This course is an exploration of issues facing rural areas and the impacts of those issues on conducting business. The focus will include agriculturally dependent cooperatives with particular emphasis given to issues most relevant to Montana.
This course is a study of global positioning systems (GPS) technology and how it can be used in agriculture, outdoor activities, orienteering, land resources, transportation and in a large number of other applications. Class participants will use handheld and mapping grade GPS receivers and become familiar with GPS data collection, DGPS or differential correction, processing of spatial data, map types, coordinate grinds, map datum, amd waypoints. Students will learn how to link GPS receivers with computers and equipment, manage GPS data with software, upload and download coordinate information and create printouts of patial data, locations and routes.
Meets MSU-Northern General Education Core Technology (CAT VII) requirement.
An examination of marketing tools available to farmers and ranchers, including futures and options. The course addresses costs of production, storage and transportation, risk management, financial planning, and means of securing market information.
This course is a study of soil and water and plant relationships. Emphasis will be on dry land soil practices, irrigation principles and practices, point source pollution, and measurement and methods of control.
This course will involve the study of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for natural resource and land management. Students will develop an understanding of spatial reasoning and methods used to visually inventory and analyze land based resources. GIS software, images and data sources commonly used for natural resource management by industry and government agencies will be featured in this class.
This course is a study in the use of agricultural technologies from a management perspective. Topics will include a study in the use of technologies in the management of agricultural finances, land, machinery, crops and livestock. Computer and software technologies will be used for budgeting, enterprise accounting, enterprise analysis, recordkeeping, and to analyze machinery decisions and costs. FINPACK and other arm/ranch financial planning and machinery analysis software will be featured.
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Prerequisite: Junior standing.
Meets MSU-Northern General Education Core Technology (CAT VII) requirement.
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