A program that focuses on agricultural principles and practices that, over the long term, enhance environmental quality, make efficient use of nonrenewable resources, integrate natural biological cycles and controls, and are economically viable and socially responsible; and that may prepare individuals to apply this knowledge to the solution of agricultural and environmental problems. Includes instruction in principles of agroecology, crop and soil sciences, entomology, horticulture, animal science, weed science and management, soil fertility and nutrient cycling, applied ecology, agricultural economics, and rangeland ecology and watershed management.

Careers and Jobs:
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
Conservation Scientists
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Soil and Plant Scientists