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Isaac Davis

Isaac Davis, an agriculture major at Arkansas State University, sharpens a shovel on his family farm near Oil Trough.
Agriculture & Poultry / Education

Collegiate Ag Programs Take Modern Turn

Even a generation ago, most “agriculture” students at colleges and universities studied the business concepts involved in operating a farm. They learned about depreciation and tax incentives. Those who followed expanded into the marketing arena, and those newly minted graduates introduced brokering and data-driven selling to the farm. Biotechnologists burst on the scene, and with them they brought genetically modified varieties of various crops. read more >