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My question is as a future science teacher where is the line on how much you can teach about agriculture in a general science class? Being from Iowa and growing up on a farm I have always liked connecting science to agriculture. I think that it is a very important part of science and is often left out. 

I agree with what Erwin said. I think there is a huge opportunity to incorporate agriculture into science. I think there is less of an opportunity for specific argiculture practice discussions; however, it is easy to integrate many concepts surrounding agriculture. I teach Environmental Science and we talk about agriculture frequently -- from how fertilizers affect the ecosystem to the biogeochemical cycles to ocean acidification to urbanization/urban planning etc. Nearly every Earth System's topic can be related back to agriculture. You will have several real-world applications that students will benefit from and enjoy listening about.