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Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources (CTE Career Cluster)

Agriculture Education Logo  School-based agricultural education (SBAE) is an essential educational program delivered to over 13,000 students engaged in 220 Agricultural Education programs taught by over 265 instructors in school districts across the state of Kansas.

The Mission of Agricultural Education: Agricultural education prepares students for successful careers and a lifetime of informed choices in the global agriculture, food, fiber, and natural resources systems.
 

To Accomplish this Mission:
The complete agricultural education program will target students through:

  • Contextual, inquiry-based instruction and learning through an interactive classroom and laboratory
  • Premier leadership, personal growth and career success through engagement in FFA activities and programs
  • Experiential, service and/or work-based learning through the implementation of a supervised agricultural experience program.

We aspire for excellence as we recruit, prepare and encourage individuals to pursue agricultural careers in life skills through agricultural education.

We serve the community and inform them about agriculture, its needs, opportunities and challenges, as well as provide life long career skills.

Agricultural Education programs will respond to community needs and Kansas' agriculture needs. It will prepare students to be College and Career Ready and to participate as leaders and managers in a global economy. 

Agricultural Education Program Standards Documents

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Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources Career Cluster Content StandardsPDFRevised 2015. National Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (AFNR) Career Cluster Content Standards
Kansas Agricultural Education Program StandardsPDFProgram Standards for Kansas high school Agricultural Education programs
National Quality Program StandardsPDFNational Quality Program Standards For Secondary (Grades 9-12) Agricultural Education

Supervised Agricultural Experience Resources

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SAE For All Student GuidePDF 
SAE For All Teacher GuidePDF 

Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources Pathway Design Sheets

The pathway design sheets listed below include a list of the course options within each pathway. These design sheets are good for the 2018-2020 school years unless otherwise noted. Course Competencies are found in the next section.

 

 

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18001 - Introduction to Agriculture

18001 - Introduction to Agriculture

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18002 - Agricultural Science

18002 - Agricultural Science

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18048 - Ag Internship

18048 - Ag Internship

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18049 - Adv Ag Internship

18049 - Adv Ag Internship

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18052 - Horticulture

18052 - Horticulture

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18057 - Floriculture and Greenhouse Management

18057 - Floriculture and Greenhouse Management

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18058 - Plant & Soil Science

18058 - Plant & Soil Science

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18071 - Applications in Horticulture

18071 - Applications in Horticulture

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18081 - Crop & Range Management

18081 - Crop & Range Management

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18101 - Animal Science

18101 - Animal Science

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18102 - Small Animal Care

18102 - Small Animal Care

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18103 - Adv Animal Science

18103 - Adv Animal Science

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18104 - Equine Science

18104 - Equine Science

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18105 - Animal Health/Vet Tech

18105 - Animal Health/Vet Tech

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18201 - Agribusiness

18201 - Agribusiness

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18202 - Ag Entrepreneurship

18202 - Ag Entrepreneurship

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18203 - Ag Leadership/Communications

18203 - Ag Leadership/Communications

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18206 - Research in Ag

18206 - Research in Ag

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18220 - Applications in Agribusiness

18220 - Applications in Agribusiness

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18301 - Plant & Animal Science

18301 - Plant & Animal Science

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Career Pathway Resources

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2021-2022 CPPSA UpdatesPDFInformation and updates for completing the 2021-2022 Pathway Application

Statewide Articulation Agreements

State-wide articulation agreements have been developed for all clusters. To see those available for this cluster's pathways, click on the following link.
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Statewide Articulation AgreementsLink

Kansas State Fair Agriculture Information

Certification Information

Wage & Employment Information

The following documents highlight occupational outlook within the areas named in the title of the document based on the 2012-2022 Kansas Occupational Outlook Study and the 2015-2016 National Employment Occupational Outlook Handbook. Click on each title to open.

Education Program Consultant
Agriculture 

Guy Shoulders
(785) 296-3956
gshoulders@ksde.org

Deputy Commissioner
Division of Learning Services

Dr. Ben Proctor
(785) 296-2303
bproctor@ksde.org

Director
Career, Standards and Assessment

Beth Fultz
(785) 296-3142
bfultz@ksde.org

Assistant Director
Career and Technical Education

Natalie D. Clark
(785) 296-4351
​ndclark@ksde.org

Assistant Director
Curricular Standards

Dr. David Fernkopf
(785) 296-8447
dfernkopf@ksde.org

Assistant Director
Assessment

Julie Ewing
(785) 296-2325
jewing@ksde.org

Assistant Director
Kansas Volunteer Commission

Dr. Jessica Dorsey
(785) 296-3163
jdorsey@ksde.org

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