Courses

Students study design, construction, adjustment, operation, and testing of agricultural theoretical and effective capacities, costs of operation, valuation of used equipment

Emphasizes the safe operation, construction, purpose, maintenance and adjustment of farm machinery.

The safe operation, construction, purpose, maintenance, and adjustment of farm machinery are emphasized in this course.

Emphasizes the safe operation, construction, purpose, maintenance and adjustment of farm machinery.

Selection of a matched complement of power units and machines for farming operations; consider constraints such as crops, season, weather, personnel and capital; apply systems techniques such as linear programming, optimization, queuing theory and inventory models; utilize available software programs and learn to develop electronic spreadsheets and other customized software.

Students study principles of agricultural market analysis to include: price analysis, structure analysis, marketing and sales management.

This course emphasizes marketing theory and structure, characteristics of demand and supply of farm products, agricultural price research techniques for evaluating marketing behavior, market legislation, and market development. The course will provide an opportunity for students to develop marketable skills in quantitative price and market analysis.

A study of the food marketing system and farm input sales; includes the functional systems approach that integrates the agricultural input industries into a discussion of food marketing; takes a micro approach to the development of marketing management skills needed in agribusiness; and provides a critical outlook on issues ranging from inputs to final food products. (WI)

Applications of advanced phases in agricultural mechanics. The course will emphasize of agricultural mechanics.

Field-based applications of agricultural mechanics instruction. This course will emphasize areas of agricultural mechanics instruction.