Master Syllabus AG2413, Farm & Ranch Management

Credits 3 Lab Hours 0 Lecture Hours 3 Clinical Hours 0
Course Description
Designed to give students an introduction to basic farm and ranch management principles. Planning, Organizing, controlling, and directing, will be the four main areas covered. Particular attention will be given to correctly preparing financial statements and calculating financial ratios from the statements. 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.

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.

Program and/or Department Mission Statement

The agriculture program at SCCC provides opportunities to further each student’s knowledge of and skills in agricultural operations.

Academic Year
AY2024-25
SCCC Outcomes

Outcome #1: Read with comprehension, be critical of what they read, and apply knowledge gained from their reading to broader issues of the day.

Outcome #2: Communicate ideas clearly and proficiently in writing, appropriately adjusting content and arrangement for varying audiences, purposes, and situations.

Outcome #5: Demonstrate the ability to think critically by gathering facts, generating insights, analyzing data, and evaluating information.

Course Outcomes
  1. Complete a wide range of mathematical problems that will relate to agricultural production and management.
  2. Illustrate the role and importance of farm and ranch management
  3. Develop decision-making skills
  4. Achieve a basic understanding of marginal analysis, and cost concepts in economics.
  5. Develop skills in enterprise, partial, and whole farm budgeting.
  6. Prepare a balance sheet, income statement, cash flow, operating statement, and loan documentation.
  7. Analyze the above statements by calculating financial ratios that relate to financial health.
  8. Develop skills in investment analysis with an emphasis on land ownership.
  9. Differentiate between the different forms of business organization and how they are taxed.
  10. Evaluate different types of loans and identify sources of credit available in the Ag Industry.
Course Outline
  1. Management
  2. Measuring Management Performance
  3. Applying Economic Principles
  4. Budgeting for Greater Profit
  5. Improving Management Skills
  6. Acquiring Resources for Management
Instructional Methods
  1. Lecture and Discussion
  2. Worksheets and handouts
  3. Computer programs
  4. Guest speakers
  5. Presentations/Projects
Instructional Resources and Materials
  1. K.S.U. Farm Management Guides
  2. Agricultural Mathematics, 2nd ed.
  3. Agricultural magazines and newspapers
  4. Internet Sites including USDA and Cattle Fax
Methods of Assessment
  1. SCCC Outcome #1 will be assessed and measured by final exam grades.
  2. SCCC Outcome #2 will be assessed and measured by farm business plans submitted as the course’s final project.
  3. SCCC Outcome #5 will be assessed and measured by farm business plans submitted as the course’s final project.

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