Agriculture - Ivy Tech Community College - Southwest

Agriculture from Ivy Tech Community College - Southwest is a Campus Associate Agribusiness degree that prepares you for a Agriculture career. Indiana's agriculture industry is high-growth and high tech. Changes in the business of agriculture and technologies used have tremendous potential for our economy, the environment?and your future. The agriculture AAS degree at Ivy Tech will immerse students in the field of agriculture by taking a core of 27 credit hours of agriculture courses and 18 credit hours of agriculture courses in one of four agriculture concentrations. Students will gain hands-on experience and knowledge through class room, laboratory and field trip activities in a small class size environment with highly educated and experience instructors in agricultural disciplines. A supervised agriculture internship is also required in the curriculum. This internship allows students to apply concepts learned in the classroom, while developing connections within the agriculture industry. Agriculture Program Concentrations Agriculture Business Management The agricultural business management concentration prepares students for management positions in various agriculture businesses, including agricultural marketing and processing firms, agricultural supply and service firms, and agriculture production and management and farming operations. Students will study sales, advertising, merchandising, economics, farm management, marketing, agronomy and animal science. Crop Management Our state is well-known for its corn and soybeans, but changing technology is broadening the scope of crop production in Indiana. In this concentration, you'll study the science behind crop production, learning how to maximize profit and production, adapt to changing environmental conditions, and how to best use new technology in agronomic row crop management. Careers in with this concentration include fertilizer and pesticide applicators, seed agronomist, precision agriculture technicians, seed research technicians and home farm operators. View more details on Ivy Tech Community College - Southwest . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Agribusiness courses.