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Farm Business & Production Management Technical Diploma

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Program Code: 300901

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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What careers are in my future?

Employment Potential

A graduate of the program will have basic skills necessary to own and operate or be employed on a farm.

With additional education and/or work experience, graduates may find other opportunities for employment.

Dairy Herdsperson
General Farm Manager
Farm Records Manager
Crop Supervisor
Livestock Feeding Specialist
Farm Equipment and Facilities Maintenance Manager
Farm Service Employee
Field Equipment Operator

How do I get started in this program?

Requirements for Program Entry

Completed application.
Communications: ability to listen, write complete sentences, spell accurately, and express ideas well verbally.
Science: basic plant and animal biology, chemistry, and applied physics.
Students should have mastered basic math skills. Basic math is defined as addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.

What will I learn?

Curriculum

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.

First Semester

Farm Record/Business Analysis

30-090-387 FARM RECORD/BUSINESS ANALYSIS ...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: Summer

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Crop Management

30-090-388 CROP MANAGEMENT ...economics, 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: Summer

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Livestock Management

30-090-391 LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT ...livestock 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: Summer

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Livestock Nutrition

30-090-392 LIVESTOCK NUTRITION ...nutritional 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: Summer

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Soil Management

30-090-393 SOIL MANAGEMENT ...preparing 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: Summer

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Farm Business Operation

30-090-394 FARM BUSINESS OPERATION ...farm 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: Summer

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Semester Total

24

Total Credits

24

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

What's next after graduation?

What else do I need to know about the program?

Note

Tuition assistance is available through the Wisconsin Dept. of Agriculture and the Wisconsin Technical College Categorical Funding Tuition Assistance Grant; other local scholarships are available.

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