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The Integrated Pest Management
certificate program can lead to a rewarding career as a
technician in the rapidly developing field of IPM.
The one year IPM certificate program
transfers completely to the two-year diploma option
Horticulture Crop Production and Protection. Some credit
transfer to other two-year horticulture programs is possible.
Students completing one- or two-year programs in horticulture
at other institutions may receive partial credit for previous
coursework if they transfer to the UCFV IPM certificate
program. Contact the Agriculture director for information.
Program outline
Course listings
For complete details on courses see
the
Course
descriptions section.
Semester I (Fall)
Course Title Credits
AGRI 111 Introduction to Soils 3
AGRI 123 Horticultural Skills
and Techniques for Fall 1
AGRI 124 Introduction to
Horticulture 2
AGRI 142 Agribusiness Principles 3
AGRI 166 Agri Pests: An Integrated
Approach
to Insects and Weeds 3
AGRI 200 Introduction to IPM 2
CMNS 125 Business Communications 3
In even-numbered years:
AGRI 222 Vegetable Crop Production
3
In odd-numbered years:
AGRI 223 Fruit Crop Production 3
Semester II (Winter)
Course Title Credits
AGRI 112 Soil Fertility and
Fertilizers 2
AGRI 129 Horticultural Skills
and Techniques for Winter 1
AGRI 130 Principles for
Sustainable
Agriculture Practices 2
AGRI 167 Agri Pests: An Integrated
Approach
to Diseases 2
AGRI 183 Farm and Equipment Safety 1
AGRI 192 Practicum I 3
AGRI 205 IPM Techniques and
Equipment 2
Select one of:
AGRI 224 Greenhouse Production 2
or AGRI 227 Nursery Production and Propagation Practices 2
Students seeking practical training in
livestock production can earn a Livestock Production
certificate.
The one-year Livestock Production
certificate program transfers completely to the two-year
diploma Livestock Production option.
Program outline
Course listings
For complete details on courses
see the
Course
descriptions section.
Semester I (Fall)
Course Title Credits
AGRI 111 Introduction to Soils 3
AGRI 133 Introduction to Animal
Health 1
AGRI 137 Livestock Nutrition 1
AGRI 142 Agribusiness Principles 3
AGRI 166 Agri Pests: An Integrated
Approach
to Insects and Weeds 3
CMNS 125 Business Communications
3
In even-numbered years:
AGRI 138 Swine Production 3
AGRI 238 Equine Production and
Management 3
In odd-numbered years:
AGRI 232 Beef Production 3
AGRI 236 Poultry Production 3
Semester II (Winter)
Course Title Credits
AGRI 112 Soil Fertility and
Fertilizers 2
AGRI 130 Principles of Sustainable
Agriculture
Practices 2
AGRI 134 Ruminant Animal Health 2
AGRI 167 Agri Pests: An Integrated
Approach
to Diseases 2
AGRI 183 Farm and Equipment Safety 1
AGRI 192 Practicum I 3
AGRI 228 Forage Crop Production 2
AGRI 231 Dairy Production and
Management 2
Qualified students who successfully
complete the one-year Livestock Production certificate program
may also opt to receive a Milker Training certificate by
working in a milking parlour to fulfil the requirements for AGRI 192, Practicum I.
Note: Courses in artificial
insemination and agricultural welding are recommended but not
required. Information on outside agencies offering these
courses can be obtained from the Agriculture Technology
department. Approximate cost for these outside courses is $550.
Program outline
Course listings
For complete details on courses see
the
Course
descriptions section.
First Year
First-year students must complete the
requirements of one of the certificates (Horticulture Crop
Production, Integrated Pest Management, or Livestock
Production) before going on to year two. All courses from these
certificates apply to the diploma programs.
Second Year
In semesters III and IV (second year),
your selected program option determines which courses must be
taken.
