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This course will provide students the opportunity to study the marketing system for agricultural commodities. Students learn to analyze topics related to market structure, supply, demand, price, price analysis, trade, spatial relationships, market...

Students will study the challenges and importance of sustainable and safe food production. Topics include history of agriculture, geography of hunger, the sustainability concept, agricultural systems, agroecology, biotechnology, and food safety.

This course provides students with a valuable and practical work experience in Agriculture.  Learned agriculture topics from Agriculture curriculum will be applied to and enhance the work experience.  This is a paid or volunteer experience that is a...

This seminar course covers topics related to professional employment in Agriculture. Students will share feedback and discussion to integrate work-based learning experiences with classroom instruction. Students must be enrolled in both AGR 295 and...

In this course, students will learn to identify and mitigate potential hazards relating to the field of agricultural mechanics. Students will learn workplace and shop safety best practices.

In this course, students will learn how to safely operate and maintain agricultural equipment. Students will understand the role that routine maintenance and thorough inspections play in operator and bystander safety. Students will perform fluid...

This course will introduce students to measuring devices commonly used in agricultural mechanics. Students will demonstrate proper tool usage techniques as well as the ability to accurately read measuring devices such as calipers, beakers...

This course is an overview of brake systems. Students will gain an understanding of manual brakes and various types of power assist brakes as they apply to basic automotive, heavy truck, and agricultural braking systems. Students will learn basic...

This course introduces students to hydraulic fundamentals and hydraulic safety. Students will learn how hydraulic flow and pressure is created and how it is harnessed to produce mechanical motion in open-center and closed-center systems. Upon...

In this course students will learn how power is transferred from engine to ground and PTO in various agricultural drive systems. Additionally, students will learn how torque is amplified, and how power transfer is adjusted. These principles will be...