Introduces nonpoint pollution policies and regulations and environmental losses impacting air and water quality. Discuss management practices that influence the cycling and balance of nitrogen and phosphorus across a farm and its components (livestock, crop and soil). Principles of reproductive physiology, improvement of fertility, and artificial insemination. Functions, requirements and uptake of essential plant nutrients; chemical and microbial processes affecting nutrient availability; diagnosis of plant and soil nutrient status; fertilizers and efficient fertilizer use in different tillage systems. Lectures and discussions about environmental issues. Historical and contemporary environmental impacts of humans on the biosphere. Global futures: population, technology, societal values, resources and prospects for sustainable management. Foundation course for International Studies Certificate Principles and practices in marketing systems for U.S. agricultural commodities. Vertical organization; forward contracts, future markets, agricultural options and price formation. Alternate management at the farm, processor, wholesale and retail levels. Ecology of individual organisms, populations, communities, ecosystems, landscapes, and the biosphere. The interaction of organisms with each other and their physical environment. These relationships are studied, often in quantitative terms, in both field and laboratory settings; lecture and lab. Methods of assessing information quality are studied. Each student develops an analytical and critical seminar on a topic of personal interest in the animal sciences. Fall 2009. Agronomy 328. Integrated Weed Management (aka Weed Ecology and Management) will help students to gain a working knowledge of weed species identity and ecology. Students will learn about control strategies and the many advantages and disadvantages associated with different technologies. The class will also explore the ways in which species biology and ecology interact with the social, economic and environmental constraints of landowners or managers in different land-use situations. We will also try to understand the broad environmental context of weed management using the concepts of risk, subjective risk and risk assessment as used by toxicologists, policy makers, environmental scientists and the general public.
Instructional Materials Development for STEM courses for faculty/staff and graduate students Nature and significance of representative insects and diseases of natural and planted forests with emphasis on their control through manipulation of basic ecological and biological factors. Fundamentals of effective written and spoken communication. Develops skills in gathering and evaluating information, writing research papers and other documents, and preparing and delivering oral presentations. For wildlife ecology majors. A systematic coverage of many of the animals (including birds) that humans keep as their social companions. The classification, nutritional requirements, environmental considerations, reproductive habits, health, legal aspects and economics of companion animals and their supportive organizations. For the beginning student. Scientific basis for horticultural practices; scope of the field of horticulture; introduction to propagation, culture, management, improvement, storage, and marketing of flowers, fruits, ornamentals and vegetables. Not open to majors for credit. Explore important issues in the application of science that cut across all majors in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, and that are critical for society in coming decades; help students develop academic skills and explore majors and careers. Subjects of current interest to graduates. Nature, sources, distribution, and fate of contaminants in air, water, soil, and food and potential for harmful exposure Functions, requirements and uptake of essential plant nutrients; chemical and microbial processes affecting nutrient availability; diagnosis of plant and soil nutrient status; fertilizers and efficient fertilizer use in different tillage systems. Subjects of current interest to graduates. Subjects of current interest to graduates.
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