The Department of Agriculture is located in the Chemistry and Natural Science Building (CNSB). This modern building contains classrooms, laboratories, scientific equipment, and micro-computers to support the program.

ULM agricultural farm facilities include the Morris and Ella Johnson and the Robert Layton Farms. Farm Laboratory experience may be gained at the 500-acre Johnson Farm and the 150 acre Layton Farm, located about four miles east of the campus.

Row crops grown on the Johnson Farm include corn, soybeans, wheat, and cotton. The farm houses the largest herd of registered Homozygous polled full blood red Simmental beef cattle . The cattle herds are continuously being improved through the use of on-farm artificial insemination and embryo transfer. A swine operation is being developed for the academic program.

The Layton Farm is used for laboratory exercises, demonstrations, livestock judging contests, horse seminars, and research activities with agronomic crops. Registered Thoroughbreds and Quarter Horses are used in breeding and training programs. Quarter Horses are used in the Western Pleasure Equitation Program. Play-days and horse shows are held in the Jim Shipp Memorial Pavilion.

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