AG2504: Value-Added Agri Marketing

This course will provide hands on experience in conducting an actual livestock auction, including animal selection, advertising, cataloging and animal preparation, clerking, and sales budgets. Students will also learn all aspects in marketing high valued crops, including harvesting, vegetable quality, cleaning and selling thru hands on experience in marketing thru a farmer’s market conducted by the students enrolled. For each unit of credit, a minimum of three hours per week with one of the hours for class and two hours for studying/preparation outside of class is expected.