Explore the range of careers available in the field, investigate their educational requirements, and demonstrate job-seeking skills including resume-writing and interviewing.
Demonstrate digital literacy by using digital and electronic tools appropriately, safely, and ethically.
Participate in a Career Technical Student Organization (CTSO) to increase knowledge and skills and to enhance leadership and teamwork.
Participate in Supervised Agricultural Experiences and/or work-based, experiential, and service learning.
Technologies in Marketing
Demonstrate correct technological, digital, communication, and networking ethics in agricultural marketing.
Utilize advanced features of database software, including merging data, sorting, filtering, querying, and creating reports.
Utilize technology to promote agricultural products.
Record-keeping
Maintain records on a supervised agricultural experience program and summarize and analyze results for making financial decisions.
Evaluate record-keeping systems and procedures in farming and other agribusiness enterprises, noting advantages and disadvantages of each system.
Finances
Obtain, evaluate, and share information about economic issues related to agribusiness/farm management.
Investigate sources of capital for agriculture, including sources for family farms, farm-related retail businesses, and large corporations.
Formulate budgets for both large-scale and small-scale agricultural operations, including income, financial needs, costs, and loan repayments.
Demonstrate procedures for examining inventories to assess values, net worth, efficiency, and production requirements.
Investigate types of insurance available to agricultural enterprises.
Agribusiness
Identify business practices that are effective in minimizing risk.
Analyze aspects of effective human resource management within the agricultural industry.
Examples: recruitment, retention, training, benefits
Obtain, evaluate, and share information about government policies related to agriculture, business law, and ethical standards, including conducting business with friends, relatives, or competitors; sales incentives; pricing policies; illegal practices; and relationships with customers, employees, and shareholders.
Sales and Marketing
Demonstrate effective techniques in agricultural sales and marketing.
Explore marketing options available for agricultural products.
Apply concepts of marketing to advertise and promote agricultural products.
Research marketing programs that promote agricultural products.
Critique marketing strategies for agriculture products.
Construct a marketing plan for agricultural products.
Applied Agriscience
Foundational Standards
Incorporate safety procedures in handling, operating, and maintaining equipment; utilizing materials and protective equipment; maintaining a safe work area; and handling hazardous materials and forces.
Demonstrate effective workplace and employability skills, including communication, awareness of diversity, positive work ethic, problem-solving, time management, and teamwork.
Explore the range of careers available in the field, investigate their educational requirements, and demonstrate job-seeking skills including resume-writing and interviewing.
Demonstrate digital literacy by using digital and electronic tools appropriately, safely, and ethically.
Participate in a Career Technical Student Organization (CTSO) to increase knowledge and skills and to enhance leadership and teamwork.
