What the work is worth. Whether a growing population eats — and whether the food is safe — is decided by agricultural science. This is where biology feeds people.
An ordinary day. Improve crops, livestock, soil, and food safety through experiments in the field, greenhouse, and lab; work with farmers and producers to apply results.
The path in. Bachelor's in agricultural science, food science, or biology; graduate degrees for research.
From zero. The STEM Farm Agriculture Technology / Food Systems / Bioeconomy track starts at zero-STEM intake and ends in this kind of work, with verified proof at every gate.
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STEM program path. A path has a start, a direction and a destination. The assessment gives the direction, the career pages the destination, and the STEM Farm track the start at zero. A STEM program is a path to a career. Find the career that fits first, then the STEM Farm track that starts at zero and ends in that job with verified proof at every gate.
Where in Redding, CA this work lives
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The personality behind the work
- Practicality. You are drawn to building functional things — physical or digital — that work in the real world.
- Patience. You accept that real proof takes months or years of testing, and you can wait for it.
- Inquiry. You ask deep questions about how the natural world works and you keep asking.
- Meticulousness. You record exact notes and follow strict procedures without being told to.
- Collaboration. You work well inside large teams with strict deadlines and shared ownership.
- Detail Orientation. You remember complex facts and catch small errors before they become large ones.
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