Farm and Ranch Management - AAS

This program provides training for individuals who plan to return to the farm or seek employment as farm managers or with agri-business firms. Students receive practical farm or agricultural related experience through supervised summer field experience.

Careers

The agriculture industry includes not only crop and animal production, but also the processing, distribution and marketing of all kinds of food items. In the area of crops, people can work in farm or horticulture production as production management consultants, or for seed and chemical suppliers. In animal agriculture, opportunities include production management, and genetic or nutrition consulting.

Program Outcomes

1. Develop a resource use plan, which integrates the functions and activities of management in the organization and control of farm and ranch resources
2. Generate a production plan for one economic crop produced in the central United States
3. Determine plant nutrient management strategies in agronomic systems for economic response and environmental protection applicable in the central United States region
4. Evaluate production techniques that will promote positive stewardship of natural resources
5. Incorporate technology in solving problems on farms and ranches, including global positioning systems, genetically modified organisms, and other scientific solutions

Accreditation

Hutchinson Community College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (hlcommission.org), an institutional accreditation agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.