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    Career & Technical Education

    Environmental, Agriculture, and Natural Resources

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    The Environmental, Agriculture, and Natural Resources cluster encompasses a wide range of careers. The agricultural sector is a highly competitive industry, creating new challenges in identifying global and domestic markets; improving business planning, financing, risk management, and productivity; and reducing costs. Advances in science and technology, in particular biotechnology and agribusiness, will continue to drive innovation and growth in this career cluster. Growing public concerns over natural resources, environmental quality, and public health will continue to expand the role and scope of the natural resource management and environmental services sectors. Programs in this cluster concentrate on the fundamental elements of life: food, water, land, and air and often entail working with plants, animals, and the environment.


    Environmental, Agriculture, and Natural Resources Programs

    Recycling symbol in a circle Curriculum for Agricultural Education (CASE): Natural Resources 

    The CASE Program prepares students to be successful in numerous careers in the agricultural sciences as well as preparing them to further their education at the post-secondary level. This inquiry-based program of study incorporates classroom learning, FFA leadership and career development, as well as outside...

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    Tree graphic in a circleCurriculum for Agricultural Education (CASE): Plant and Animal Science

    The CASE Program prepares students to be successful in numerous careers in the agricultural sciences as well as preparing them to further their education at the post-secondary level. This inquiry-based program of study incorporates classroom learning, FFA leadership and career development, as well as outside...

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    Planet Earth graphic in a circleNatural Resources and Conservation

    The Natural Resources and Conservation program focuses on studies and activities related to the natural environment and its conservation, use, and improvement. Including instruction in subjects such as climate, air, soil, water, land, fish and wildlife, and plant resources; in the basic principles of environmental science...

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