Learning Outcomes Relationships

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 common agricultural pests in the Great Lakes bioregion.
CLO 2: Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of alternative pest control methods as they relate to food production and sustainable agriculture
CLO 3: Describe irrigation and weed barrier systems suitable for sustainable agriculture
CLO 4: Describe strategies for product storage, packaging, and marketing
CLO 5: Perform sustainable crop production practices according to succession planting plan that maximizes the efficacy of sustainable systems used in the Summer, minimizes environmental impact, and promotes soil conservation and biodiversity
CLO 6: Perform irrigation, weed control, and pest control practices that promote sustainability and human health.
CLO 7: Perform accurate record keeping of raised bed management practices
CLO 8: Communicate effectively with market managers and customers

PLO 2: Apply systems thinking to the study of interactions between food, land, human health, and ecosystem services.

CLO 2: Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of alternative pest control methods as they relate to food production and sustainable agriculture
CLO 5: Perform sustainable crop production practices according to succession planting plan that maximizes the efficacy of sustainable systems used in the Summer, minimizes environmental impact, and promotes soil conservation and biodiversity
CLO 6: Perform irrigation, weed control, and pest control practices that promote sustainability and human health.

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 5: Perform sustainable crop production practices according to succession planting plan that maximizes the efficacy of sustainable systems used in the Summer, minimizes environmental impact, and promotes soil conservation and biodiversity
CLO 6: Perform irrigation, weed control, and pest control practices that promote sustainability and human health.
CLO 7: Perform accurate record keeping of raised bed management practices
CLO 8: Communicate effectively with market managers and customers

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 5: Perform sustainable crop production practices according to succession planting plan that maximizes the efficacy of sustainable systems used in the Summer, minimizes environmental impact, and promotes soil conservation and biodiversity
CLO 7: Perform accurate record keeping of raised bed management practices
CLO 8: Communicate effectively with market managers and customers

PLO 6: Contribute to the production, distribution and marketing of locally grown produce.

CLO 5: Perform sustainable crop production practices according to succession planting plan that maximizes the efficacy of sustainable systems used in the Summer, minimizes environmental impact, and promotes soil conservation and biodiversity
CLO 6: Perform irrigation, weed control, and pest control practices that promote sustainability and human health.
CLO 7: Perform accurate record keeping of raised bed management practices
CLO 8: Communicate effectively with market managers and customers

PLO 7: Apply entrepreneurial knowledge and skills to develop agricultural enterprises and market new products and services within the local food economy.

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