West Hills Community College Among Top 20 Two-Year Colleges for Precision Agriculture Students receive practical hands-on instruction from agriculture technology instructor Tim Ellsworth. Photo credit: West Hills College-Coalinga.The Agriculture Science Technology program provides fundamental skills in geospatial, remote imagery, telemetry, automation, programming, and software, within five specialized courses. Application of these technologies is provided in production, irrigation, agronomic, and industrial ag courses. "Practical hands-on experience is provided on our 'Farm of the Future,' using crops of pistachio, garlic, tomatoes, and student project plots," says Program Lead Terry Brase. Stacked certificates allow students to take technology courses as part of any other ag-related certificate or degree programs. Courses are taught by an instructor with over 25 years of experience teaching precision ag. Support from the college and industry have provided industry quality equipment and resources.
Reprinted from Sept. 10th article at PrecisionAg.com. https://www.precisionag.com/service-providers/top-20-two-year-colleges-for-precision-agriculture/#Tinsel/61696/5 |
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