Agricultural Corps / Legends The Agricultural Corps , or AgriCorps , was one of the four branches of the Service Corps of the Jedi Order . The largest part of the Service Corps , this organization was formed so that those Jedi Initiate s who had failed to pass their Trials could use their connection to the Force for the betterment of galactic society . Overview . Made up largely of Jedi who had failed to complete their training at the Jedi academy , as well as those Jedi who had not been chosen as an apprentice by the age of thirteen , membership in the AgriCorps was completely voluntary , though assignment to the Corps was handled by the Council of Reassignment . Working in conjunction with the Republic Agricultural Administration to provide healthy crops to those under - privileged star systems suffering from natural disasters or blight , the AgriCorps also attracted ranking members of the Order who wished to take a more hands on approach to helping the common people of the galaxy . While working under the Reassignment Council , internal affairs were handled by the Council of AgriCorps Masters . While many within the lower ranks of the Order saw assignment to the Corps as a demotion , the Corps provided a great many of necessities and was indeed just another facet of the Order . Maintaining research labs throughout the Republic , the Salliche Ag Circuit was one of the main hubs of activity within the Core Worlds . Additionally the research labs within the Coruscant Jedi Temple provided great amounts of research to be filed into the Jedi Archives and served as a resevoir for information collected from all over the Republic . Facilities were also erected on Ukio , Taanab , Marfa , Bandomeer , and Dilonexa . Members of the Corps focused on the Living Force and cultivating skills that aided in plant growth such as " consitor sato " . While many Jedi served in the AgriCorps at some point in their service to the Order , the majority of this branch was made up of lifetime members . The AgriCorps had a branch of its own working within it consisting of geologists who would discover the secrets hidden in alien soil . At any given point , up to 1 , 500 students were a part of the AgriCorps , with their ages ranging from 6 to 40 years old , although most were not older than 16 . A small percentage of these students ended up not becoming Padawans later in life due to not showing enough talent or focus , and an even smaller percentage of these ended up preferring agriculture over sword - fighting . After the formation of the Galactic Empire and the Great Jedi Purge , Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Sidious rounded up all of the AgriCorps members that weren ' t killed during Order 66 . Transported to Byss for indoctrination in the dark side , those who fell to the Sith joined the ranks of the Dark Jedi active within the Empire . After the Galactic Civil War ended and the Dark Jedi along with the Sith were routed , the reformed Jedi Order did not rebuild the AgriCorps . While Grand Master Luke Skywalker knew of students that would have made great members of the Corps , such as Tahiri Veila , he decided to join the AgriCorps philosophy with the main Order ' s doctrine .