Agriculture

Agriculture is one of the most hazardous industries in the nation. Farming is one of the few industries in which the families (who often share the work and live on the premises) are also at risk for fatal and nonfatal injuries. This class is designed to address the many safety concerns and issues that face modern farm workers and their families. (F)

This course will include a review of mathematics including fractions, decimals, percentages and basic algebra. The course will emphasize problem-solving in agriculture applications using spreadsheet software. (F, S)

This course is designed as a forum for presentations on a variety of agriculture topics and to strengthen communication skills including the use of professional speaking skills, demonstrating professional etiquette, and challenging critical thinking skills through questioning presenters. (S)

Farm Management Education is designed as a practical study of the farming business for farm families currently engaged in managing their farms or ranches.

This course continues the application of farm management principles for decision-making. Prerequisite: AGRI 241 or department approval.

This course will hone your abilities to present current agricultural topics in a professional manner to a large group of your peers. Furthermore, you will practice your professional etiquette during presentations, challenge your critical thinking skills through questioning presenters and increase your knowledge of current agricultural topics. (S)

A course designed to meet special departmental needs during new course development. It is used for one year after which time the course is assigned a different number.

Provides opportunities to explore career interests and develop professional skills through work experiences. Under supervision of the employer and the instructor while receiving credit. May be repeated. (F, S, Su)

A course designed to meet special departmental needs.

This course is designed to introduce the student to principles of precision agriculture. Students will receive instruction in GPS, GIS, remote sensing, and data management.

This course is designed to introduce students to mapping data in precision agriculture. Emphasis is placed on one management, variable rate prescriptions and basic GIS functions. (F)

This course will experiment with types and methods of data collection of spatial data. The majority of the course will concentrate on data logging using GPS receivers (various monitors, rugged handheld units, and iPads), utilizing mobile software and geospatial apps. The course also will include downloading data from the Internet and evaluation and purchase of data from commercial sources. Students will learn data collection processes based on a real world project. They will be responsible for identifying a study area, a question or management issue, and the data needed to answer the questions. Prerequisites: PAG 275. (F)

This course covers the use of spatial data for recordkeeping, analytical decision making and modeling prescription maps for variable rate applications. Student will use various data sets and apply GIS functions to answer management questions. A major component of this course will be determining relationships and establishing patterns in yield and other cropping factors and interpretation of these patterns and relationships. Prerequisite: PAG 285. (S)