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Agriculture in Virginia
These pages summarize rules to help you plan. They are not legal advice. Before you place students at a work site or change a program, check with your state agency, your district's counsel and your insurance carrier.
In short
Virginia agriculture runs on state AFNR courses with FFA and many Board-listed credentials; pesticide applicator certificates are not issued before 18.
State program: Agricultural Production Technology 8010 and other AFNR courses (codes other than 8010: Confirm with the agency); CIP not published by VDOE
What a high school can deliver
Board-listed credentials such as BASF Plant Science, Beef Quality Assurance and FAA Part 107; applicator certificates are not issued before 18.
Credentials students can earn
Animal Systems Assessment, BASF Plant Science, Beef Quality Assurance, commercial, private and registered technician pesticide exams, FAA Part 107, livestock evaluation, NCRC, CCRA+, Workplace Readiness Skills (8010 list)
Age and hour requirements
Pesticide applicator applications require the applicant to certify being over 18; certificates not issued before 18 (2VAC5-685); whether students under 18 may sit the exams: Confirm with the agency.
Other agencies involved
None for the program. VDACS certifies pesticide applicators; the Board of Veterinary Medicine limits tasks of unlicensed assistants (18VAC150-20-172).
Who can teach it
Agricultural Education endorsement (8VAC20-23-220): bachelor's with 39 semester hours in agriculture, 2,000 hours of relevant work in the past 5 years and an industry certification (provisional license while earning it).
Child labor rules for work placements
No permit or state hour limits at 16-17; 16VAC15-30 has no agriculture section; 12- and 13-year-olds may do farm work with parental consent. Whether the work-training exception in Va. Code 40.1-100(B) covers farm placements: Confirm with the agency.
College credit after high school
No statewide agreement found (Confirm with VCCS).
Where to go next
- The full Agriculture guide, showing Virginia
- The Virginia state profile
- Add this pathway to your plan
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