The mission of the agriculture program is to address the educational needs of individuals interested in rangeland management, domestic livestock production processes and techniques, wildlife management, soil and plant sciences, and fire management.
Students in this program will develop the knowledge, skills, competencies, and attitudes so they will be able to:
1. Students will develop a management plan by integrating the appropriate skills, technology, and techniques used in land management.
2. Students will critically evaluate information to make decisions regarding the management of renewable resources to achieve conservation and management goals.
3. Students will compare diverse perspectives associated with agriculture and natural resource management.
AGRI 110 AGRICULTURE SEMINAR I1 Credit
This course is designed to provide students with an introduction to the study of agriculture. Students will be exposed to study methods, technical writing, scientific literature, and written and oral communication skills that will be vital to successfully completing their study of agriculture and related fields. This course will clarify and improve student expectations of an undergraduate education.
AGRI 120 INTRODUCTION TO AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES3 Credits
Introduction to agriculture and natural resource systems, and their management. Examines the interactions between agriculture and natural resources, and the anthropogenic influences on each.
AGRI 132 INTRODUCTION TO ANIMAL SCIENCE3 Credits
Species adaptability, product standards and requirements, areas and types of production, processing and distribution of products, including meat animals, dairy, and horses.
AGRI 141 INTRO TO PLANT SCIENCE3 Credits
Fundamental structures and processes of plants. Principles to be applied cover plant structures, physiology, genetics, and environmental relationship to growth, adaptation, biotechnology, and management of plants.
AGRI 160 SPECIAL TOPICS: AGRICULTURE1-3 Credits
Special topics appropriate for lower division credit.
Notes: May be repeated with different emphases for up to six hours of credit.
AGRI 207 WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT3 Credits
Course introduces students to wildland fire management. Topics include the fire environment, fire management, and human factors.
Notes: Field trips will be required
AGRI 211 INTRODUCTION TO UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS3 Credits
Introduction to Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), will be an introduction to the history of the practical application of UAS. The course will also be an introduction to a broad range of unmanned aerial systems used for remote sensing. These systems will include surveillance satellites, fixed wing aircraft and rotary wing aircraft, including helicopter and multi-copters, as well as hybrid systems. In addition, the course will be an introduction to the technology of a specific UAS including the airframe, motors, batteries, the Electronic Speed Controller (ESC), the flight controller, and Radio Control (RC) transmitters. In the process, the student will become familiar with the nomenclature associated with the UAS.
AGRI 212 THE FAA SMALL, UNMANNED AIRCRAFT (SUAS) LICENSE TEST3 Credits
The FAA Small, Unmanned Aircraft (sUAS) License Test, is an introduction the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) restrictions covering operation of sUAS (Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 107), and Nebraska laws governing sUAS operation. In addition, the course is preparation for the student to take and pass the FAA sUAS License Test
Prerequisites: AGRI 211
AGRI 221 FARM AND RANCH MANAGEMENT3 Credits
The skills, techniques, innovations, and current procedures for management of farms and ranches.
AGRI 234 PRINCIPLES OF ANIMAL NUTRITION3 Credits
Principles of ruminant and non-ruminant nutrition as they relate to the biochemical and physiological functions of nutrients in life processes, and as they relate to feeding practices.
AGRI 235 INTRODUCTION TO WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT3 Credits
Introduction to the basic principles of wildlife biology and the art and science of wildlife management. Emphasis will be placed on terrestrial wildlife. Field trips may be required.
AGRI 242 PRINCIPLES OF RANGELAND AND FORAGE MANAGEMENT3 Credits
Emphasizes rangeland history, ecology, physiology of rangeland productivity and utilization, grazing management, rangeland improvements, and domestic livestock and wildlife management. Also includes forage production, harvesting, storage, rotations and pasture management.
AGRI 245 PRINCIPLES OF SOIL SCIENCE3 Credits
Origin, development, classification and management of soils that affect plant growth.
Co-requisites: AGRI 245L
AGRI 270 SPECIAL TOPICS1-3 Credits
Special topics appropriate for lower division credit.
Notes: May be repeated with different emphases for up to six hours of credit.
AGRI 275 THE SOIL ECOSYSTEM3 Credits
Study of how soil organisms interact with other organisms and their environment. Including their influence on and response to numerous soil processes and properties.
