The Dairy Management program provides students with a foundation of knowledge and practical skills regarding dairy cows, the dairy industry and dairy farming as a business. Courses are relevant to the modern dairy industry’s trends by focusing on skills needed to be a successful dairy farm owner, herdsperson or employee. Upon completion of the program, graduates often follow successful career paths in dairy farm management; dairy feed management; dairy herd reproduction; dairy health management; and dairy genetics.
Requirements for Dairy Management
The student must complete 48 credits from the following:
- 1. All of the following courses (35 credits):
- ANS 132 Dairy Farm Management Seminar (2)
- ANS 134 Dairy Production I (3)
- ANS 200C Dairy Cattle Genetics and Evaluation (2)
- ANS 203 Principles of Livestock Feeding (2)
- ANS 233 Dairy Feed Management (3)
- ANS 234 Dairy Production II (3)
- ANS 235 Dairy Herd Reproduction (2)
- ANS 235L Dairy Herd Reproduction Laboratory (2)
- ANS 238 Dairy Cattle Health Management (3)
- ANS 295 Structure and Function of Livestock (2)
- AT 145 Agricultural Communications (2)
- AT 171 Technical Mathematics (2)
- AT 101 Spanish for the Agricultural Industry (2)
- AT 293 Professional Internship in Agricultural Technology (3)
- CROP 110 Computer Applications in Agronomy (2)
- 2. Complete a minimum of 13 credits of course work in the college from the following as approved by the program coordinator in the Institute of Agricultural Technology:
- AFRE 100 Economics and Management for the Bioeconomy (3)
- AFRE 130 Farm Management I (3)
- AFRE 232 Commodity Marketing I (3)
- ANS 110 Introductory Animal Agriculture (3)
- ANS 110L Introductory Animal Agriculture Laboratory (1)
- ANS 222 Introductory Beef Cattle Management (3)
- AT 155 Agricultural Finance (3)
- CROP 101 Introduction to Crop Science (3)
- CROP 101L Introduction to Crop Science Laboratory (1)
- CROP 120 Issues in Food and Agriculture (3)
- CROP 201 Forage Crops (3)
- CROP 212 Advanced Crop Production (2)