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Agricultural
Resources and Technological Development on Cal Poly Land
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- What
grows where, why and how
- Irrigation
and drainage
- Crops
and livestock
- Breeding
- Fertilization
and pest control
- Machinery
and mechanization
- Farm
labor
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A
Tour of the Fields
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- Orchards
- Row
crops
- Dairy
- Feedlot
and cattle range
- Poultry
unit
- Cheda
ranch
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Agricultural
Technology
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- Agricultural
technology
- Mechanization,
sustainability and "appropriate technology"
- Corporate
vs. family farming
- Organic
vs. chemical technologies on the campus farm
- Plant
breeding and genetically modified organisms
- Industrial
vs. humane treatment of animals
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- Farming
and ranching as land stewardship
- Herding
and grazing as technology to either enrich or impoverish
the landscape
- Water
delivery and application methods
- Fertilizer
and pesticide application systems
- Precision
agriculture and computer controlled farming methods
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Course
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EO1,2
, C1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8-11
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