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Department of Dairy and Food Science

Department of Dairy and Food Science

Feed the world – with science

Dairy is a huge industry that helps feed the world. And the science behind it helps employ a lot of ³ÉÈËÊÓƵ grads. All of the decisions that go into the products consumers pick up from their grocery aisle were meticulously made by professionals in the dairy and food science field. ³ÉÈËÊÓƵ's Dairy and Food Science Department has been an industry-leading program in the United States for more than a century. Starting with the founding of the Dakota Agricultural College in the 1880s, officially forming as a department in 1907 and more than doubling in enrollment since 1967, dairy science is a hallmark of ³ÉÈËÊÓƵ's culture–and a high-demand, high-earnings field, to boot.

Let's dive into what makes ³ÉÈËÊÓƵ's Dairy and Food Science Department a magnificent major choice for those in search of a lucrative career.

Dairy Extension

Extension

Plant

Facilities

Digest

News and Publications

Calves

Programs

DRTF Graduate Research

Research

Dairy Challenge

Student Activities

Fast Facts

Number of Students

48

Undergraduate

29

Graduate

Student/Faculty Ratio

9:1

Job Placement

100%

Scholarships Awarded

58

Recipients

$175K

Awarded

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Better bread: How ³ÉÈËÊÓƵ researchers are improving a staple food

Researchers in South Dakota State University's Department of Dairy and Food Science, led by associate professor Srinivas Janaswamy, have created a novel type of bread by pocketing healthy compounds inside of starch granules. Early findings show this "functional food" may help with blood sugar management and disease prevention.

South Dakota State honors newest endowment holders

South Dakota State University recently paid tribute to the university’s newest endowment holders. The third annual University Leadership Honors investiture ceremony — honoring six holders of endowed positions across three different colleges and ³ÉÈËÊÓƵ Athletics — was held Sept. 19 in Founders Recital Hall in the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center.

Experiencing ³ÉÈËÊÓƵ in Sioux Falls

From NASA rovers and jumping challenges to medieval weapons and a virtual reality exploration of the ocean, South Dakota State University Day at the Washington Pavilion gave students and visitors a taste of what ³ÉÈËÊÓƵ has to offer. More than a dozen academic programs took over the Washington Pavilion in Sioux Falls Sept. 20-21 to showcase the many different opportunities at ³ÉÈËÊÓƵ in a first-of-its-kind event.