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3.00 Credits
This course covers the use, care, operation and adjustment of the most common equipment and machinery used in agriculture. Special emphasis is placed on the actual operation of equipment. This course may be applied toward secondary teaching certification in vocational agriculture. Offered in alternate years. 2 hours Lecture and 3 hours Laboratory - 3 credits
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3.00 Credits
This course includes land surveying principles, use of survey instruments, field methods, data collection, and an introduction to Geographical Information Systems. 2 hours Lecture and 3 hours Laboratory - 3 credits
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3.00 Credits
This course stresses construction practices and skills particularly applicable to agriculture. Included are reading and interpreting building plans, estimating and selecting materials, hand and power tool use, carpentry, plumbing, electrical and masonry skills, and agricultural construction projects. This course may be applied toward secondary teaching certification in vocational agriculture. Offered in spring in even numbered years. 2 hours Lecture and 3 hours Laboratory - 3 credits
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on the study of gasoline and diesel internal combustion engines and two- and four-stroke cycle small engines with emphasis upon agricultural applications. This course may be applied toward secondary teaching certification in vocational agriculture. Offered in alternate years. 2 hours Lecture and 3 hours Laboratory - 3 credits
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3.00 Credits
Agronomic crops are those that produce fiber, vegetable oils, animal feed, processed human foods, and industrial raw materials. This course provides students with an overview of the production, regionalism, and uses of agronomic crops, particularly those grown in North America. All steps in the production of crops are covered, however, spring-season management practices are emphasized. Students design demonstration plots for public viewing. Previous farm experience is NOT necessary for this course. Crop science majors must take Field Crops I during the spring immediately before taking Field Crops II (Offered every other year). Prerequisite: Natural Science I and Chemistry Fundamentals or Biological Science I. 2 hours Lecture and 3 hours Laboratory - 3 credits
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3.00 Credits
The role of essential elements in plant nutrition is discussed as well as practical applications in the area of soil deficiencies. Emphasis is placed on fertilizer types, usage, and applications for various agronomic and horticulture crops. In the laboratory, emphasis is placed on instrumentation and methodology for solving soil fertility problems. Prerequisite: Soils. 2 hours Lecture and 3 hours Laboratory - 3 credits
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3.00 Credits
Each student in Agronomy and Environmental Science is required to spend 500 hours in approved jobs related to the student's major. Registration for each Employment Program must occur prior to the beginning of a relevant experience. Registration materials are available from the Office of Career and Life Education, located in Segal Hall.
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3.00 Credits
Special projects designed to meet individual needs of students in the specialized fields of agriculture. Projects will be arranged on a one-to-one basis with a department faculty member and with the approval of the Department Chairperson. Total Selected Topics credits accepted toward graduation is limited to 6 credits. 3 hours of student/faculty instruction per week per credit - 1-3 credit(s) each
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3.00 Credits
This course covers in detail the production practices of some of our major crops. Students learn to evaluate management techniques based on their economic and environmentally sound potential. As this is a fall course, the focus is on fall-season production activities. Students use field plots to evaluate how different management decisions made in the previous spring affect the crop in the fall. Farm experience is NOT required. Crop science majors must take Field Crops I during the spring immediately before taking Field Crops II. Prerequisites: Feed Grains and Forages, or Field Crops I. 2 hours Lecture and 3 hours Laboratory - 3 credits
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3.00 Credits
Enrollment in Soil Judging is limited in number and is open to full-time students. A wide range of soils are evaluated, classified and interpreted based upon morphology, soil profile and site characteristics. An intercollegiate Soil Judging Team is selected from students taking the course and some travel will be required. The Soil Judging Team competes in the Northeast Regional Contest and may qualify for the National Collegiate Soils Contest. Prerequisite: Soils. 3 hours Laboratory - 1 credit
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