Notes: Field trips may be required
AGRI 307 FIRE BEHAVIOR3 Credits
Understand the physical and chemical processes controlling combustion and fire behavior. Gain in-depth knowledge of commonly-used, point-scale fire behavior models and tools, including key assumptions and limitations. Critically review and discuss scientific literature, current topics, and case studies.
Notes: Field trips may be required.
AGRI 311 AGRICULTURE AND RANGE MANAGEMENT UAS APPLICATIONS3 Credits
Agriculture and Range Management UAS Applications, is the identification of the fifteen common missions associated with agriculture and range management. Covered in this course will be the purpose for performance of each discrete mission, the mission desired outcome and the types of sensors required for each missions.
Prerequisites: AGRI 211
AGRI 324 WILDLIFE AND LIVESTOCK DISEASE MANAGEMENT3 Credits
Outlines parasitic, infections, and environmental diseases influencing wild and domestic animal populations. Identifies the cause of disease, routes of transmission, and affects on the individual and population. Explores management alternatives to control disease and reduce impacts on wildlife populations.
Prerequisites: AGRI 132 or AGRI 235 and Sophomore or above status
AGRI 325 RANGELAND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT3 Credits
Issues and management of wildlife and their habitats on rangelands. Emphasis will be on wildlife habitat management and manipulation and the issues of co-habitation of wildlife and domestic livestock. Field trips may be required.
Prerequisites: Sophomore or above status
AGRI 326 SUAS TRAINING LABORATORY3 Credits
SUAS Training Laboratory, is a hands-on training laboratory in which the student will learn how to safely operate a quad-copter drone that the student has purchased.
AGRI 329 AGRICULTURAL MARKETING3 Credits
Market structure, conduct and performance factors within the domestic and global marketing areas with specific emphasis on production components, agricultural resources, outputs and marketing through supply chains and channels. Specific attention involves governments' roles in marketing, market basket, price spreads, price analysis, futures and options markets, and contract marketing.
Prerequisites: ECON 231, ECON 232, MATH 138 or MATH 142 and Sophomore or above status
AGRI 330 AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AND AGRIBUSINESS3 Credits
Basic economic principles and theories focusing on product markets, resource markets, production costs and market structures, conduct and performance of the agricultural sector from retail level, consumers' demands, and resource sectors, production, domestically and globally within agriculture. Governments' roles, functions and policies which impact domestic and global markets for agriculture.
Cross-Listed: AGRI330/ECON334
Prerequisites: ECON 232 and Sophomore or above status
AGRI 333 RUMINANT PRODUCTION3 Credits
Principles and practices of commercial and purebred domestic and wildlife production including breeds, breeding, reproduction, diseases, marketing, management and general husbandry.
Prerequisites: Sophomore or above status
Co-requisites: AGRI 333L
AGRI 333L RUMINANT PRODUCTION LABORATORY1 Credit
Lab experience.
Prerequisites: Sophomore or above status
Co-requisites: AGRI 333
AGRI 334 VEGETATION MANIPULATION PRACTICES3 Credits
Methods of manipulating rangeland vegetation for multiple-use purposes by grazing management, undesirable animal and plant control, seeding, soil and water enhancement and other appropriate management practices.
Prerequisites: AGRI 242 and Sophomore or above status
AGRI 335 HORSE PRODUCTION3 Credits
Principles and practices related to modern horse industry including conformation, performance, horse handling, diseases, housing, foot and leg care, equipment, and history.
Prerequisites: Sophomore or above status
AGRI 337 APPLIED ANIMAL NUTRITION3 Credits
Characteristics of basic feedstuffs and recommended feeding practices utilizing ration development, feeding trials and feed analysis.
Prerequisites: Sophomore or above status
AGRI 339 RANGE PLANT IDENTIFICATION1 Credit
Identification of the principle rangeland grasses, forbs, and shrubs of North American rangelands by ecosystem, with both common and scientific names. Habitat, management, and historic use characteristics of the species is also presented.
Prerequisites: Sophomore or above status
Co-requisites: AGRI 339L
AGRI 339L RANGE PLANT IDENTIFICATION LABORATORY2 Credits
Lab experience.
Prerequisites: Sophomore or above or status
Co-requisites: AGRI 339
AGRI 346 EQUINE COMMUNICATIONS I2 Credits
This course is designed as an introduction to natural horsemanship. Through the principle of making the right thing easy and the wrong thing difficult, students will learn the fundamental nature of round penning young horses. Students will build a strong foundation with aspects of controlling the forehand, haunches, shoulders and ribs.
