Agriculture & Equine at Isothermal Community College

11/01/2024

Proud to host Rutherford County Soil and Water’s Farmland Preservation Workshop today!

07/16/2024

We had the privilege of partnering with Rutherford County Cattlemen’s Association and Rutherford County Cooperative Extension to host area middle and high school students for a 2 day Beef Camp. Students were able to gain hands on husbandry skills and obtain their Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) Certification.

06/15/2024

06/11/2024

The agribusiness folks are busy this summer helping revitalize a local cemetery. They had to call in reinforcements!

02/08/2024

A wonderful day at Isothermal!! It brings joy to see our “Equine Horse Science II students” working as a team grooming and cleaning April by shedding her old winter coat. Followed by adding a warm bath. April is close to 30 years of age. In this course we learn about taking care of the young and the geriatric horses.

11/17/2023

The special bonus in being an Isothermal graduate is that you can bring your horse back to have help from experts in the field. A student graduate of the Equine Business and the Agribusiness programs brought her horse with x-rays last week to our EQU 111 Horse Science I class to have corrective shoeing.

We posted the films from her veterinarian on the big screens above and made a class out of how to help the horse that is a rescue. Thank you Jack Causby, farrier on-site to help!

11/16/2023

NC A&T University visited the Agribusiness Center and was impressed with what is offered! 2+2 transfer agreements are underway for graduates in AAS Agribusiness and AAS Equine Business. This full transfer allows graduates to earn a four year Bachelors degree in two years!! If you don’t know yet you should…. Agriculture is the largest industry in our beautiful state, North Carolina and in the USA🇱🇷!!

From left to right is Lisa Higgins, Agriculture Instructor, Dr. Alston with NC A&T, Kim Wawzysko, Equine Business Instructor, and Tramell Forney. Conservation Specialist.

Stay tuned more exciting news to come….

11/15/2023

Something great is going on with one of our university partners!! Contact Kim Wawzysko or Lisa Spoharski Higgins to learn more about our partnership with NC A&T!!!

09/14/2023

ANS 110 visited C-Saw Hill Farm where they learned about the dairy industry and gained some hands on experience…rumor has it they even got to sample some ice cream!!

09/07/2023

Our Animal Science students had a great day practicing basic animal husbandry techniques on our simulator today!!

09/01/2023

05/10/2023

We are almost ready!!!

02/23/2023

Proud to say Kelley Reynolds is one of our AgriBusiness Students!!!

Meet some of the team leadership at Metrolina’s facility in York, SC. This group includes Team Leads, Growers, Assistant Growers and Managers. According to Area Manager Matt Nenonen, “We are all one team and help wherever we are needed.”

Managers are responsible for creating a plan for each day, according to the work that needs to be completed.

Team Leads oversee teams in different areas of Metrolina’s York facility, whether in production, in the field for on the shipping dock. Team Leads ensure that the plan for their team each day is executed with the highest efficiency possible.

Growers are responsible for plant care, including making sure the plants hit their scheduled ship times, checking for insects and diseases that may be popping up on plants and treating all the plants with the necessary controls.

Assistant Growers are responsible for irrigating, weeding, pruning, drenching and overall plant care in their assigned areas.

Thanks for all you do to keep our York facility running smoothly, team!

Left to right in the photo: Kelley Reynolds, Alejandro Ruiz, Trey Tempel, Byron Simon
Jasmine Harrelson, Katherine Tedder, Jake Randolph, Maria Schuster, Charmine Wright, Lashana Brown, Gerren Joseph, Jennifer Simon, Charles Flannagin, Mallory Shaw, Cassie Jenkins, Stevie Holmes, Billy Morrow, Marcel Sanders, Jasmine Mackey, Chris Sherrill, Anna Hawkins, Maira Govea-Bermejo, Maria Hernandez, Paul Moore, Alison McLaren, Itzallana Martinez-Labra, Coady Murner, Travis McCaleb, Alfredo Rodriguez-Garia, Jenyfer Martinez-Labra, Jonathon Koon, Stephanie Martinez, Guy Neal, McKenzie Vinsett, Adolfo Hernandez Cisnerno, Dee Murray and Ashley Burns; Not pictured: Raul Hernandez, Erin Sampson, Carlos Boulware, Robert Lowery, Evelin Moss, Ethan Settlemeyer, Rodney Copeland.

10/28/2022

Today Isothermal had the pleasure of hosting Rutherford County Soil and Water Conservation Field Day. 5th graders from across Rutherford County heard presentations from a variety of speakers. AgriBusiness CCP student CJ Higgins spoke about the dairy industry.

10/21/2022

Students in AGR 139 Intro to Sustainable Ag got some hands on experience yesterday. They visited C-Saw Hill Farm and Creamery where they learned how and why to dehorn dairy calves. They made a few friends in the process!

10/11/2022

We had great day at Isothermal Community College in the Equine Business program the students learned about the different leg wraps, their purpose, and how to correctly wrap the horses legs for the left and for the right! I sure am proud of my students and the horses who had multiple wraps.

09/29/2022

Want to learn all about Agritourism? ICC has a class for you!

The Ins and Outs of Agritourism is an 8 week course designed to give participants information and help them decide if Agritourism is something that would be feasible for their respective operations. It is being taught through a partnership between Isothermal Community College, NC State Cooperative Extension, and the Rutherford County Tourism Development Authority.

Cost of the class is $70 but you will receive a $50 refund upon class completion. To sign up, or learn more about this class contact ICC Continuing Education at 828-395-1405.

09/28/2022

To all our equine friends. Please remember to vaccinate your horses(s)

An unvaccinated Standardbred mare in LaGrange County, Indiana, tested positive for Eastern equine encephalitis and died.