The Faculty has a long and proud history in its teaching and research. It offers a diverse range of courses in the sciences and economics related to agricultural production, processing, marketing, and natural resource management.

The combination of applied sciences and applied economics gives the Faculty its special character, and provides an excellent environment to foster essential interactions between these disciplines for teaching, research and technology transfer in food systems and natural resource management.

The Faculty is based on the Camperdown Campus of the University of Sydney, which is situated on the edge of the city's central business district. Research and teaching are also conducted in regional and rural research stations, and on farms owned by the University.