Crop Production. Academic Program Description

A program that prepares individuals to cultivate grain, fiber, forage, oilseed, fruits and nuts, vegetables, and other domesticated plant products. Includes instruction in basic principles of plant science, health, and nutrition as applied to particular species and breeds; soil preparation and irrigation; pest management; planting and harvesting operations; product marketing; and applicable issues of safety, regulation, logistics, and supply.

Related Occupations

• Agricultural and Food Science Technicians
• Agricultural Sciences Teachers
• Agricultural Technicians
• Aquacultural Managers
• Crop and Livestock Managers
• Farm and Home Management Advisors
• Farmers and Ranchers
• Farm, Ranch, and Other Agricultural Managers
• Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop
• Food Science Technicians
• Managers of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers

Colleges Offering this Curriculum

• Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
• Bakersfield College
• Brigham Young University
• Chemeketa Community College
• College of the Desert
• College of the Redwoods
• College of the Sequoias
• Cuesta College
• Imperial Valley College
• Iowa State University
• Lake Land College
• Merced College
• Michigan State University
• Modesto Junior College
• North Carolina State University at Raleigh
• North Dakota State University-Main Campus
• Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute
• Reedley College
• San Joaquin Delta College
• Santa Rosa Junior College
• University of Massachusetts-Amherst
• University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
• Ventura College
• Wenatchee Valley College