. He was 93. Barlow was hired in 1947 and
Home Grown
When Clarence W. Pierce founded the college in 1947, he had three main goals he wanted for the School of Agriculture. Educate future farmers and
The history and future of the farm land
Pierce College is moving forward with plans to use the property on De Soto Avenue and Victory Boulevard for educational purposes serving the Agricultural Program
Future for farm land set in motion
Pierce College is moving forward with plans to use the property on De Soto Avenue and Victory Boulevard for educational purposes serving the Agricultural Program
Petting Pierce’s problems away
Placing a care farm in the empty, unused space on the farm near the Equestrian Center can benefit both the students on campus and
Farm after Shapiro
Leland Shapiro, former chair of the Agriculture and Natural Resources department, has said major changes by the college to the management of the farm prompted
Baby sheep stolen from Pierce farm
Increased security at the Pierce College farm has been requested after a report of a stolen sheep was filed with the campus Sheriff’s Department late
Incident Report, April 15 – 21
4/19—Animal Theft The Sheriff’s office is investigating the reported theft of a baby sheep from the Pierce farm’s sheep barn. The lamb was stolen on