Breckenridge Endowment Farm
Providing hands-on learning opportunities for CSI agriculture students
Background
Miriam Breckenridge was the driving force behind the creation of the College of Southern Idaho Foundation, Inc. Her vision helped to shape the Foundation which is now a thriving enterprise some 40 years later. Miriam’s dedication to the students at the College of Southern Idaho did not end with her service on the Foundation Board. She and her husband, John, created the John and Miriam Breckenridge Endowment together. This established the Breckenridge Ag Endowment farm to be used for the benefit of the students at the College of Southern Idaho. The College of Southern Idaho Foundation, Inc. is deeply grateful to the Breckenridge family. The Foundation further supports the efforts of the CSI Ag Department in carrying out the visions of Miriam and John.
35 acres of farm ground
11 acres of wetlands and water quality
Our Purpose
The Breckenridge Endowment Farm is owned by the CSI Foundation and maintained by CSI and the Agriculture Department to provide hands-on learning opportunities for CSI Ag students.
Current courses that utilize the Breckenridge Farm for instruction include:
- Plant Science
- Crop Production
- Pest Management
- Geospatial Information Systems (GIS)
- GPS
- Precision Agriculture
- Soils
- Spatial Analysis with GIS
- Plant Nutrition
- Irrigation Systems
- Water Measurement
- Water Quality
- Wildland Plant ID
- Principles of Range Management
- Forage Crops
- Science of Animal Husbandry
The CSI Ag department also provides hosted educational experiences for the community and K-12 partners. Community partnerships include garden plots and an MOU with Mid-Snake Resource Conservation and Development to maintain an educational firewise garden.
