Agriculture

Credits: 1 credit hour/semester
Length: 2 semesters
Periods: 1 period/day
Grades: 9-12
Teacher: Multiple
Location: Argos, John Glenn, North Judson-San Pierre, Oregon-Davis, Plymouth (on trimester system), Rochester, Triton and Union-North United (LaVille)



Class Overview

More than 21 million men and women working in some aspect of agribusiness make this career cluster the United States' largest source of employment. In the past when people thought of agriculture, they pictured a farm. But today vocational agriculture courses mark the beginning of such careers as:

  • Forestry
  • Wildlife biology
  • Golf course greenskeeping
  • Mechanics
  • Lab technology
  • Agribusiness manager
  • Engineering
  • Commodities brokerage
  • Biogenetics
  • Landscape architecture.

Courses in this program include: Agriculture Management, Animal Sciences, Fundamentals of Agriculture Science & Business, Horticulture, Landscaping, Plant Sciences, Natural Resources Management, and Agriculture Mechanization. some of these are not offered every year, so check with your counselor to see which are scheduled for next school year.

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