Pathways of Study in Agriculture Survey of Ag Systems

Eight Pathways Agribusiness Systems Animal Systems Biotechnology Systems Environmental Service Systems Food Products & Processing Systems Natural Resources Systems Plant Systems Power, Structural & Technical Systems

Pathways Defined Agribusiness Systems – industries including sales, services, farm & ranch management, entrepreneurship and economics. Animal Systems – industries including animals, small animals, wildlife and research animals. Biotechnology Systems – the management of biological systems for the benefits of humans, including cloning, gene transfer, and other technologies.

Pathways Defined Environmental Service Systems – industries including pollution prevention, water and air quality, hazardous materials, solid waste management, health and safety sanitation. Food Products & Processing Systems – industries including food processing, preserving, packaging, distribution, government monitoring and regulation.

Pathways Defined Natural Resources Systems – industries including habitat conservation, forest products, parks and recreation, mining, environmental services, fisheries and soil conservation. Plant Systems – industries including agronomics, horticulture, forestry, turf, viticulture and soils. Power, Structural & Technical Systems – industries including power, structure, controls, geospatial technology, computer systems, electronics, hydraulics and pneumatics.

Agriculture Courses Agricultural Business Agriculture Mechanics Plant Science Intro to Horticultural Science Managing Our Natural Resources Biological Animal Science Greenhouse Management Animal Science Environmental Resources Food Science Technology Agricultural Marketing Biological Plant Science Agricultural Structures Turf Grass Management Agricultural Metals Survey of Agricultural Systems

SAE S upervised A gricultural E xperience Type A ▫ Entrepreneurship Type B ▫ Placement Type C ▫ Directed Lab Type D ▫ Exploratory

SAE Types Defined Entrepreneurship (A) -- plan and operate an agriculture related business Placement (B) -- work for a business or individual, either for pay or for the experience Exploratory (D) -- learn about something in agriculture and its many related careers

SAE Terms Supervised Agriculture Experience (SAE) -- a project done by students with help from their agricultural instructor in which they learn by doing Agriculture Experience Tracker (AET) -- online record keeping system for agricultural experiences. Proficiency award -- FFA award that recognizes members that have developed specialized skills that they can apply to their future careers.