SSC 428
Soil Management Principles for Sustainable Agriculture
Section: 001

Course Description

The course is designed to be taken as a companion course to SSC 427 and provides hands-on field and lab experiences that investigate the fundamentals of soil carbon, soil health, greenhouse gas emissions as influenced by sustainable management practices. This is accomplished through a series of exercises at the Fyke Crops Garden, Agroecology Farm and in the lab, and site visits to the Center for Environmental Farming, composting facilities, and operational farms.

GEP

U.S. Diversity GEP Course

Fall 2025

Instructors

Meeting Patterns

Classes Start:
August 18, 2025
Classes End:
December 2, 2025
Location:
02306 Williams Hall
Class Days:
M
Class Start Time:
1:30pm
Class End Time:
4:15pm

Class Type:
Laboratory
Credits:
1.00
Restrictions:
Prerequisite: SSC 200 or equivalent and BIO 181 or 183; Corequisite: SSC 427