Agricultural Science (AGRS)

AGRS 100 Practical Crop Production 3 Credits

Production and adaptation of cultivated crops. Emphasis on crops grown in the western region of the United States. Growth, development, production, and use covered.

Corequisites: AGRS 100L.

Terms Typically Offered: Fall.

AGRS 100L Practical Crop Production Laboratory 1 Credit

Production and adaptation of cultivated crops. Emphasis on crops grown in the western region of the United States. Growth, development, production, and use covered.

Corequisites: AGRS 100.

Terms Typically Offered: Fall.

Fees: Yes.

AGRS 102 Agriculture Economics 3 Credits

Focus on economic principles applied to agriculture through price discovery with producer supply and consumer demand, governmental politics, rural development, and resource management.

AGRS 105 Animal Science 3 Credits

Fundamentals of livestock production. Principles of breeding, genetics, nutrition, health, and physiology of beef, sheep, swine, dairy, and horses. Focus on the animal science industry in general and each species industry in regard to history, current situation, and future.

Terms Typically Offered: Spring.

AGRS 108 Making Compost 3 Credits

Exploration of the microbiology behind composting and procedures for various types of composting. Evaluation of quality compost and its applications (including compost tea making) for soil health and plant fertility needs. Also included is making compost inoculants and fermenting plant juices for sustainable fertility applications.

Terms Typically Offered: Fall.

AGRS 110 Integrated Pest Management 3 Credits

Identification and control of economically important insects and diseases. Use of ecological systems management approach and concepts, including physical, biological and pesticidal control mechanisms.

Terms Typically Offered: Fall.

AGRS 115 Fundamentals of Agriculture 3 Credits

Introduction to various areas of agriculture, including: homesteading, small scale farming, large production agriculture, and marketing. Focus on the skills and habits that are essential for becoming a lifelong learner in an interdisciplinary world.

Terms Typically Offered: Fall.

AGRS 118 Agriculture Facilities Management and Design 3 Credits

Farm building site location and planning, concrete, farm building design/construction, and materials of construction. Greenhouse designs, systems, and approximate costs. Facilities management and design will take into account: waste management, fire prevention, and other preventative factors.

Terms Typically Offered: Fall.

AGRS 125 Agricultural Machinery and Technology 3 Credits

Emphasizes the safe operation, construction, purpose, maintenance, and adjustment of farm machinery.

Terms Typically Offered: Fall.

AGRS 131 Water and Irrigation: Principles and Practices 2 Credits

Exploration of water, soil, and plant relationships; water quality assessment; principles of irrigation, methods, and systems.

Prerequisites: AGRS 100/AGRS 100L.

Corequisites: AGRS 131L.

Terms Typically Offered: Spring.

AGRS 131L Water and Irrigation: Principles and Practices Laboratory 1 Credit

Exploration of water, soil, and plant relationships; water quality assessment; principles of irrigation, methods, and systems.

Prerequisites: AGRS 100/AGRS 100L.

Corequisites: AGRS 131.

Terms Typically Offered: Spring.

Fees: Yes.

AGRS 142 Livestock Production Practices 3 Credits

Examination of agriculture livestock production enterprises, production practices, and production facilities. Students will be exposed to a variety of production, processing, and marketing methods, both traditional and entrepreneurial, in the fields of beef, dairy, poultry, sheep, goat, and horse animal agriculture. Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) and Pork Quality Assurance (PQA) certifications will be obtained by the completion of this course.

Terms Typically Offered: Fall.

AGRS 195 Independent Study 1-3 Credits

Course may be taken multiple times up to maximum of 6 credit hours.

AGRS 196 Topics 1-3 Credits

Course may be taken multiple times up to maximum of 15 credit hours.

AGRS 205 Farm and Ranch Management 3 Credits

Practical experience in applying principles of economics, business, marketing, and finance to the management of a farm/ranch operation.

Terms Typically Offered: Spring.

AGRS 208 Agricultural Finance 3 Credits

Principles of finance and their application to agriculture and agribusiness, including: the time value of money, net present value analysis, interest, credit lending institutions, financial statements, and financial ratios.

Terms Typically Offered: Spring.

AGRS 210 Agricultural Marketing 3 Credits

Applied study of the agricultural marketing system. Methods of marketing crops and livestock. Hedging with futures and options will be covered along with direct sales marketing and building a business brand.

Terms Typically Offered: Spring.

