Exploring Agriscience

This full-color exploratory approach to agriscience helps students develop a firm intellectual and skill-based foundation for further career exploration in Agriscience. Its easy-to-follow format accommodates a middle school student s need for a broad introduction to such subjects as horticulture, animal science, environmental science, biotechnology, and careers in these and agricultural-related fields. Numerous hands-on exercises and superb full-color photos and illustrations illuminate and reinforce major principles, while highlighted articles, featuring FFA Career Development Events, prepare students for later participation in FFA contests..

Ray V. Herren has been actively involved in agriculture for most of his life. He grew up on a diversified farm where he played a major role in the production of livestock. He obtained a BS in Agricultural Education from Auburn University a Masters in Agribusiness Education from Alabama A & M and a Doctorate in Vocational Education (emphasis in Agricultural Education) from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. He is currently an Associate Professor of Agricultural Education at the University of Georgia in Athens.