New Agriculture Offerings

YVC’s Agriculture Department began offering two new courses geared at professional development for the local agriculture industry during winter quarter. The first, Irrigation Principles, allows students to learn how to calculate water needs and delivery, troubleshoot common irrigation issues, and design systems that best ft their irrigation needs. Spanish for the Grape and Wine Industry, is a conversational workshop series that covers basic grammar as well as vocabulary and situations pertinent to Industrial Irrigation Equipment vineyard and winery operations.

“The agriculture industry has communicated the need for on-site training in irrigation principles as well as conversational Spanish, it is great that YVC is able to meet those needs,” stated Agriculture Chair Trent Ball. To learn more visit www.yvcc.edu/ag.