Mission Statement:

To prepare and support individuals for careers, guild awareness & develop leadership for the food, fiber & natural resources system.

Student Organization:

Future Farmers of America (FFA) makes a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth, and career success through agricultural education.

General:

All Agricultural Science and Technology courses are designed to teach life skills needed in the American economy. The Supervised Occupational Experience Program is an extended part of the instructional areas where the individual student may develop one or more programs of the 43 categories in the FFA proficiency system. A student may also choose to develop special study units to meet course requirements. The FFA is an integral part of all Agricultural Science and Technology courses.

0701 AG BUSINESS I (110/140) AGRIBUSINESS TECHNOLOGY
Grade 9 - 10 Elective Year Course
Includes:

1. AG. 110 INTRODUCTION TO AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY: An applied introductory course designed to enhance student perception of agriculture, its applications and career opportunities. This course includes plant and animal science, agriculture mechanics, leadership, communications and personal finance.

2. AG. 140 INTRO. LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT: A course that includes principles of animal production and management. Topics include health, evaluation, selection, feeding and management.

0702 AG BUSINESS II (520/130)
Grades 10 - 12 Elective Year Course
Pre-requisite: AG I (110/310)
Includes:

1. AG 520 ECOLOGY/NATURAL RESOURCE SCIENCE: A course designed to teach the concepts of conservation, natural resources, ecology, and fish/ wildlife science. This first semester of Vo-Ag II (520) may be used as a lab science credit for graduation and college admission.

2. AG. 130 INTRODUCTION TO AGRICULTURAL MECHANICS: A course designed to familiarize the student with the basic mechanical theory and skills. Students will develop skills in the areas of carpentry, electricity, plumbing, fencing, painting, metalworking, and welding processes. Emphasis will be placed on safety and proper use of tools and equipment.

0703 HORTICULTURE (514)
Grades 10 - 12 Elective Semester Course
Pre-requisite: AG. I or teacher approval.
Includes:

AG. 514 BOTANY/HORTICULTURE PLANT SCIENCE: A course that prepares students to produce greenhouse/nursery plants and to maintain plant growth and propagation structures. This course may be used as a lab science credit for graduation and college admission.

0704 APPLIED HORTICULTURAL CROP MANAGEMENT (0330)
Grades 10 - 12 Elective Semester Course
Pre-requisite: Horticulture Science (514)
A course designed to prepare students to grow and maintain crops, gardens, lawns and greenhouse operation. Topics will include planting, major crop production of our area, landscape and maintenance of lawns, identification and control weeds, gardening, and the starting of bedding plants. This course is not counted as a Science Credit.

0707 AG WELDING (210)
Grades 11-12 Elective Semester Course
A course designed to develop skills in Arc and Oxy-Acetylene welding and the processes that deal with the joining of metal for use in the agricultural industry. FEE: $15.00

0705 ANIMAL SCIENCE (530)
Grades 10-12 Elective Semester Course
Pre-requisite Ag. I or Teacher Approval
A course designed to develop knowledge and skills pertaining to nutrition, reproduction, diseases, breeding, genetics, anatomy and physiology in livestock. This course may be used as a lab science credit for graduation and college admission.

0709 ADVANCED ANIMAL SCIENCE (534)
Grade: 11-12 Elective Semester Course
Pre-requisite: Animal Science
A course designed to provide further learning experiences for students in the areas of animal care, nutrition, anatomy and reproduction. This course may be used as a lab science credit for graduation and college admission. Some special topics covered such as Equine Science.

0708 AGRICULTURAL SHOP (230/240)
Grade 12 Elective Year Course
Pre-requisite: Ag Bus. II or Ag Welding
Students will gain experience in building and repairing agricultural equipment and tools. Skills to be developed involve welding; forge work, concrete, electricity, and mechanics. Shop projects may entail additional cost for materials and parts. Students are expected to furnish their own projects.

0699 AGRIBUSINESS MANAGEMENT AND MARKETING (460)
Grade 11-12 Elective
Pre-requisite: Ag Bus. I & Ag Bus. II or Animal Science
A course designed to introduce the student to agribusiness management in the free enterprise system. It includes a study of economic principles, budgeting, record keeping, finance, risk management, business law, marketing and careers in agribusiness.

0706 SUMMER EXPERIENCE (422)
Grades 10-11-12 Elective Summer Program
Individual course outline and Teacher approval.
Most students in Agricultural Education participate in an SAE program during the summer months. Many secondary Agricultural Education programs are offering students credit for SAE programs. There is an increased emphasis in Agricultural Education to ensure that what is taught in the classroom be tied to real problems experienced by students and must be practiced in the right setting, reinforced, supervised and organized in a sequential manner. Because of the changes in student populations and the need to experience realistic situations, many of the practical applications of Agricultural Education occur in the summer months. They cannot be duplicated in the classroom or laboratory. The agriculture instructor must increasingly use farms and agricultural businesses to reinforce the learning taught in the classroom. The application of objectives for many problems taught must be completed on farms and in businesses and the instructor and the agricultural industry needs to be involved in the learning process of the student.

0711 AG CO-OP (420)
Grade 12 Elective Year Course
Pre-requisite: Be enrolled in an Ag class and have completed at least 2 years of Ag science and technology
Students enrolled in this program are employed or have a supervised occupational experience related to career interests and their Agricultural courses. Credit is determined by completing a minimum of 250 hours of employment, a production cycle and employment or production records satisfactorily completed. The primary purpose of this program is to extend and compliment the in-school activities by practicing skills and gaining knowledge in another setting. Prior to starting the program, the students and patents will be required to read, sign and agree to the terms on the Idaho Cooperative Vocational Education Training Agreement and the Student Agreement.