This study explores "integration", the gathering of multiple disciplines of study into a curricular whole, and "interdisciplinarity", the inclusion of multiple disciplines, in the agricultural college at a land-grant university. We also evaluate the importance that employers place on student abilities to integrate information across disciplines. Interdisciplinary education is important because it provides undergraduates with a balanced educational experience and prepares them to face increasingly more complex and global issues. Survey questionnaires were administered to undergraduate students and faculty advisors in the college of Agricultural sciences and Natural resources at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and to potential employers in agriculture-related fields. Results indicated that employers placed broad knowledge and the ability to integrate information above technical skills. In turn, students chose employment potential as a prime motivator for selection of their majors and minors. Advisors reported that they frequently used interdisciplinary methods in courses, but did not believe the same happened in courses taught by other faculty. Further, the surveys revealed that students perceived the influence of advisors in their choice of majors and minors as minimal. We conclude that interdisciplinary education should receive higher priority in the undergraduate curriculum in agriculture because it is important in student preparation for a more diversified workplace. Such a focus for undergraduates would help to develop the qualities of broad knowledge and integration ability sought by today's employers. (Contains 9 tables and 1 figure.)