AGRS 220 Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) Practices 3 Credits

Principles of greenhouse, vertical farms, and hoop house management for the production of floral and vegetable crops. Includes design and use of enclosed structures to manipulate the environment, use of environmental control systems to optimize crop productivity, and proper management and marketing of crops. Intended for professionals in the greenhouse industry. Includes organic practices and USDA organic certified requirement guidelines.

Terms Typically Offered: Fall.

AGRS 224 Integrated Ranch Management 3 Credits

Management pertaining to the economics of a ranching enterprise. Includes principles of system management, resource inventory and management, ranch decision making, nutrition, selection, record keeping, financial management, and marketing.

AGRS 225 Feeds and Feeding 4 Credits

Basic nutrients, common feeds and feed additives, anatomy of digestive systems, and basic feeding practices for beef, sheep, and dairy. Lab devoted to calculating and balancing rations to fulfill nutrient requirement of farm animals for growth, finishing, reproduction, lactation, work, and wool production. Explores least cost ratio balancing.

Terms Typically Offered: Fall.

AGRS 230 Farm Animal Anatomy and Physiology 3 Credits

Introduction to basic concepts of farm animal anatomy and physiology. Emphasizes nutrition, reproduction, immunology, and growth of the basic farm species. Anatomy and physiology is taught in the context of applying basic principles to production practices in the industry, including reproductive management, livestock nutrition management, and animal health practices.

Prerequisites: AGRS 105.

Terms Typically Offered: Spring.

AGRS 240 Introduction to Soil Science 3 Credits

Formation, physical properties, chemical properties, and management of soils, emphasizing conditions affecting plant growth. Defining the components of soil health and how to manage them.

Prerequisites: AGRS 100.

Corequisites: AGRS 240L.

Terms Typically Offered: Fall.

AGRS 240L Introduction to Soil Science Laboratory 1 Credit

Formation, physical properties, chemical properties, and management of soils, emphasizing conditions affecting plant growth. Defining the components of soil health and how to manage them.

Prerequisites: AGRS 100.

Corequisites: AGRS 240.

Terms Typically Offered: Fall.

Fees: Yes.

AGRS 250 Live Animal and Carcass Evaluation 1 Credit

Exploration of meat carcass evaluation and the related yield and quality grading system. Emphasizes selection of breeding stock based on performance data. Covers comparative selection, grading, and judging of market and breeding classes of livestock based on knowledge of phenotype, performance, information, and/or carcass merit.

Prerequisites: AGRS 105.

Corequisites: AGRS 250L.

Terms Typically Offered: Spring.

AGRS 250L Live Animal and Carcass Evaluation Laboratory 2 Credits

Exploration of meat carcass evaluation and the related yield and quality grading system. Emphasizes selection of breeding stock based on performance data. Covers comparative selection, grading, and judging of market and breeding classes of livestock based on knowledge of phenotype, performance, information, and/or carcass merit.

Prerequisites: AGRS 105.

Corequisites: AGRS 250.

Terms Typically Offered: Spring.

AGRS 260 Plant Propagation 3 Credits

Theory, biology, and practical applications of plant propagation technologies. Propagation by seed, cuttings, budding, grafting, and layering. Propagation environment, techniques of stock plant management, and seed handling along with production calculations and a complete production calendar will be investigated.

Terms Typically Offered: Spring.

AGRS 265 Integrated Plant Health Management 3 Credits

Multi-faceted approaches to the management of plant health through analysis of soil characteristics, nutrients, irrigation, and integrated pest management techniques for reducing pest susceptibility and enhancing crop production yield and quality.

Prerequisites: AGRS 100/AGRS 100L.

AGRS 288 Livestock Practicum 3 Credits

Experiential learning with beef cattle, dairy cattle, swine, and sheep.

Terms Typically Offered: Fall.

AGRS 293 Cooperative Experience/Internship 1-5 Credits

Employment in an agricultural production setting. Work experience in all facets of the operation. Guidance and supervision is the responsibility of the supervising employer and Coordinator of Production Agriculture. Emphasis on records, managerial decisions, and production agriculture skills.

Terms Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

Course may be taken multiple times up to maximum of 5 credit hours.

AGRS 295 Independent Study 1-3 Credits

Course may be taken multiple times up to maximum of 6 credit hours.

AGRS 296 Topics: 1-4 Credits

Course may be taken multiple times up to maximum of 15 credit hours.