Agribusiness and GIS Students
Visit Local Farming Operation

Students and Instructor Elliott Marsh (3rd from left) visit
with Mr. Joe Boddiford (right foreground).

Ogeechee Technical College instructors Elliott Marsh and John Locke recently accompanied students on a field trip to Boddiford Farms in Screven County.  Joe Boddiford uses the Precision Ag approach to farming, which includes Geographic Positioning Systems, Machine Control systems, and Laser-based tools, all in support of cutting edge processes which help improve productivity and efficiency in today’s farming operations.

While students are exposed to classroom and lab experiences, first-hand knowledge of an actual farming operation is beneficial in helping students more fully understand the implications of learned academic theories.  “There are great advantages to showing students first-hand how their classroom study can translate into an actual farming operation,” according to Marsh.  “Mr. Boddiford has long been a supporter of our program, and allowing these field trips is a great way for him to continue his support,” Marsh concluded.

For more information on Agribusiness, GIS, or any other program of study at Ogeechee Tech, visit www.ogeecheetech.edu.

Contact: Barry Turner
Executive Director of Public Relations
Phone: (912) 688-6958
Email: bturner@ogeecheetech.edu