Sustainable Food & Bioenergy Systems Sustainable Crop Production - Montana State University - Bozeman

Sustainable Food & Bioenergy Systems Sustainable Crop Production from Montana State University - Bozeman is a Campus Bachelor Agribusiness degree that prepares you for a Agriculture career. The B.S. degree program in Sustainable Food & Bioenergy Systems focuses on ecologically sound, socially just, and economically viable farming methods, food and health, and other food and bioenergy system-related issues. It emphasizes the interconnected processes of crop and animal production , processing, distribution, and utilization for food and/or bioenergy. The wide range of food- and bioenergy-related areas covered will prepare students for careers in which they can address food safety, rural economic decline and poverty, obesity, loss of indigenous foods, bioenergy-related issues, and other food- and energy-related problems. Sustainable Crop Production Option Where does our food come from? Can we improve its quality and nutritional value? Can we sustainably maintain production levels and yet protect our natural resources? Are local food systems a viable alternative to corporate agricultural production? Can bioenergy crops reduce our use of fossil fuels and lessen carbon dioxide emissions? To address such questions, the Sustainable Crop Production Option draws from soil fertility, plant physiology, and pest management greenhouse production small business management, in both large- and small-scale food and bioenergy production systems. This option prepares students for careers in conventional and organic farming, seed, fertilizer, and chemical industries, and pest management; as crop production specialists and managers of local food organizations; with banks and other lending institutions; and in the Cooperative Extension Service, state and federal agencies, and private or nonprofit organizations. View more details on Montana State University - Bozeman, MT . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Agribusiness courses.