Jim Fisher, Coordinator
Telephone: 613-258-8336 ext. 61447
Fax: 613-258-8401
E-Mail: jafisher@uoguelph.ca
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Heather Buck, Registrar
Telephone: 613-258-8336 ext. 61335
Fax: 613-258-8384
E-Mail: hebuck@uoguelph.ca |
Diploma Description:
The Diploma focuses on the primary production industry (crops and livestock), while at the same time exploring skills required for employment throughout the supply chain. Although many of our students have farming backgrounds and some will return to the farm upon graduation to partner within the family business; many find careers throughout the sub-sector industries from input supply to transportation, food safety and inspection, to processing, warehousing, procurement and marketing to retail. If you are interested in a hands-on exciting career in the Agri-food industry, check out our program and become part of the University of Guelph experience. |
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Features:
- The University of Guelph prides itself as a leader in education and research. Here at the Kemptville Campus, we expect no less. Local research focuses on dairy, field crops, environment, food safety and economics. Students benefit from this research activity having access to soil, crops and livestock right on the campus, and from having the experts doing the teaching.
- Being located in a farming community just south of Ottawa gives us the opportunity to visit many farming, processing, and retail businesses; and avails to us many federal government specialists who guest speak during our lectures.
- Students have the opportunity to complete other industry certifications such as the Grower Pesticide Safety Course, Livestock Medicine’s Course and Nutrient Management Certification.
- Further education opportunities exist for life-long learning at the University of Guelph and other institutions.
- Students have the opportunity to develop a leadership activity or project into a credit course. With Experiential Learning, the credit must be student initiated and developed under the supervision of a faculty member.
Course Listing for 2011/2012 Academic Year:
Semester 1
DAGR 1200 Applied Plant Science -
DAGR*1000 Livestock Systems
DAGR 1300 Soil Principles
DAGR*1350 Agricultural Mechanization and Safety -
DAGR 1600 Applied Mathematics -
DAGR*1620 Computer Applications I -
DAGR*1720 Written Communication Skills -
DAGR 1960 Student Managed Enterprise -
Semester 2 (4 Core Plus Any Other 3)
- DAGR 2100 Ag Marketing & Policy -
- DAGR 2110 Business Accounting -
- DAGR 2620 Computer Applications
- DAGR2720 Oral Communication Skills -
Electives
- DAGR2000 Animal Science -
- DAGR 2200 Cereal and Forage Management -
- DAGR 3020 Livestock Evaluation
- DAGR 2360 Machinery Maintenance
- DAGR 2960 Student Managed Enterprise -
Semester 3 (2 Core Plus Any Other 4)
DAGR 3100 Business Management -
DAGR 3300 Land & Water Stewardship -
Electives
- DAGR 3000 Beef Production -
- DAGR 3010 Dairy Production -
- DAGR 3050 Livestock Production Techniques -
- DAGR 2210 Applied Weed Science -
- DAGR 3130 Sales & Sales Management -
- DAGR 3200 Corn & Oilseed Management
- DAGR 3350 Welding -
- DAGR 3360 Grain Elevator Equipment & Feed Formulation -
- DAGR 3960 Student Managed Enterprise -
Semester 4 (2 Core Plus Any Other 4)
DAGR 4600 Human Resource Management -
DAGR 4610 Business Project -
...................or DAGR 4620 Farm Project -
Electives
- DAGR 4010 Animal Health
- DAGR 4050 Dairy Cattle Nutrition & Selection
- DAGR 4100 Commodity Marketing
- DAGR 4350 Farm Structures & Environment
- DAGR 4210 Crop Diagnostics & Recommendations -
- DAGR 4080 Large Herd Management
- DAGR 3120 Business Marketing -
- DAGR 4960 Student Managed Enterprise -
- DAGR 4150 Renewable Energy & Agriculture -
Please visit any of the following pages for general information about semester courses or information related to your program.
Career Opportunities:
- Farming
- Production Manager
- Custom Pesticide Applicator
- Custom Equipment Operator
- Commodity Marketer
- Agricultural Loans Officer
- Research Technician
"With increasing concerns and regulations with regards to the environment, such as the Nutrient Management Act, it is essential that farmers and agricultural workers are aware of these impactions on agriculture. It is one of my goals at the Kemptville Campus to ensure that our graduates are prepared for these current and future challenges that they will encounter in a career in agriculture. Together, we are building a strong and sustainable agricultural sector in Ontario."
-Tim Rennie, Agricultural Engineering Researcher & College Professor
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