Semester III (Fall)
Course Title Credits
AGRI 207 Solving Practical Problems
in Agriculture 3
AGRI 242A Enterprise Project: Part I 2
AGRI 270 Global Issues in
Agriculture 3
CMNS 250 Report Writing for
Business, Information
Technologies, Social and Human Services 3
Select one of:
ECON 100 Principles of
Microeconomics
or ECON 101 Principles of
Macroeconomics 3
In even-numbered years, students
specializing in livestock production must also take:
AGRI 138 Swine Production 3
AGRI 238 Equine Production and
Management 3
In odd-numbered years, students
specializing in livestock production must also take:
AGRI 232 Beef Production 3
AGRI 236 Poultry Production
3
In even-numbered years, students
specializing in Horticulture Crop Production and Protection
option must also take:
AGRI 222 Vegetable Crop Production 3
In odd-numbered years, students
specializing in Horticulture Crop Production and Protection
option must also take:
AGRI 223 Fruit Crop Production 3
Students in the Horticulture Crop
Production and Protection option must also select one of the
following courses which has not been completed previously:
AGRI 200 Introduction to IPM 2
AGRI 220 Plants in the Landscape 2
AGRI 294 Basic Landscape Design 3
Semester IV (Winter)
Course Title Credits
AGRI 121 Principles of On-Farm Food
Safety 1
AGRI 211 Soil Management and
Conservation 2
AGRI 230 The Holistic, Sustainable
Farm:
Planning and Practices 2
AGRI 242B Enterprise Project: Part
II 2
AGRI 292 Practicum II 3
BUS 120 Essentials of Marketing
3
Students specializing in livestock
production must also take:
AGRI 235 Production of Sheep, Goats
and
Other Livestock Species 2
Students in Horticulture Crop
Production and Protection option must also take:
AGRI 226 Turfgrass Production 2
and one of the following courses
which has not been completed previously:
AGRI 205 IPM Techniques and
Equipment 2
AGRI 224 Greenhouse Production 2
AGRI 227 Nursery Production and
Propagation Practices 2
The Continuing Studies department
offers a variety of courses in agriculture. See the Continuing
Studies brochure, issued twice yearly, for details. The
continuing Studies department also offers a certificate program
in Floral Design.
This program focuses on mastering
correct mechanics and basic shapes of floral design using fresh
materials as well as treated and dried floral products.
Students will receive practical, hands-on experience, and
course content that is current with the floral industry.
For more information on the Floral
Design certificate, please contact Mandy Watts, Program
Coordinator at 604-864-4638.
Agriculture/Horticulture faculty
Norma Senn, PAg; BSc, MSc, PhD
(Wisconsin–Madison), Director
Tom Baumann, PAg; Dip Ing Ag (J.
Liebig), MSc (UBC)
Donna Costello, MPM (SFU)
Paul Gumprich, PAg; BSc (US)
Nancy Moore, Dip Tech (BCIT)
Rose Morrison, PAg; Ag Dip, BSA, MSc
(Manitoba)
Shelagh Niblock, PAg; BSc (UBC)
Jennifer Ryan, BA (UBC)
Brian Upper, DVM (WCVM)
Staff
Shelley Hayes, Departmental Assistant
Brent Bailey, Dip. Ag.Tech (UCFV),
Departmental Technician
Program Advisory committee
UCFV Agriculture programs are
continually updated to reflect the current requirements of
potential employers. To assist the department in determining
these requirements, representatives of the agriculture
community provide input through regular meetings of program
advisory sub-committees. Current members of these committees
include:
Horticulture Advisory committee
Mike Brass, Parks Superintendent,
District of Chilliwack
Marlene Derksen, B.C. Agriculture
Employment Services, Abbotsford
Christine Koch, B.C. Ministry of
Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, Abbotsford
Nancy Moore, Visions Green
Enterprises, Abbotsford
IPM Advisory committee
Andrea Davenport, Koppert Canada,
Langley
Marlene Derksen, B.C. Agriculture
Employment Services, Abbotsford
Sophie Desserault, Vancouver Parks
Board, Vancouver
Dr. Dave Gillespie, Pacific Agri-Food
Research, Agassiz
Leslie MacDonald, B.C. Ministry of
Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, Abbotsford
Livestock Advisory committee
Marlene Derksen, B.C. Agriculture
Employment Services, Abbotsford
Nelson Dinn, UBC Farm Manager, Agassiz
Beth Mason, Swine producer and
consultant, Abbotsford
Annette Moore, Quality First in
Agriculture Inc., Abbotsford
Shelagh Niblock, Unifeed, Chilliwack
Peter Sinnott, Ritchie-Smith Feeds,
Inc., Abbotsford
Richard Toop, Toop Farm, Chilliwack
Dion Wiebe, Rossdown Farms, Ltd., Mt.
Lehman
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