Farm Business and Production Management - Technical Diploma
As a graduate of the Farm Business and Production Management program, you have the skills needed to compete and be profitable in the ever-changing agricultural economy. You are prepared to own and operate or be employed on today's modern farms. With additional education and/or work experience, you may become a dairy herdsperson, general farm manager, farm records manager, crop supervisor, livestock feeding specialist, farm equipment and facilities maintenance manager, farm service employee, and field equipment operator.
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Program Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition: $4,015, Books: $0, Supplies: $0
Contact an NWTC support representative to find ways to pay for this program.
Estimates based on in-state residency. Please visit the following URL to learn more about tuition and fees for this program. https://www.nwtc.edu/admissions-and-aid/paying-for-college/tuition-and-fees?ProgramCode=300901
Requirements for Program Entry
- Contact 920-498-5444 for information regarding how to reach the instructor in your area.
Program Outcomes
- Calculate farm business cost of production for forage, grain, beef, pork, and milk
- Prepare and assess a livestock management plan that is environmentally friendly
- Prepare and assess a business financial plan
- Develop and assess a soil and crop management plan that is environmentally friendly
- Own, operate, and/or be employed in an agriculture-related industry
- Implement a business, soil, crop, and livestock management plan that is environmentally friendly
Curriculum
The Farm Business and Production Management Technical Diploma is a six-year, part-time program. Upon graduation, a student will have completed 24 credits.
Course Descriptions
Farm Business mission, objectives, goals, use of farm credit, farm business arrangements, orderly farm transfer, farm estate planning, farm income tax preparation, computer records and farm business analysis.
Course Typically Offered: FallEconomics, alternative crop strategies, production management, variety selection, maintenance fertilization, pest controls and weed chemicals, harvesting, storage, marketing and farm business analysis, specialty crops, government programs and developing crop budgets.
Course Typically Offered: FallLivestock selection, breeding management, herd health, young stock management, selection, operation and maintenance of milking, feeding, ventilation and manure handling systems, farm buildings, feed storage and farm business analysis.
Course Typically Offered: FallNutritional terminology feeding management, economics of feeds, nutritional terminology requirements for maintenance, estimating feed consumption, feed tag labels for protein, energy, minerals and vitamins, evaluate feeding programs and metabolic diseases.
Course Typically Offered: FallPreparing and implementing a land use plan, soil testing procedures and reports, corrective fertilizers, soil conservation, tillage operations, nutrient management plan and implementations.
Course Typically Offered: FallFarm organization, budgeting, cash flow, financial statements, record keeping systems, tax issues, business structure for farm operation, credit needs, farm business analysis, farm safety, employee management, marketing plan.
Course Typically Offered: Fall