Agricultural Education
Students attending the North Valley Career and Technology Center have the option of taking Agriculture Education classes at the Park River site or potentially thru ITV and or online.
Agriculture Education students may Participate in the student organization FFA.
Course Offerings: Agriculture Education
CASE: Intro. to AFNR (01011) Grade Level 9-12 Credits: 1 per year Instructor: Molly Zahradka Prerequisite: None
Introduction to AFNR (Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources) will introduce students to the world of agriculture, the pathways they may pursue, and the science, mathematics, reading, and writing components they will use throughout the CASE curriculum. Student experiences will involve the study of communication, the science of agriculture, plants, animals, natural resources, and agricultural mechanics.
Agriscience Technology II (01022) Grades 10-12 Credits: 1 per year
Instruction: Molly Collette Prerequisite: CASE Introduction to AFNR
Agriscience Technology courses integrate biological and technological concepts with principles of agriculture. Courses are designed in sequences to provide experiences in the subject matter. Units are selected to develop knowledge and skills pertaining to nutrition, reproduction, diseases, breeding, genetics, anatomy, and physiology in animals and plants. Genetic engineering, biotechnology, plant propagation techniques, agricultural production technologies, marketing technologies, aquaculture, animal health, and small animal care are examples of units that may be taught. These courses integrate leadership and supervised agricultural experience programs. Career opportunities and educational preparation are examined. Learning activities are varied with classroom, laboratory and field experiences.
Ag Sales & Service (01034)(1st Semester) Grade Level 10-12 Credits: ½ per semester Instructor: Molly Zahradka Prerequisite: CASE Introduction to AFNR
To provide students with skills necessary for entry into employment or furthering education in agriculture sales and service. The course deals with business organizations, business structures, job responsibilities, job applications, and interviewing, human relations, marketing, selling, displaying, using business machines, business accounting, and management skills. Learning
activities are varied with classroom, laboratory, and field experiences. Leadership development and supervised agricultural experience programs are an integral part of this course.
Agricultural Business Management (01035)(2nd Semester)
Grade Level 10-12 Credits: ½ per semester
Instructor: Molly Collette Prerequisite: CASE Introduction to AFNR
A course designed to introduce the students to agribusiness management in the free enterprise system. It includes a study of economic principles, budgeting, recordkeeping, finance, risk management, business law, marketing, and careers in agribusiness. Leadership development and supervised agricultural experience programs are an integral part of this course.
Online class Botany Horticulture offered can be taken for a Science credit.
Botany Horticulture (01053) Grade Level 11-12 Credits: 1 per year Instructor: Molly Zahradka Prerequisites: None
This course prepares students to produce greenhouse/nursery plants and to maintain plant growth and propagation structures. Topics to be covered include: soils, plants, plant identification, and
plant entomology. This course examines the importance of plant cell structures, functions of cells, plant processes, nonvascular plants, vascular plants, roots, stems, leaves, flowers, and reproduction in plants. This course will reinforce and extend students’ understanding of science by associating basic scientific principles and concepts with relevant applications in agriculture.
Pre Vet Science (01067) – Possibly Online (1st Semester)
Grade Level 10-12 Credits: ½ per semester
Instructor: Molly Zahradka Prerequisite: CASE Introduction to AFNR
The basic concepts of veterinary medicine are presented primarily focusing on the different body systems of the major species of pets and domesticated agricultural animals. The course focuses on the different concepts in veterinary medicine to provide the student with a base knowledge of today’s field of veterinary science.
Agronomy (01073) - Possibly Online (2nd Semester) Grade Level 10-12 Credits: ½ per semester
Instructor: Molly Zahradka Prerequisite: CASE Introduction to AFNR
Agronomy is the study of plants and how they relate to soil. This course will study units in such areas as principles of crop science, field crops, plant anatomy, plant physiology, and the basics of safe and sustainable food and fiber production.
SAE-Supervised Ag Experience (01995) Grade Level 9-12 Credits: ¼, ½, or 1/year Instructor: Molly Zahradka Prerequisite: Currently enrolled in an Ag course
This course provides credit for student agricultural experience exploration. Fulfillment of the standards outlined in the Policy Statement for Supervised Agricultural Experience Programs in agricultural education in North Dakota. See instructor for details.
Agricultural Processing (01068) Grade Level 10-12 Credits: 1/year
Instructor: Molly Zahradka Prerequisite: CASE Introduction to AFNR
This course is designed to introduce students to the processing of agricultural products. The course will include the processing of food, fiber, and material product processing for the global economy will be emphasized. Personal communication skills, human relation skills, leadership development skills, and supervised agricultural experiences will be emphasized.
All Agriculture Education students may participate in the student organization FFA!