Offered at the Green Bay campus. For information: (920) 498-
5444. Toll-free: (888) 385-6982.
This program is fully eligible for nancial aid.
Interested in agricultural industry management careers?
With the Farm Production – Agronomy associate degree
under your belt, you will be prepared to work in entry-level
management positions on large dairy farms. Graduates are
also quali ed for employment as crop scouts, farm
equipment salespeople, and environmental compliance and
equipment operators. With additional work experience and
test compliance, graduates would qualify for certi ed crop
advisor (CCA) status, which would allow the grads to write
nutrient management plans for con ned animal feeding
operations (CAFO) farms in compliance with federal
regulations.
A graduate of the program will have the potential for
employment in the following areas:
• Crop scout
• Farm equipment sales
• Environmental compliance
• Equipment operator
• Prepare cost bene t analysis
• Coordinate fertility, pesticide, varietal selection and harvest
scheduling
• Supervise tillage, planting, spraying, harvesting and
transportation operations
• Effectively communicate technical information
• Acquire skills for working on large dairy farms
• Completed application.
• High school transcript or equivalent (for a list of equivalents,
go to www.nwtc.edu/gettingstarted).
• To be admitted to this program, learners must achieve a
prior cumulative high school or college grade point average
of 2.6 or higher OR a satisfactory academic skills assessment
score. College grade point average must be based on 15
credits or more. To learn more about starting this program,
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