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Profitable Small Farms, One-Year Certificate

Students who successfully complete a one-year certificate in Profitable Small Farms will be able to:

  • Be prepared to start a small farm by choosing appropriate farm management approaches including crop and livestock selection and product marketing suitable to the local physical and economic environment.
  • Be able to develop creative solutions to production, marketing, financial, and labor issues in order to sustain a small farm.
  • Understand the functioning of community food systems and be prepared to work for an organization that works on food system topics.

Appropriate computation and communication courses are selected based on placement test scores and may be taken during any term of the program. Previous college-level courses may be applied.

REQUIREMENTS

Fall Term

AG 230ASmall Farm Management - Fall

2
AREC 213Starting Ag/Hort Business

4
HORT 230Sustainable Ag & Food Systems

3
Electives

3

Winter Term

AG 230BSmall Farm Management - Winter

2
ANS 212Small Scale Sustainable Livestock Production

3
AREC 214Farm Direct Marketing

4
Electives

3

Spring Term

AG 230CSmall Farm Management - Spring

3
HORT 260Organic Farming And Gardening

3
Electives

6

AG 230C satisfies the Human Relations related instruction requirement.

Summer Term

Computation

3
Communication

3
HORT 261Adv Practice Local Food Prod

2
HORT 261AAdv Practice Local Food Production Lab

1 OR 4

Computation and Communication satisfy related instruction requirements. See the Related Instruction Requirements section for a list of approved courses.

APPROVED ELECTIVES

AG 250Irrigation System Design

3
AG 280ACWE Agriculture

1 TO 12
BA 101Introduction to Business

6
BA 215Survey of Accounting

4
CSS 205Soils: Sustainable Ecosystems

4
CSS 215Soil Nutrients and Plant Fertilization

3
CSS 240Pest Management

4
HORT 251Temperate Tree Fruit, Berries, Grapes, And Nuts

3
HT8. 102Career Explore: Horticulture

1
HT8. 115Greenhouse Management

3
HT8. 137Plant Propagation

4
HORT 211Horticulture Practicum

3
SPN 104Spanish Agriculture/Horticulture I

4
SPN 105Spanish Agriculture/Horticulture II

4
WD4. 151Welding I

2
WD4. 152Welding II

2

Students are advised to speak with a faculty advisor about approved elective coursework.

Total Credit Hours: 48