Desert Edge Agriculture & FFA
Welcome to the best program in public education today!
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We bring together the head, heart, and hands of our students to cultivate leadership and technical skills essential for success in today’s agriculture industry. This website is your all-in-one resource for program details, event signups, and so much more!
We bring together the head, heart, and hands of our students to cultivate leadership and technical skills essential for success in today’s agriculture industry. This website is your all-in-one resource for program details, event signups, and so much more!
Special note: AG II Satisfies the biology credit required for graduation!
Special note: AG II Satisfies the biology credit required for graduation!
Welcome to Desert Edge’s Agriculture program! Agriscience is a four year Career and Technical Education (CTE) program that utilizes both in and out of class experiences to teach students about agriculture (the most important industry in the world!) through independent projects and leadership experiences.
Students will learn plants science, animals science, mechanics, and leadership skills in class and then take that knowledge to run their own independent project called a Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE). Students will also participate in meetings, conferences, and competitions through our co-cirricular club, The National FFA Organization.
Why Agriculture?
Why Agriculture?
Agriculture is a necessity! It creates jobs, helps our economy and provides our basic necessities — food, fiber (like cotton and wool) and shelter (like lumber for homes). By 2050, there will be nearly 10 billion people on Earth. This is about 3 billion more mouths to feed than there were in 2010. Increasing food production today while preserving tomorrow’s resources will be necessary to meet the needs of our growing population and demands creativity and innovation.
Farmers of all ages face this challenge and must continue to be advocates for the importance of agriculture and the need for the industry in the future (Agfoundation.org).
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