Academic Catalog - Agriculture Economics

AGE 1102 / AGE 102: Agriculture Economics: GT-SS1 – 3 Credits
Focuses on economic principles and decision-making by consumers, firms, and government with emphasis on their application to the food, fiber, and natural resource sectors of the economy. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SS1 category.
(Contact hours 45) 

AGE 2105 / AGE 205: Farm and Ranch Management – 3 Credits
Provide students with practical experience in applying principles of economics, business, marketing and finance to the management of a farm/ranch operation.
(Contact hours 45) 

AGE 2108 / AGE 208: Agricultural Finance – 3 Credits
Emphasizes principles of finance and their application to agriculture and agribusiness, including the time value of money, net present value analysis, interest, credit lending institutions, financial statements and financial ratios.
(Contact hours 45)
Prerequisite(s): AGE 2105 / AGE 205 or permission of instructor  

AGE 2110 / AGE 210: Agriculture Marketing – 3 Credits
Studies the agricultural marketing system and methods of marketing crops and livestock. Emphasizes hedging with futures options.
(Contact hours 45)