College of Agriculture & Natural Resources

• Castration

  How to properly remove reproductive organs in a variety of species.

• Physiology

  The scientific study of the life-supporting properties, functions and processes of animals or their parts.

• Environmental Impacts

  Environmental systems are a delicate balance of system inputs and outputs.

• Safety Procedures

  Safety procedures are written methods outlining how to perform a task with minimum risk to people, equipment, materials, environment, and processes.

• Designing Animal Handling Facilities and Using Equipment

  Plan and develop housing to fit the needs and environment of different animal species. Understand how, what and when to use equipment while raising animals.

• Cash Flow Analysis

  Create a data sheet on the business or company’s input and output of money during a certain time frame.

• Leadership/Mentorship

  This includes participating in activities which will help build leaders in younger students and mentors in older students.

• Environmental Characteristics of Creativity

  The environment plays a critical role in an individual's ability to demonstrate creativity and innovation.

• Assess Business Plans

  Once you know what a proper business plan is, you can use those skills to determine whether or not a current business plan is appropriate or still needs some work.

• Basic Farm Business Information

  Collect a description of the operation, as well as short term and long term production goals.

• Nutrient Checks

  It is common to have nutrients leach from the soil after seeds have been planted and start to grow.

• Animal Performance

  Evaluate how environmental conditions can impact the reproduction rates and health of domesticated livestock and farm animals.

• Career and College Prep

  Employers want graduates who can think mathematically, communicate, create, work in teams, and solve problems.

• Aquaponics and Hydroponics

  Aquaponics and hydroponics involve the production of plants using water intensive systems.

• Veterinary Office Procedures

  Prepare animals, facilities and equipment for surgical and nonsurgical veterinary treatments and procedures.

• AFNR Regulations

  Understand how current laws and regulations affect how to create, run, and keep records for agricultural businesses.

• Animal Domestication

  Global origin of livestock and companion animal species and how, and why, they became domesticated.

• Sexual propagation

  Sexual plant propagation encompasses topics and concepts such as pollination, seed production, and planting.

• Loans and Credits

  Understand the purpose of loans and credit and how they impact your financial planning and future financial endeavors for you or your AFNR business.

• Feed Additives

  Any substance added to the feed to promote a characteristic that is beneficial to production (e.g., muscle development, wool production, egg quality, and coat quality) is considered a feed additive.