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Oklahoma Agriculture in the Classroom

Careers in Agriculture



Careers in Agricultural Education

Agriculture Teacher

Job Description

The agriculture teacher holds high school classes in production agriculture, agricultural mechanics, agricultural products, processing and marketing, horticulture, renewable natural resources, forestry and other agriculture/agribusiness subjects. He or she organizes field trips, laboratory experiments and community demonstrations, arranges for students to get agricultural work experience and visits them at work to check their progress.

Skills
  • An agriculture teacher should like working with young people and be interested in agriculture
Preparation

College degree in agriculture education and farm experience.