Program Description
The next generation of agriculture starts with you and the LRSC Agriculture program. With a degree in Agriculture from LRSC, graduates are prepared to work in production agriculture back at his/her farming operation; join a variety of agribusinesses that work with various aspects of production agriculture; create a company/service, or continue for further degrees.
Efficiency has spurred the adoption of various forms of agriculture technologies. The variability in soils and surrounding ecosystems demands better use of information to benefit all. The technology that agriculture offers collects immense amounts of data that assists in making field management decisions.
Students will learn skills in:
- General agronomy
- Crop production
- Prescription writing
- Data management
- Research and analysis
- Report preparation and presentation
- Soils and soil fertility
- GIS
- GPS
Program Curriculum
| AGEC 141 | Introduction to Agriculture Management | 2 |
| AGEC 250 | Agribusiness Sales | 3 |
| AGRI 297 | Internship | 3 |
| ASM 130 | Agriculture Industry Machinery Operation | 3 |
| ASM 220 | Agricultural Systems Management Computer Science | 3 |
| BIOL 130 | Introduction to Biological Chemistry | 4 |
| COMM 110 | Fundamentals of Public Speaking | 3 |
| ENGL 110 | College Composition I | 3 |
| MATH 103 or MATH 210 | College Algebra or Elementary Statistics | 3 |
| PLSC 223 | Introduction to Weed Science | 4 |
| PLSC 225 | Principles of Crop Production | 3 |
| *PLSC 235 | Field Scouting Techniques | 3 |
| SOIL 210 | Introduction to Soil Science | 3 |
| SOIL 222 | Soil Fertility and Fertilizers | 3 |
| General Education | Humanities and/or Social Sciences | 6 |
| Certificate/Program Elective Courses | 11 | |
| TOTAL AAS CREDITS | 60 | |
*Note: PLSC 235 fulfills the HPER general education requirement.
Students must choose at least 11 credits from the program electives below.
Program Electives
| AGEC 142 | Agriculture Accounting | 3 |
| AGEC 242 | Introduction to Agricultural Management | 3 |
| AGEC 244 | Introduction to Agriculture Marketing | 3 |
| AGEC 290 | Computerized Farm Record-keeping | 3 |
| AGRI 265 | Agricultural Electronics Devices and Systems | 3 |
| AGRI 280 | Advanced Precision Agriculture: Fall Operations | 3 |
| AGRI 290 | Advanced Precision Agriculture: Spring Operations | 3 |
| ANSC 114 | Introduction to Animal Science | 3 |
| ANSC 123 | Feeds and Feeding | 3 |
| PAG 115 | Introduction to Precision Agriculture | 3 |
| PAG 215 | Precision Ag Systems - Software | 3 |
Faculty
Tanner Nicholls, Instructor
Director, Agriculture Program
Tanner.B.Nicholls@lrsc.edu
Mylee Severtson, Ag Education Specialist
Mylee.Severtson@lrsc.edu