Prerequisites: Sophomore or above status
Co-requisites: AGRI 346L
AGRI 346L EQUINE COMMUNICATIONS I LABORATORY1 Credit
Lab experience.
Prerequisites: Sophomore or above status
Co-requisites: AGRI 346
AGRI 347 EQUINE COMMUNICATIONS II2 Credits
This course is a continuation of Equine Communications I. Through the principle of making the right thing easy and the wrong thing difficult, students will learn the fundamental nature of centered riding, soft supple maneuvers, and riding with confidence. Students will learn to train horses through soft hands and communication through their seat position. Maneuvers being taught are: side pass, turn-around, correct stop, lead changes, roll-backs, circling, hip, shoulder, rib, and forehand control.
Prerequisites: Sophomore or above status
Co-requisites: AGRI 347L
AGRI 347L EQUINE COMMUNICATIONS II LABORATORY1 Credit
Lab experience.
Prerequisites: Sophomore or above status
Co-requisites: AGRI 347
AGRI 348 RANGELAND HYDROLOGY3 Credits
Studies the hydrological cycle of rangeland watersheds. Primary focus will be on the role of vegetation in hydrologic processes and how utilization of rangeland watershed and manipulation of vegetation can alter or modify the processes.
Prerequisites: Sophomore or above status
AGRI 350 RANGELAND UNGULATE PRODUCTION3 Credits
Production of ungulate on rangelands. Includes plant and animal responses to grazing, grazing animal behavior, grazing management, supplementing rangeland forage, and economic considerations.
Prerequisites: AGRI 242 and Sophomore or above status
AGRI 357 GRAZING ECOLOGY3 Credits
Ecology and management of rangeland systems with emphasis on the relationships between wild and domestic herbivores and their environment. Includes considerations of soils, air, hydrology, microbes, plants, and animals across multiple spatial and temporal scales.
Prerequisites: Junior or above status
AGRI 390 INTERNSHIP IN AGRICULTURE/RANGE MANAGEMENT1-12 Credits
Provides practical experience in resource management relative to agriculture, rangeland management, natural resources, and wildlife management.
Add Consent: Department Consent
Notes: Interested students should contact the Internship and Career Services office to secure application materials; application should be made prior to the semester the internship will be started; the amount of credit will be based on the availability of a suitable work position, the qualifications of the applicant, and the work hours.
AGRI 399 RANGELAND ECOSYSTEM FIELD STUDY3 Credits
This course offers students opportunities to develop observation and interpretation skills while being introduced to rangeland ecosystems not normally accessible during the normal 16 week terms. Students will research, plan, and participate in a guided field study of rangeland ecosystems of interest to students. The course will be divided into three phases; research, planning, and field tour with the field tour scheduled during the summer session.
Prerequisites: Sophomore or above status
AGRI 400 INDEPENDENT STUDY OR RESEARCH1-3 Credits
For students seeking an individual problem in agriculture.
Prerequisites: Junior or above status
Add Consent: Department Consent
Requirements: Approval of a supervising faculty member, academic Dean, and Academic Vice President is required before registering.
AGRI 410 AGRICULTURE SEMINAR II1 Credit
Designed to enhance oral and written communication skills as encountered in agriculture.
Prerequisites: AGRI 110 and Junior or above status
AGRI 411 CONSERVATION BIOLOGY3 Credits
This course will provide a broad overview of the field of conservation biology including fundamental biological and ecological principles, patterns and threats to biodiversity, causes of population declines and extinction, techniques used in conservation biology, and conservation economics and policy.
Prerequisites: Junior or above status
Dual-listed: AGRI 511
AGRI 423 AGRICULTURAL POLICY3 Credits
An examination of USDA agricultural, fiber, conservational, and rural economic policies studies from domestic and international perspectives. Examination of public policy in the economic framework used to assess and improve competitive structure, operation, and performance of U.S. and international food and agriculture. Farm, international trade, rural economic development, resource/environmental, technology, food marketing and consumer policies are analyzed.
Cross-Listed: AGRI423/ECON423
Prerequisites: Junior or above status
Notes: No prerequisites although major economics courses will be beneficial.
AGRI 424 PRESCRIBED FIRE PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION3 Credits
Planning, conducting, and evaluating prescribed burns designed to accomplish natural resource management objectives. Sampling, models, and analysis used in writing required fire use plan.
Notes: Field trips will be required.
AGRI 426 WILDLIFE RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES3 Credits
Field and laboratory techniques for studying, evaluating, and managing wildlife and their habitats are described and demonstrated. Field trips required.
