- PLO 1: Demonstrate knowledge of techniques, tools and technical skills, needed in farm production and farm management, including those needed to qualify for applicable industry credentials.
- CLO 1: Identify plant anatomical structures and describe their physiological functions.
- CLO 2: Identify and classify plants by taxonomy at different stages of growth.
- CLO 3: Compare and contrast sexual and asexual reproduction and apply basic methods for propagating plants, including appropriate soil mixes.
- CLO 4: Identify the causes and symptoms of nutrient deficiencies, and select methods of supplementing the required nutrients to demonstrate a basic understanding of plant nutrition and determine optimum management practices for plant growth.
- CLO 5: Describe the fundamentals of plant genetics, genetic diversity, and gene pools as they relate to pollination, sexual versus asexual propagation, seed saving, and the role of dormancy in seed germination.
- CLO 6: Perform record management of propagation data.
- PLO 2: Apply systems thinking to the study of interactions between food, land, human health, and ecosystem services.
- CLO 8: Summarize the importance of seed production and distribution as it relates to global political and ethical issues.
- PLO 3: Recognize the global diversity of cultural connections between food systems, agricultural practices, and efforts to improve human health, society, and the environment.
- CLO 8: Summarize the importance of seed production and distribution as it relates to global political and ethical issues.
- PLO 4: Work productively and collaboratively in an agricultural environment, as an individual, a member of a problem-solving team, and a social network builder within the farming community.
- CLO 6: Perform record management of propagation data.
- PLO 5: Communicate effectively with co-workers, customers and others in a way that demonstrates a high standard of professional ethics, attitudes, and values.
- CLO 6: Perform record management of propagation data.
- PLO 6: Contribute to the production, distribution and marketing of locally grown produce.
- CLO 3: Compare and contrast sexual and asexual reproduction and apply basic methods for propagating plants, including appropriate soil mixes.
- CLO 4: Identify the causes and symptoms of nutrient deficiencies, and select methods of supplementing the required nutrients to demonstrate a basic understanding of plant nutrition and determine optimum management practices for plant growth.
- CLO 6: Perform record management of propagation data.
- PLO 7: Apply entrepreneurial knowledge and skills to develop agricultural enterprises and market new products and services within the local food economy.
- CLO 7: Justify the economic value of producing one’s own stock of seedlings and plants.