Agriculture Operations
At State Tech, the Agriculture Operations program prepares students for success across today’s fast-evolving agriculture industry. With a curriculum built around hands-on learning, students gain a working knowledge of animal, plant, and soil science, crop management, and modern production strategies, all taught in state-of-the-art lab and field environments.
Students choose from two degree paths:
- Agriculture Operations, Business Option-focused on agribusiness principles, economics, and accounting practices that drive farm and agricultural operations.
- Agriculture Operations, Production Option-emphasizing mechanics, equipment operations, precision agriculture, maintenance, and safety in food systems, livestock, and crop production.
The program is anchored in the new State Tech Agricultural Complex, a facility that includes demonstration and education centers, livestock pens and handling areas, and more than 300 acres of working farmland for real-world training.
With strong industry partnerships and internship opportunities, students graduate prepared for a range of careers including farm management, operations, agronomy, livestock production, safety, sales, and agribusiness leadership.
At State Tech, you don’t just study agriculture: you live it, work it, and grow with it.
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Why Study Agriculture Operations at State Tech
Job Demand
Skilled professionals in agriculture are in high demand across Missouri and the nation. State Tech’s Agricultural Production program gives students the hands-on education to step directly into these essential careers.
Hands-on Education
This program equips students for success in diverse agriculture-related careers. The hands-on curriculum emphasizes emerging practices across animal, plant, and soil sciences, as well as crop management and production strategies. Students will gain real-world experience on our 300+ acres of active farmland, which serves as an expansive outdoor lab. There is both a Business Option and Production Option.
Graduate Job-Ready
Students who complete the AAS Agriculture Operations, Business Option will have a comprehensive understanding of agribusiness principles, identify the economic drivers that impact farm operations, and apply accounting rules and practices utilized in the agriculture industry. Students who complete the AAS Agriculture Operations, Production Option will have a comprehensive understanding of mechanics, operations, precision agriculture, maintenance, and safety for food systems, livestock, and crop production management.
What you'll learn
- Discern current and emerging practices in animal, plant, and soil science, crop management, and production strategies
- Obtain skills needed to manage agricultural operations in a variety of settings
- Identify procedures necessary to ensure sanitation, food quality, and compliance
- Examine the relationship between plant physiology and soil fertility to crop yield
- Apply techniques to assist in the collection of field data
- Find and research relevant government programs that provide resources that assist agricultural operations to promote natural resource stewardship
Program Details
Highlights
- Choose between our Agribusiness or Agricultural Production options.
- Provides the next generation of agribusiness managers with the preparation needed to enter and grow the family farm business.
- Curriculum includes agribusiness courses to apply general management, accounting, economics, finance, and marketing concepts and skills to the agriculture industry.
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Interesting Courses
Earn a hands-on education on our brand-new farms. You can choose to pursue a career in one of these two programs, Agribusiness or Agricultural Production.
Concentrations
- Business Option: Students who complete the Business Option gain a comprehensive understanding of agribusiness principles. They learn to identify key economic drivers affecting farm operations and apply accounting rules and practices tailored to the agriculture industry.
- Production Option: Students who complete the Production Option acquire a thorough grounding in agricultural mechanics, operational practices, precision agriculture, and essential maintenance and safety protocols for food systems, livestock, and crop production management.
Career Possibilities
- Agricultural Manager
- Family Farm Manager
- Rancher
Truly hands-on education
We believe time-on-task has to be part of your education. That means time spent learning from experienced instructors in real-world environments and real-world situations. That’s why the State Tech campus is home to more than 50 labs, an automotive bay, aviation hangar, and 40+ acres of land dedicated to our heavy equipment operations program.
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