Bachelors degree in horticulture or agriculture? - Aquaponic Gardening2024-03-28T17:49:42Zhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/forum/topics/bachelors-degree-in-horticulture-or-agriculture?commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A554895&feed=yes&xn_auth=noCameron, most people would di…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2014-03-24:4778851:Comment:5554042014-03-24T14:16:07.301ZAlex Veidelhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/AlexVeidel
<p>Cameron, most people would disagree with me on this subject, but I strongly question the benefits vs. the cost of a large number of college majors. Personally, I dedicated myself to learning, but decided to spend the money I'd use for college on home study resources to gain knowledge and life experience. College is beneficial, for sure, but it can also cost a fortune and many people sadly don't get a proper return on their investment.</p>
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<p>I don't know where you're at with your…</p>
<p>Cameron, most people would disagree with me on this subject, but I strongly question the benefits vs. the cost of a large number of college majors. Personally, I dedicated myself to learning, but decided to spend the money I'd use for college on home study resources to gain knowledge and life experience. College is beneficial, for sure, but it can also cost a fortune and many people sadly don't get a proper return on their investment.</p>
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<p>I don't know where you're at with your level of gardening, but if you're interested in talking about it, I might be able to point you to a few good concepts to take your aquaponics or gardening to the next level. Worst comes to worst, home study makes your college exams a heck of a lot easier ;)</p>
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<p>You can send me a friend request on this site and we can message there, or you can email me privately at theaquaponicguy@gmail.com</p> Thanks everyone!
I purchase…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2014-03-24:4778851:Comment:5553302014-03-24T12:18:12.153ZCameron Schuckerthttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/CameronSchuckert
<p>Thanks everyone!</p>
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<p>I purchased some more books, this time more centered to plant propogation, and I think that horticulture will be the best bet. Since reading I have descovered something that I would never think about. I want to save my own seeds to plant again but the book was telling me about how the reproduce, I also learned that some plants can be crossed with another simular species through wind and insect pollination. Thats bad lol. I always knew that you could do that…</p>
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<p>I purchased some more books, this time more centered to plant propogation, and I think that horticulture will be the best bet. Since reading I have descovered something that I would never think about. I want to save my own seeds to plant again but the book was telling me about how the reproduce, I also learned that some plants can be crossed with another simular species through wind and insect pollination. Thats bad lol. I always knew that you could do that on purpose but never thought about it accedently happening. Anyway, that and how it happens is more of the kind of thing that I want to learn. How to grow plants strong and pure.</p>
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<p>I looked into a little bit what you guys have been talking about. I grew up on a farm in Alabama, Tuscaloosa to be exact, and as much as it pains me to say this but I know Auburn has one of the leading Agriculture devisions, or so I was told. I am currently in the navy but maybe when I get out I will go there? In the mean time I am sure I can find something wherever I am at to learn and keep the time between active in my goals. One thing, since I am going to rais chickens, rabbits, and pigs, maybe I can find an apprinticeship with a butcher? I tried a while back and thats going to be easier said than done. But who wouldn't want free labor right?</p>
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<p>Your absolutly right Jim, I am inbetween places right now though. I am about to leave my command in VA and I am about to go to Mississippi for a 9mo school in Meteorology and then we will see where we go from there. I plan though to set up an aquaponics system in my gerage. I already have a 55 gallon tank, grow lights, a pump, a 65g barrel to use as the sump tank, the plastic lining to use for the grow beds and various other stuff. All I am missing is PVC and Wood to use to build the grow beds and to raise up the lighting. The system once complete will use a bell syphon with two separate grow beds and a small seedling nursery. I will use Talapia if I can get the license otherwise catfish. I have a few more of the 65g barrels, two have been tearned into rain barrels and the last is being saved to be a duckweed tank by turning the barrel on its side and the side, now top, of the barrel cut out. My only concern is about winter cold. 90% of all gerages will not keep warmth very well in the winter.... realistically I want this system to run all year round.</p> Cameron,
