Agriculture

This course explores the integration of agricultural marketing and communications, emphasizing digital strategies and sales techniques. Students will learn to develop and implement effective marketing plans for agricultural products and services, utilizing digital platforms, social media, and multimedia content creation. The curriculum covers online and traditional livestock sales, agricultural product development, advertising, photography, and videography. Through practical assignments and presentations, students will enhance their communication skills and apply marketing concepts to real-world agricultural scenarios.

This course is a continuation of the AGEC 145 Farm Records course focusing on summer financial records. It is designed to help students apply foundational record keeping skills to farm operations. Students will use a farm record keeping system to enter, organize, and manage farm records, including financial, production, inventory, and family living data. Prerequisite: AGEC 145.

This course is a continuation of the farm financial record keeping concepts in AGEC 145 and AGEC 146. Students will use financial data already entered into a farm record-keeping system, to evaluate enterprise performance and inform management decisions. Emphasis is placed on the analysis of financial records, benchmarking, and interpretation rather than data entry. Prerequisites: AGEC 145 and AGEC 146.

This course explores the integration of agricultural marketing and communications, emphasizing digital strategies and sales techniques. Students will learn to develop and implement effective marketing plans for agricultural products and services, utilizing digital platforms, social media, and multimedia content creation. The curriculum covers online and traditional livestock sales, agricultural product development, advertising, photography, and videography. Through practical assignments and presentations, students will enhance their communication skills and apply marketing concepts to real-world agricultural scenarios.

Theory, practice, and evaluation of cooperatives including principles, management, marketing, finance, taxes, legal issues, and adjusting to change. (F)

This is a practical one credit course that provides the tools and skills necessary to get a strong start with the transition for new students at NDSCS. This course will introduce students to campus resources, policies and procedures and cover topics such a time management, study skills, goal setting, wellness, financial literacy, and professional development. (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)

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)

Agriculture business tour and/or field trip is an excursion or planned work-based learning experience for a group of students allowing them to explore or observe occupations. These experiences should be carefully planned to provide a quality educational experience, protect the safety of the students, and create positive relationships with the agricultural businesses. A combination of individual and group meetings designed to develop knowledge and skills pertinent to develop soft skills for the workplace. This course prepares a student for a career in agriculture. (S)

This course prepares students for success in developing essential software applications and digital literacy skills that are transferable to educational and career environments. Through real-world projects and practical exercises, students will gain proficiency in word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, and the responsible use of AI and emerging technologies. Emphasizing workplace applications, this course builds the essential skills required to navigate and succeed in today's evolving digital landscape. ND:COMPSC

This course is intended to ensure that ND and MN students successfully complete the FMSCA Regulated Entry Level Driver Training. Course requirements are needed before actual behind the wheel training can be started. The student needs to be eligible to take the state Commercial Driver's License written and behind the wheel road test. Students will also receive an assessment of driving skills to determine amount of additional training, if any, that the student will need to determine readiness to take the state CDL tests. Prerequisites: 1. Participants must be 18 years of age at the time of application, a) Intrastate-only operation requires CDL licensee to be 18 years old, b) Interstate operation requires CDL licensee to be 21 years old. 2. According to the Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration (FMCSA), participants must be able to read, write, and speak English at a proficiency level to interact with the public, understand traffic signs and signals, respond to official inquiries, and make entries on reports and records. 3. Participants must be in possession of a current driver's license from the state in which they currently reside. 4. Participants must provide an FMSCA Medical Examiners Certificate from a Department of Transportation (DOT) physical (ND Residents) or DVS DPS Certificate (MN Residents). 5. The participant must provide a current class-appropriate Commercial Driver's License Permit (CLP) from the participants current state of residence. This permit must be obtained prior to the start of the driving portion of the course. (CLP is valid for 180 days and is not renewable). 6. Participants must submit to a DOT drug screen dated within ten (10) business days of the start of the driving portion of the course (Provided by NDSCS). 7. Participants must submit a Motor Vehicle Report (MVR) for each state of residency during the last 2 years (Provided by NDSCS).

Provides a background in precision agriculture. Emphasis is on working with control consoles, equipment, precision digital platforms, zone management and variable rate applications. (S)

Emphasis on maximizing the use and implementation of common precision agricultural equipment used in the harvesting, tillage, fertilization and other applications of inputs of today's production of crops. Safe operations, setup, maximizing the efficient use of precision agricultural equipment for harvesting, tillage, planting equipment, GPS data management systems and guidance systems will be covered.

Emphasis on maximizing the use and implementation of common precision agricultural equipment used in the planting, tillage, fertilization and other applications of inputs of today's production of crops. Safe operations, setup, maximizing the efficient use of precision agricultural equipment for tillage, planting equipment, OPS data management systems and guidance systems will be covered.

This course introduces various precision farming software in real-world applications. Discussion of how Geographic Information Systems (GIS) can be used to input and store data, assist in the analysis of data and create interpretive maps. It focuses on initial setup of software, data management and evaluation, saving and unloading data cards, processing field data, and compiling prescription application maps.

This course focuses on building successful and effective interpersonal relationships within organizational and other social environments. It includes an examination of human relations in business and industry with emphasis on how people can work effectively in groups to satisfy both organizational and personal goals. Motivation, emotional and mental health, communication techniques, and coping with stress are explored. Activities are used to encourage the application of concepts to enhance personal growth and insight and to increase social skills. (F, S, Su-as needed, O) ND:SS