I. General Information

1. Course Title:
Special Topics - General Farm Management

2. Course Prefix & Number:
FBMT 2209

3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:

Credits: 2

4. Course Description:

This course focuses on the analysis of special topics in general farm management for students actively engaged in the operation and management of a farm business. Student and instructor will choose from said topics to best fit student needs. 1. Tax planning 2. Balance sheet development 3. Cash flow planning 4. Analysis – whole farm 5. Enterprise analysis 6. Record keeping 7. Benchmarking 8. Production yields 9. Ratio interpretation 10. Goal setting

5. Placement Tests Required:

Accuplacer (specify test):

No placement tests required

Score:

6. Prerequisite Courses:

There are no prerequisites for this course.

9. Co-requisite Courses:

There are no corequisites for this course.

II. Transfer and Articulation

III. Course Purpose

1. Program-Applicable Courses – This course fulfills a requirement for the following program(s):

Agricultural Commodities Marketing Certificate

IV. Learning Outcomes

1. College-Wide Outcomes

College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies	Students will be able to:
Analyze and follow a sequence of operations	Select preferred option after analysis of alternatives
Utilize appropriate technology	Produce document(s) using computer software when appropriate

2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of the course:

• Determine a general farm management specific focus for the course based on your farm business;
• Investigate information related to the general farm management special focus;
• Develop an implementation plan;
• Determine the challenges that affect the farm business related to the course focus;
• Research and implement the opportunities that affect the farm business related to the course focus; and
• Collect and evaluate the plan results.

V. Topical Outline

Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.

1. Lecture Sessions

1. Determine a general farm management specific focus for the course based on your farm business 
   • Select general farm management area to be evaluated
   • Identify factors for consideration
   • Examine tools needed to assist with analysis
2. Investigate information related to the general farm management special focus
   • Research publications and other sources of pertinent data
   • Compare data for options related to focus area
3. Develop an implementation plan
   • Identify key factors to include in plan
   • Incorporate findings into plan
   • Finalize the plan
4. Implement the plan
5. Evaluate the plan
   • Monitor actions
   • Record findings 
   • Consider modifications to the plan as needed, based on findings