This program is designed to prepare the student for farm and ranch management skills and integrate these skills into the day-to-day farming and ranching practices.

General courses are designed to develop critical and creative thinking, computation, communication skills and basic technology skills utilized in the farm and ranch industry.

The student will develop basic analytical skills for livestock production, livestock nutritional requirements, meat processing and evaluation, grazing and forage management, crop rotation, strategic planning, analyzing financial feasibility, cash flow, marketing and human resource management strategies that are essential to manage or operate a farm or ranch business.