Check out those whic…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2014-03-23:4778851:Comment:5551842014-03-23T19:13:12.064ZJim Enterlinehttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/JimEnterline
<p>Cameron,</p>
<p>Check out those which fit what you want to major in, if you can even find one which centers on your goals. Nothing against education, but do not wait, go ahead now and start an aquaponics system and learn from it. Ask questions on forums and online and just do it. And you will find that you are going to by way ahead of the class and most of those teaching it and then your schooling will teach you the science behind what you are actually doing.</p>
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<p>Check out those which fit what you want to major in, if you can even find one which centers on your goals. Nothing against education, but do not wait, go ahead now and start an aquaponics system and learn from it. Ask questions on forums and online and just do it. And you will find that you are going to by way ahead of the class and most of those teaching it and then your schooling will teach you the science behind what you are actually doing.</p> Your choice of major could be…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2014-03-22:4778851:Comment:5548952014-03-22T04:07:40.725ZDavid Obringerhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/DavidObringer
Your choice of major could be limited by which colleges you may or may not want to attend but all other things being equal, you sound more interested in what horticulture would teach. Most of the schools that I looked at had an agriculture department with a variety of majors within it, horticulture being one of those. That program in high lat agri sounds cool. I would look in to horticulture majors with perhaps an agribusiness minor.
Your choice of major could be limited by which colleges you may or may not want to attend but all other things being equal, you sound more interested in what horticulture would teach. Most of the schools that I looked at had an agriculture department with a variety of majors within it, horticulture being one of those. That program in high lat agri sounds cool. I would look in to horticulture majors with perhaps an agribusiness minor. You might want to contact the…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2014-03-20:4778851:Comment:5545642014-03-20T15:48:56.541ZGlennhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/Glenn
<p><strong>You might want to contact the University of Alaska, Fairbanks and see if they can provide better studies info for your path ahead.</strong></p>
<p><strong>University of Alaska (Fairbanks)<br></br></strong> School of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences<br></br> Department of High Latitude Agriculture<br></br> P.O. Box 757140<br></br> Fairbanks, AK 99775<br></br> Carol E. Lewis, Dean & Director<br></br> 907-474-7083<br></br> fax: 907-474-6567<br></br> e-mail: …</p>
<p><strong>You might want to contact the University of Alaska, Fairbanks and see if they can provide better studies info for your path ahead.</strong></p>
<p><strong>University of Alaska (Fairbanks)<br/></strong> School of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences<br/> Department of High Latitude Agriculture<br/> P.O. Box 757140<br/> Fairbanks, AK 99775<br/> Carol E. Lewis, Dean & Director<br/> 907-474-7083<br/> fax: 907-474-6567<br/> e-mail: <a href="mailto:fysnras@uaf.edu">fysnras@uaf.edu</a><br/> or<br/> Agriculture and Forestry Experiment Station<br/> Palmer Center for Sustainable Living<br/> Matanuska Experiment Farm<br/> 1509 N. Trunk Road<br/> Palmer, AK 99645<br/> Carol E. Lewis, Dean & Director<br/> 907-474-7083<br/> fax: 907-474-6567<br/> or contact<br/> Norm Harris, Administrator<br/> 1509 S. Georgeson Drive<br/> Palmer, AK 99645<br/> 907-746-9495<br/> e-mail: <a href="mailto:fysnras@uaf.edu">fysnras@uaf.edu</a><br/> Web: <a href="http://www.uaf.edu/snras/departments/high-latitude-agriculture/" target="_new">http://www.uaf.edu/snras/departments/high-latitude-agriculture/</a><br/> or <a href="http://www.uaf.edu/snras/afes/" target="_new">http://www.uaf.edu/snras/afes/</a><br/> or <a href="http://www.uaf.edu/snras/afes/palmer-research-extension/" target="_new">http://www.uaf.edu/snras/afes/palmer-research-extension/</a><br/> Natural Resources Management (B.S.) offered through the University of Alaska with option in High Latitude Agriculture includes research at the Matanuska Experiment Farm in sustainable agriculture, land reclamation and other environmental issues.</p>