Crop Production
Agriculture is the cultivation of land and breeding of animals and plants to provide food, fiber, medicinal plants and other products to sustain and enhance life. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people to live in cities. The study of agriculture is known as agricultural science. The history of agriculture dates back thousands of years; people gathered wild grains at least 105,000 years ago and began to plant them around 11,500 years ago before they became domesticated. Pigs, sheep, and cattle were domesticated over 10,000 years ago. Crops originate from at least 11 regions of the world. Industrial agriculture based on large-scale monoculture has in the past century come to dominate agricultural output, though about 2 billion people worldwide still depend on subsistence agriculture.
Modern agronomy, plant breeding, agrochemicals such as pesticides and fertilizers, and technological developments have sharply increased yields from cultivation, but at the same time have caused widespread ecological and environmental damage. Selective breeding and modern practices in animal husbandry have similarly increased the output of meat, but have raised concerns about animal welfare and environmental damage through contributions to global warming, depletion of aquifers, deforestation, antibiotic resistance, and growth hormones in industrially produced meat. Genetically modified organisms are widely used, although they are banned in several countries.
The major agricultural products can be broadly grouped into foods, fibers, fuels, and raw materials (such as rubber). Classes of foods include cereals (grains), vegetables, fruits, oils, meat, milk, fungi and eggs. Over one-third of the world's workers are employed in agriculture, second only to the service sector, although the number of agricultural workers in developed countries has decreased significantly over the past several centuries.
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Matching Crop Production Colleges
North Dakota State University-Main Campus
Four or more years; Public; $13,426 average out-state tuition; $8,951 average in-state tuition |
West Hills College-Coalinga
At least 2 but less than 4 years; Public; $10,590 average out-state tuition; $1,380 average in-state tuition |
Reedley College
At least 2 but less than 4 years; Public; $8,304 average out-state tuition; $1,104 average in-state tuition |
Hartnell College
At least 2 but less than 4 years; Public; $8,940 average out-state tuition; $1,380 average in-state tuition |
North Carolina State University at Raleigh
Four or more years; Public; $27,320 average out-state tuition; $6,535 average in-state tuition |
Bakersfield College
Four or more years; Public; $9,330 average out-state tuition; $1,380 average in-state tuition |
Butte College
At least 2 but less than 4 years; Public; $7,584 average out-state tuition; $1,104 average in-state tuition |
Scholarships for Crop Production Majors
Regeneron Science Talent SearchSociety for Science and the Public |
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award Up to $250,000 |
deadline November 08, 2023 |
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Diversity in Food and Natural Resources ScholarshipUniversity of Minnesota, Twin Cities |
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award Up to $15,000 |
deadline Varies |
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National Day of the Cowgirl ScholarshipDurango - Rocky Brands |
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award Up to $15,000 |
deadline December 31, 2023 |
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ROI Biologicals ScholarshipROI Biologicals |
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award $10,000 |
deadline October 01, 2024 |
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Ray Stoesser Memorial ScholarshipUS Rice Producers Association |
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award $5,000 |
deadline December 01, 2023 |
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Colorado Farm Show Rolling ScholarshipColorado Farm Show |
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award $4,000 |
deadline November 01, 2023 |
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Mary T. Carothers Summer Environmental Studies ScholarshipGarden Club of America |
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award $3,000 |
deadline February 05, 2024 |
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Elizabeth Gardner Norweb Summer Environmental Studies ScholarshipGarden Club of America |
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award $3,000 |
deadline February 05, 2024 |
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Clara Carter Higgins Summer Environmental Studies ScholarshipGarden Club of America |
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award $3,000 |
deadline February 05, 2024 |
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Kenneth R. Imig ScholarshipUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, College of ACES |
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award $2,500 |
deadline Varies |
Crop Production Related Majors
- Pre-Veterinary Studies
- Animal Sciences
- Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant
- Agricultural Business and Management
- Agriculture
- Equestrian/Equine Studies
- Food Science and Technology
- Horse Husbandry/Equine Science and Management
- Animal Health
- Animal Training
- Veterinary Anatomy
- Large Animal/Food Animal and Equine Surgery and Medicine
- Horticultural Science
- Agricultural Communication/Journalism
- Agricultural Economics
- Agronomy and Crop Science
- Agricultural Animal Breeding
- Agricultural and Horticultural Plant Breeding
- Veterinary Preventive Medicine, Epidemiology, and Public Health
- Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields