{"id":205,"date":"2019-04-30T20:43:37","date_gmt":"2019-04-30T20:43:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dmcat.austincc.edu\/agricultural-sciences\/?page_id=205"},"modified":"2026-03-12T13:35:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T13:35:16","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dmcat.austincc.edu\/agricultural-sciences\/","title":{"rendered":"Agricultural Sciences"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-205","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"layouts":[{"acf_fc_layout":"two_columns","heading":"","column_1":"<p>The <strong>Agricultural Sciences<\/strong> program at ACC focuses on ecological farming, quality of life and farm profitability. Designed to provide you with both agricultural production knowledge and business skills training, courses range from foundational principles in soil science to marketing.<\/p>\n<p>Hands-on instruction at the campus <a href=\"https:\/\/dmcat.austincc.edu\/agricultural-sciences\/sustainable-student-farm\/\">student farm<\/a> helps you cultivate a working knowledge of ecological farming practices and the seasonal processes.<\/p>\n","column_2":"<p><iframe title=\"Teaching &amp; Learning Champions: Savannah Rugg\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/46vYqKWTai0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","background":"Color","background_color":"#FFFFFF","background_gradient":{"gradient_start":"","gradient_end":""},"background_image":false,"text_mode":"dark","id":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"four_column_cards","heading":"","column_1":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dmcat.austincc.edu\/agricultural-sciences\/startrec-nifa-grant\/\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1447 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dmcat.austincc.edu\/agricultural-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/03\/STARTREC-Scholarship-Flyer-Spring-26-Feb-25-Mar-25-1-e1773322379230.jpg\" alt=\"Apply Now for the STARTREC Scholarship!\" width=\"369\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dmcat.austincc.edu\/agricultural-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/03\/STARTREC-Scholarship-Flyer-Spring-26-Feb-25-Mar-25-1-e1773322379230.jpg 369w, https:\/\/dmcat.austincc.edu\/agricultural-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/03\/STARTREC-Scholarship-Flyer-Spring-26-Feb-25-Mar-25-1-e1773322379230-227x300.jpg 227w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 369px) 100vw, 369px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>STARTREC SCHOLARSHIP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dmcat.austincc.edu\/agricultural-sciences\/startrec-nifa-grant\/\">STARTREC Scholarship.<\/a> Apply Now! Contact us with questions at (512)223-9464 or <a href=\"mailto:ag.science@austincc.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ag.science@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","column_2":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dmcat.austincc.edu\/agricultural-sciences\/farm-stands\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1031 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/dmcat.austincc.edu\/agricultural-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/02\/CarrotBeetPosters-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"612\" height=\"792\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dmcat.austincc.edu\/agricultural-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/02\/CarrotBeetPosters-1.jpg 612w, https:\/\/dmcat.austincc.edu\/agricultural-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/02\/CarrotBeetPosters-1-232x300.jpg 232w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Grow with us at the FARM STANDS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Pick up fresh vegetables at the <a href=\"https:\/\/dmcat.austincc.edu\/agricultural-sciences\/farm-stands\/\">farm stands<\/a> from 1-4pm at Elgin Campus on Mondays and Highland Campus on Wednesdays!<\/p>\n","column_3":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dmcat.austincc.edu\/agricultural-sciences\/sustainable-student-farm\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1055 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dmcat.austincc.edu\/agricultural-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/02\/RS24665_20240226-EGN-Sustainable-Ag-Farm-ca-559-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"612\" height=\"792\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dmcat.austincc.edu\/agricultural-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/02\/RS24665_20240226-EGN-Sustainable-Ag-Farm-ca-559-copy.jpg 612w, https:\/\/dmcat.austincc.edu\/agricultural-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/02\/RS24665_20240226-EGN-Sustainable-Ag-Farm-ca-559-copy-232x300.jpg 232w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>ACC SUSTAINABLE STUDENT FARM<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Our <a href=\"https:\/\/dmcat.austincc.edu\/agricultural-sciences\/sustainable-student-farm\/\">working farm<\/a> provides hands-on education and training in farm-to-market sustainable agricultural environment. Find out more information and <a href=\"https:\/\/dmcat.austincc.edu\/agricultural-sciences\/sustainable-student-farm\/\">volunteer<\/a>!<\/p>\n","column_4":"","background":"Color","background_color":"#FFFFFF","background_gradient":{"gradient_start":"","gradient_end":""},"background_image":false,"text_mode":"dark","id":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"three_columns","heading":"PROGRAMS","column_1":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-grid aligncenter wp-image-1064 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/dmcat.austincc.edu\/agricultural-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/02\/20241220_093011-copy-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"Vegetables at the Sustainable Agriculture Farm on the Elgin campus.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dmcat.austincc.edu\/agricultural-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/02\/20241220_093011-copy-1024x512.jpg 1024w, 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class=\"image-grid aligncenter wp-image-1066 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/dmcat.austincc.edu\/agricultural-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/02\/20231006_untitled_1254-2-copy-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"Students harvesting vegetables at the Sustainable Agriculture Farm on the Elgin campus.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dmcat.austincc.edu\/agricultural-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/02\/20231006_untitled_1254-2-copy-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dmcat.austincc.edu\/agricultural-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/02\/20231006_untitled_1254-2-copy-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dmcat.austincc.edu\/agricultural-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/02\/20231006_untitled_1254-2-copy-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dmcat.austincc.edu\/agricultural-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/02\/20231006_untitled_1254-2-copy-1536x768.jpg 1536w, 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srcset=\"https:\/\/dmcat.austincc.edu\/agricultural-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/02\/RS24663_20240226-EGN-Sustainable-Ag-Farm-ca-516-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dmcat.austincc.edu\/agricultural-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/02\/RS24663_20240226-EGN-Sustainable-Ag-Farm-ca-516-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dmcat.austincc.edu\/agricultural-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/02\/RS24663_20240226-EGN-Sustainable-Ag-Farm-ca-516-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dmcat.austincc.edu\/agricultural-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/02\/RS24663_20240226-EGN-Sustainable-Ag-Farm-ca-516-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dmcat.austincc.edu\/agricultural-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/02\/RS24663_20240226-EGN-Sustainable-Ag-Farm-ca-516.jpg 1855w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"button expanded\" 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