Prerequisites: AGRI 235 and Junior or above status
AGRI 428 HABITAT INVENTORY AND ANALYSIS1 Credit
Rangeland and monitoring inventory techniques and vegetation sampling methods related to rangeland vegetation condition and degree of use.
Prerequisites: AGRI 242, AGRI 339, and Junior or above status
Co-requisites: AGRI 428L
AGRI 428L HABITAT INVENTORY AND ANALYSIS LABORATORY2 Credits
Field lab experience.
Prerequisites: Junior or above status
Co-requisites: AGRI 428
AGRI 429 EQUINE INDUSTRY APPLIED FIELD STUDIES3 Credits
Provides an overview of the marketing and economic trends in the equine industry, as well as global equestrian hot-spots. A required field experience will provide firsthand experience with equine industry components including training, breeding, ranching, marketing, business, and showing venues throughout the United States, and expose students to opportunities available in the equine industry.
Prerequisites: Junior or above status
AGRI 430 LAND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLANNING3 Credits
Inventory of soils, vegetation, water, wildlife, timber, mineral, recreation, and cropland resources of a selected farm/ranch operation or conservation area and development of a detailed management plan. Techniques of management of private and public lands.
Prerequisites: AGRI 141, AGRI 242, AGRI 245, AGRI 334, AGRI 339, and Junior or above status
AGRI 435 WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT PRACTICUM3 Credits
Seminar style course that will bring together wildlife professionals, natural resource managers, livestock producers, environmentalists, and others interested in wildlife management. Participants will describe, discuss and debate existing programs and issues on private and public lands. Field trips required.
Prerequisites: AGRI 235, AGRI 426, and Junior or above status
AGRI 436 RANGELAND AND FIRE ECOLOGY3 Credits
Principles of rangeland ecology using an approach treating plants, animals and humans as a whole. Includes composition, structure, processes, adaptations to environmental factors, biotic relationships, and problems of environmental quality and resource use. The role of fire in rangeland ecosystems, the characteristics of fire, and use of fire in maintaining native ecosystems will be explored. May require field trips.
Prerequisites: AGRI 242 and Junior or above status
AGRI 440 RANGE LIVESTOCK REPRODUCTION3 Credits
Reproductive processes of range livestock including anatomy, physiology, endocrinology of reproduction, reproductive techniques including artificial insemination, embryo transfer, in vitro fertilization and cloning and various management techniques to enhance reproductive efficiency on the ranch.
Prerequisites: AGRI 132 and Junior or above status
AGRI 445 MAMMALOGY2 Credits
Systematics, life history, physiology, and behavior of mammals.
Cross-Listed: AGRI445/BIOL435
Prerequisites: BIOL 244 and 244L or 9 credits of AGRI
AGRI 445L MAMMALOGY LABORATORY1 Credit
Laboratory experience in mammal structure and function.
Cross-Listed: AGRI445L/BIOL435L
AGRI 447 ANIMAL BREEDING AND GENETICS3 Credits
Reproduction processes of domestic animals, including anatomy, physiology and endocrinology of reproduction, breeding systems, and artificial insemination principles.
Prerequisites: AGRI 132 and Junior or above status
AGRI 451 HUMAN DIMENSIONS OF NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT3 Credits
Overviews the historic and current public viewpoints of range, wildlife, fire, and natural resources, and associated human conflicts. Examines the policies which affect natural resource research and management, and the impacts public opinion has on policy formation. Identifies the various stakeholders involved in natural resource management and policy.
Prerequisites: Junior or above status
AGRI 460 TOPICS IN AGRICULTURE1-3 Credits
Meets the needs of changing conditions in Agriculture.
Prerequisites: Junior or above status
Notes: Topics may change from semester to semester; this course may be repeated for up to a total of 6 hours of credit.
AGRI 461 SPECIAL PROBLEMS1-4 Credits
Designed for the highly motivated advanced student.
Prerequisites: Junior or above status
Notes: This course may be repeated for up to a total of 6 hours of credit.
Requirements: The student must submit a plan of study to the instructor and have the instructor's approval the semester prior to enrollment.
AGRI 467 AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT3 Credits
Analysis of the economic decisions made by farm/ranch owners, from sales to marketing to financial management to market analysis, feasibility studies and interfacing with governmental and other organizations. At the end of the course, you will have the core elements of a business plan to guide your farming/ranching operations.
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