{"id":471,"date":"2020-03-20T21:22:08","date_gmt":"2020-03-20T21:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/utia-dev.tennessee.edu\/plantsciences\/?page_id=471"},"modified":"2020-09-25T11:51:56","modified_gmt":"2020-09-25T11:51:56","slug":"organic-production","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/utia-dev.tennessee.edu\/plantsciences\/organic-production\/","title":{"rendered":"Organic Production"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>#kt-layout-id_24b87d-b9 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(#kt-layout-id_24b87d-b9 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}#kt-layout-id_24b87d-b9 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var( --global-kb-row-default-top, 25px );padding-bottom:var( --global-kb-row-default-bottom, 25px );padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}#kt-layout-id_24b87d-b9 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){#kt-layout-id_24b87d-b9 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){#kt-layout-id_24b87d-b9 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-rowlayout alignnone\"><div id=\"kt-layout-id_24b87d-b9\" class=\"kt-row-layout-inner kt-layout-id_24b87d-b9\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-gutter-default kt-v-gutter-default kt-row-valign-top kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-m-colapse-left-to-right kt-mobile-layout-row\"><style>.kadence-column_a8aff4-4a > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;}.kadence-column_a8aff4-4a > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column_a8aff4-4a > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column_a8aff4-4a > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column_a8aff4-4a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column_a8aff4-4a > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column_a8aff4-4a > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column_a8aff4-4a{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column_a8aff4-4a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column_a8aff4-4a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column inner-column-1 kadence-column_a8aff4-4a\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Organic Productions (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.utk.edu\/preview_program.php?catoid=29&amp;poid=12654\" target=\"_blank\">Organic Production<\/a>, a Plant Sciences concentration, is designed to create leaders in the field of organic and sustainable agriculture. Students will gain the knowledge and skills for production and management of organic cropping systems. Instructors integrate soil science, agricultural economics, entomology, ecology, and plant pathology to offer a diversified curriculum. 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Students have the opportunity to intern with this program for the summer. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"utia-accentbar\"><hr style=\"background-color:#ff8300\" align=\"left\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column_9b035c-a7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;}.kadence-column_9b035c-a7 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column_9b035c-a7 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column_9b035c-a7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column_9b035c-a7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column_9b035c-a7 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column_9b035c-a7 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column_9b035c-a7{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column_9b035c-a7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column_9b035c-a7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column inner-column-3 kadence-column_9b035c-a7\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">Employment prospects include owning your own organic farm, consulting, agricultural Extension, environmental education, government agency work, international agricultural development, and research. 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