Agricultural Production and Management - Rend Lake College

Agricultural Production and Management from Rend Lake College is a Campus Associate Agribusiness degree that prepares you for a Agriculture career. The two-year Agricultural Production and Management program leads to an Associate in Applied Science Degree combining many of the features in mechanical and business curricula to help students stay abreast with the dynamic, ever-changing agriculture industry. These changes are increasing the need and the opportunities for individuals who possess both technical knowledge and management ability. RLC students develop decision-making abilities by being exposed to such areas as farm management, economics and marketing. Courses like those dealing with feeds and feeding, soils and fertilizers and ag chemicals are intended to help develop technical skills. Unique to this program are the mechanical courses designed to develop skills needed to service the machines common in today\\\'s agriculture. The Agricultural Production and Management program originally was designed for students who already have an opportunity to farm. However, many other employment opportunities are available as managers and herdsmen on large grain and livestock farms or as fertilizer, chemical, and seed suppliers to ag service companies. Upon completion of this program, the student has the option to capstone into a participating four-year institution. View more details on Rend Lake College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Agribusiness courses.