As a signature event for the general public and UD community, Ag Day attracts thousands of visitors to the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Attendees enjoy more than 50 attractions, demonstrations, exhibits and educational activities. The 2025 edition takes place on Saturday, April 26, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

University of Delaware study abroad program on sustainability in agriculture illustrates the value of connection. The program, based at Lincoln University, brings students to New Zealand’s South Island to learn about sustainable farm management, animal science and current trends in agriculture. Long-standing relationships have been key to the success of this study abroad program since the program first launched.

Elizabeth Smith, a former NSF Graduate Research Fellow and UD Plant and Soil Sciences Ph.D. alumna, investigated soil respiration using machine learning to better understand its role in the global carbon cycle. Analyzing two decades of data from multiple datasets, her research revealed unexpected patterns in national and global soil respiration trends. Now a postdoctoral researcher at Georgia Tech, Smith is expanding her computational expertise to study enhanced rock weathering, a technique for carbon capture in agriculture. Passionate about science communication, she also works to make environmental research more accessible, bridging the gap between scientific discovery and public understanding.