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

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Regeneron Science Talent Search

Society for Science and the Public

Up to $250,000 November 08, 2023 See Details
 

Regeneron Science Talent Search

Society for Science and the Public

award

Up to $250,000

deadline

November 08, 2023
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Diversity in Food and Natural Resources Scholarship

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

Up to $15,000 Varies See Details
 

Diversity in Food and Natural Resources Scholarship

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

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Up to $15,000

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National Day of the Cowgirl Scholarship

Durango - Rocky Brands

Up to $15,000 December 31, 2023 See Details
 

National Day of the Cowgirl Scholarship

Durango - Rocky Brands

award

Up to $15,000

deadline

December 31, 2023
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ROI Biologicals Scholarship

ROI Biologicals

$10,000 October 01, 2024 See Details
 

ROI Biologicals Scholarship

ROI Biologicals

award

$10,000

deadline

October 01, 2024
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Ray Stoesser Memorial Scholarship

US Rice Producers Association

$5,000 December 01, 2023 See Details
 

Ray Stoesser Memorial Scholarship

US Rice Producers Association

award

$5,000

deadline

December 01, 2023
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Colorado Farm Show Rolling Scholarship

Colorado Farm Show

$4,000 November 01, 2023 See Details
 

Colorado Farm Show Rolling Scholarship

Colorado Farm Show

award

$4,000

deadline

November 01, 2023
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Mary T. Carothers Summer Environmental Studies Scholarship

Garden Club of America

$3,000 February 05, 2024 See Details
 

Mary T. Carothers Summer Environmental Studies Scholarship

Garden Club of America

award

$3,000

deadline

February 05, 2024
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Elizabeth Gardner Norweb Summer Environmental Studies Scholarship

Garden Club of America

$3,000 February 05, 2024 See Details
 

Elizabeth Gardner Norweb Summer Environmental Studies Scholarship

Garden Club of America

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$3,000

deadline

February 05, 2024
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Clara Carter Higgins Summer Environmental Studies Scholarship

Garden Club of America

$3,000 February 05, 2024 See Details
 

Clara Carter Higgins Summer Environmental Studies Scholarship

Garden Club of America

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$3,000

deadline

February 05, 2024
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Kenneth R. Imig Scholarship

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, College of ACES

$2,500 Varies See Details
 

Kenneth R. Imig Scholarship

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, College of ACES

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$2,500

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