Agribusiness, Intermediate Technical Certificate

Identify and apply at a basic level, economic and marketing principles and strategies used in farm and agribusiness applications.

Research, evaluate, and interpret economic news and trends; and using economic theory, apply to agricultural business.

Demonstrate a practical understanding of production agriculture and challenges impacting agricultural producers and agribusinesses.

Use mathematical calculations in the analysis and decision-making process used in agribusiness management.

Discuss agricultural, biological, and technical systems and their relationship to agribusiness decision-making.

Explain economic drivers in the agricultural value chain including market drivers, cost drivers, government drivers, competitive drivers, and others.

Major Code: 4102T

**Alternative plans of study available by contacting your advisor

Fall Semester Freshman Year

AGRI 104Agriculture Management

4 Credits

 

COMM GEAny Gen. Ed Oral Comm. Course

3 Credits

OR

ENGL 101Writing and Rhetoric I

3 Credits

 

AGRI 100Agriculture and Natural Resources Seminar

1 Credit

PROG ELEC
Program Elective

7 Credits

Total Credit Hours:15

Spring Semester Freshman Year

AGRI 160Introduction to Agriculture Selling

3 Credits

SOCS GEAny Gen. Ed. Social and Behavioral Way of Knowing Course

3 Credits

MATH GEAny Gen. Ed. Math Course

3 Credits

AGRI 255Entrepreneurship in Agriculture

3 Credits

PROG ELEC
Program Electives

3 Credits

Total Credit Hours:15

*Prerequisite or corequisite required

Program Elective Courses

AGRI 102Plant Science in Agriculture*

3 Credits

AGRI 102LPlant Science in Agriculture Lab*

1 Credit

AGRI 108Crop Production

4 Credits

AGRI 109Principles of Animal Science*

3 Credits

AGRI 109LPrinciples of Animal Science Lab*

1 Credit

AGRI 111Artificial Insemination of Cattle

2 Credits

AGRI 121Pest Management*

4 Credits

AGRI 121LPest Management Lab*

0 Credits

AGRI 126Fundamentals of Geographical Information Systems*

3 Credits

AGRI 126LFundamentals of GIS Lab*

0 Credits

AGRI 155Introduction to GPS

2 Credits

AGRI 158Applied Animal Nutrition*

4 Credits

AGRI 158LApplied Animal Nutrition Lab*

0 Credits

AGRI 180Food System Science*

4 Credits

AGRI 180LFood System Science*

0 Credits

AGRI 190Intro to Precision Agriculture

3 Credits

AGRI 201Wildland Plant Identification

2 Credits

AGRI 203Principles of Range Management

3 Credits

AGRI 205General Soils*

3 Credits

AGRI 205LGeneral Soils Lab*

1 Credit

AGRI 210Environmental Law

2 Credits

AGRI 212Plant Nutrition

4 Credits

AGRI 222Animal Reproduction and Breeding

3 Credits

AGRI 226Spatial Analysis with GIS*

3 Credits

AGRI 226LSpatial Analysis with GIS Lab*

0 Credits

AGRI 227Agriculture Internship*

3-6 Credits

AGRI 240Forage Crops

3 Credits

AGRI 250Agricultural Markets

3 Credits

AGRI 271Animal Anatomy and Physiology*

4 Credits

AGRI 271LApplied Animal Anatomy and Physiology Lab*

0 Credits

WATR 130Water Measurement*

3 Credits

WATR 130LWater Measurement Lab*

0 Credits

WATR 140Irrigation*

2 Credits

WATR 140LIrrigation Lab*

1 Credit

Total Credit Hours:10

Total Credit Hours: 30