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The Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Career Cluster focuses on preparing students for employment in careers that relate to the production, processing, marketing, distribution, financing, and development of agricultural commodities and resources, including food, fiber, wood products, natural resources, horticulture, and other plant and animal products/resources.
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The Agricultural Mechanics Systems Career Pathway prepares students with knowledge and skills in the areas of repair, maintenance, or restoration of agricultural machinery and equipment, as well as knowledge and skills concerning alternative fuel sources, precision technology, woodworking, metalworking, welding and project planning. Supervised Agricultural Experience (Work-Based Learning) and FFA are integral components of this Pathway.
Choose one or more of the following courses.
Agricultural Biotechnology
Agricultural Science and Technology Application
Biology-Agricultural Science
Utah State Board of Education
To be a concentrator, you must pass the following course and one explorer course.
To be a completer you must pass a concentrator course and enough courses to equal 3.0 credits in this Pathway.
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Apprenticeship Utah
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The Agricultural Production Systems Career Pathway prepares students with skills in a wide range of agricultural practices in the areas of natural resources, animal/plant science, agricultural mechanics and agribusiness which includes principles of managing and operating an agricultural business, entrepreneurship, and records and financial analysis. Supervised Agricultural Experience (Work-Based Learning) and FFA are integral components of this Pathway.
Choose one or more of the following courses.
Biology-Agricultural Science
Utah State Board of Education
To be a concentrator, you must pass the following courses and one explorer course.
To be a completer you must pass a concentrator course and enough courses to equal 3.0 credits in this Pathway.
CTE Internship
Apprenticeship
Apprenticeship Utah
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The Animal and Veterinary Science Career Pathway prepares students with knowledge and skills in a wide range of animal agriculture principles, including anatomy/physiology, reproduction, nutrition, health/disease management, animal ethics/safety, and practices associated with veterinary medicine and small animal care. Supervised Agricultural Experience (Work-Based Learning) and FFA are integral components of this Pathway.
Choose one or more of the following courses.
Agricultural Biotechnology
Agricultural Science and Technology Application
Biology-Agricultural Science
Utah State Board of Education
To be a concentrator, you must pass one of the following courses and one explorer course.
To be a completer you must pass a concentrator course and enough courses to equal 3.0 credits in this Pathway.
CTE Internship
Apprenticeship
Apprenticeship Utah
Pathway Chart
The Food Science, Dietetics and Nutrition Pathway prepares students for careers centered on the science of food from preparation to development and its relationship to the health and well-being of people.
Choose one or more of the following courses.
To be a concentrator, you must pass the following courses and one explorer course.
To be a completer you must pass a concentrator course and enough courses to equal 3.0 credits in this Pathway.
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The Natural Resource Science Pathway prepares students with the knowledge and skills related to the biological, environmental, and economic importance of our renewable natural resources, environmental and wildlife science and management, forestry and rangeland science and management including the concepts of multiple-use and stewardship of our natural resources. Supervised Agricultural Experience (Work-Based Learning) and FFA are integral components of this Pathway.
Choose one or more of the following courses.
To be a concentrator, you must pass one of the following courses and one explorer course.
To be a completer you must pass enough courses to earn 3.0 credits in this Pathway.
CTE Internship
Apprenticeship
Apprenticeship Utah
Pathway Chart
The Plant Science Pathway prepares students with knowledge and skills in the areas of horticulture, floriculture, nursery operations, landscape management and agronomic skills in basic crop systems management including plant propagation, irrigation, cultivation and harvesting of agricultural crops. Supervised Agricultural Experience (Work-Based Learning) and FFA are integral components of this Pathway.
Choose one or more of the following courses.
Biology-Agricultural Science
Utah State Board of Education
To be a concentrator, you must pass one of the following courses and one explorer course.
To be a completer you must pass enough courses to earn 3.0 credits in this Pathway.
CTE Internship
Apprenticeship
Apprenticeship Utah