DESCRIPTION 
All students enrolled in AG classes are required to join FFA. To be an FFA member, a student must pay $15 which can be paid in installments if needed. To be an FFA member "in good standing," the student must sell 20 items from the fall sales or pay $125 or a combination of selling and paying. A member in good standing designation allows students to participate in the out-of-school activities FFA pays for (conventions, field trips, contests, etc.). The student's grade is NOT tied to these activities that take place out of school nor to the "member in good standing" designation. FFA is intra-curricular, therefore FFA is taught within the classroom.

COURSES OFFERED  (NOTE: Some courses may not be offered every year.)

​Agricultural Science 1
Credit: 1.0   Grade Level: 9-11
This is just the beginning! This class opens the doors to so many fun, exciting and educational opportunities.  These include competitions, leadership, public speaking, field trips, and state and national conferences. Classroom instruction includes animal science, record keeping, parliamentary procedure, career exploration, and supervised agricultural experience.

​Agricultural Science 2
Credits: 1.0   Grade Level: 10-12
Prerequisite: Ag Science 1
Continue your ag education career as you learn plant and crop science, soils, entomology, horticulture, forestry, welding, and agricultural mechanics.

​Agricultural Construction 1
Credit: .50   Grade Level: 11-12
Prerequisites: Ag Science 1 & Ag Science 2.
Students will utilize welding in the development and construction of major metal and wood projects.

​Agricultural Construction 2
Credit: .50   Grade Level: 11-12
Prerequisites: Ag Science 1, Ag Science 2, & Ag Construction 1.
This course is a continuation of 1st semester topics in the development and construction of major metal and wood projects.

Agricultural Structures 1
Credit: .50   Grade Level: 11-12
Prerequisite: Ag Science 1 & Ag Science 2.
Similar to Agricultural Construction but takes a more in depth look at planning and customizing.

Agricultural Structures 2
Credit: .50   Grade Level: 11-12
Prerequisites:  Ag Science 1, Ag Science 2 & Ag Structures 1.
This course is a continuation of 1st semester topics in construction designing and planning.

Forest Management
Credit: 0.5     Grade Level: 11-12
Prerequisites: Ag Science 1 & Ag Science 2.
This course includes the following aspects of forestry: economic and environmental importance, harvesting equipment and methods, safety, business agreements for the procurement and/or sale of standing timber, surveying and land measurement, scaling and grading and the equipment and marketing of Missouri wood products. 

Conservation of Natural Resources
Credit: 0.5     Grade Level: 11-12
Prerequisites: Ag Science 1 & Ag Science 2.
This course prepares students for activities in the conservation and/or improvement of natural resources such as oil, water, air, forests, fish and wildlife for economic and recreational purposes.

Food Science & Technology 1
Credit: .50   Grade Level: 11-12
Prerequisites: Ag Science 1 & Ag Science 2.
Includes the areas of food chemistry and microbiology, processing and fermentation, nutrition, additives, packaging and labeling, evaluation of foods as well as principles of sanitation and quality control. 

Greenhouse Management
Credit: 0.5     Grade Level: 11-12
Prerequisites:  Ag Science 1 & Ag Science 2.
Learn greenhouse techniques through the production of greenhouse crops. Start plants from cuttings, seeds, grafts and layering. Participate in the chapter plant sales as a greenhouse project.

Supervised Agricultural Experience CO-OP
Credit: .50-1.0   Grade Level: 11-12
Prerequisites: Ag Science 1, Ag Science 2, & must have prior approval of instructor.
This course provides for the enrollment of students that are released on school time to complete a cooperative occupational experience in an approved training station in agriculture. The student can earn up to .5 credit for working a minimum of 10 hours a week or 1 credit per semester for working a minimum of 20 hours a week. Students must currently be enrolled in or previously taken another Agricultural class. Students cannot work for a business that is owned or run by themselves or a close relative.  Also, a close relative cannot be a student’s supervisor. A signed training agreement and training plan must be completed for each student.

​Additional Information:
- Upon successful completion of Ag Science 1, Ag Science 2, and one additional credit in a science-based Agriculture class, a student will receive l (1) one credit of embedded Technical Education Science.
- Articulated FREE college credit is available for students meeting established guidelines.