Agriculture Economics Courses (AEc)

219. (AGRI 2317) Agricultural Economics . Three semester hours.
A study of economic principles with emphasis on their application to the solution
of farm, agribusiness, and agricultural industry problems.

314. Farm Management. Three semester hours.
Techniques and procedures used for decision making in the farm business. Determination
of optimum enterprise choice, resource combination and techniques of financial
management, budgeting, and whole farm/ranch planning.

316. Agricultural Marketing. Three semester hours.
A broad view of marketing; food markets and consumption; marketing functions
and institutions. Applications of economic theory to agricultural price estimation, discovery,
and determination.
Prerequisite: AEc 219.

340. Agricultural Finance. Three semester hours.
Examination of farm financial accounting systems, capital budgeting, risk assessment,
income tax management, legal aspects of farm business organization, estate planning
and the U.S. farm credit system.
Prerequisites: AEc 219.

360. Agricultural Law. Three semester hours.
Survey of law and legal decisions that impact agriculture including farm and preservation,
water rights, pollution abatement standards, workers' rights, externalities,
pesticide/insecticide regulation, product inspection, development of legislation, mineral
rights and employer liability. Prerequisite: Junior standing.

370. Micro computing in Agriculture . Three semester hours (2 lecture, 2 lab).
Study of the design, uses and programming techniques of microcomputers with
practical application to crop, livestock, financial, capital and chemical management in agriculture.
Prerequisites: 12 semester hours of agriculture.

435. Agricultural Policy I . Three semester hours.
Analytical treatment of historical, recent and current economic problems, and
governmental policies influencing American agriculture and rural America . The focus
is on developing an historical and conceptual understanding of the economics of agriculture
and how public policy has and does influence the nature and performance of American agriculture.
Prerequisites: AEc 219.

489. Independent Study . One to four semester hours.
Individualized instruction/research at an advanced level in a specialized content
area under the direction of a faculty member. May be repeated when the topic varies.
Prerequisite: Consent of department head.

497. Special Topics . One to four semester hours.
Organized class. may be repeated when topics vary.

Note: For description of graduate courses see Graduate Catalog.