Wisconsin Chapter of the
American Society  of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers

Course Syllabus

Week I

        Monday, Nov 9          Decision Making in a Market Economy: An Introduction AJB
                                              Reading Assignment for week 1

        Tuesday, Nov 10       Economic Principles (AJB)

        Wednesday, Nov 11 Economic Prinicples II (AJB)

        Thursday, Nov 12      Markets & Price Signals Marginal Analysis (AJB)

        Friday, Nov 13           Fixed Costs / Variable Costs & Sunk Costs  (AJB)

Week II

        Monday,  Nov 16        Tools for financial decision making: Balance Sheets (Tom Kriegl)

        Tuesday,  Nov 17       Tools for financial decision making: Income Statements (AJB)

        Wednesday, Nov 18  Tools for financial decision making: NFIFO & Ratios (AJB)

        Thursday - Nov 19      Financial Measures and Concept Review  (AJB)

        Friday -  Nov 20          Exam # 1 (Proctored by AJB)

Week III

        Monday, Nov 23        Basic Farm Tax Management for Farmers (Phil Harris - AAE)

Tuesday, Nov 24       Farm Financial Standards & Forms of Business Organization (Arlin Brannstrom)

Wednesday, Nov 25   Exam Review and Introduction to Agricultural Credit  (Arlin Brannstrom)

Thursday, Nov 26        Thanksgiving Holiday

Friday, Nov 27  -         Thanksgiving Holiday
 

Week IV

        Monday, Nov 30           Multi-person Operating Agreements  (Joy Kirkpatrick)

        Tuesday, Dec 1            Multi-person Operating Agreements continued & / Partial Budgeting  (Arlin Brannstrom)

        Wednesday, Dec 2      Crop Insurance -  Mr. Dan Kendall Badgerland Financial

        Thursday, Dec 3           Crop Insurance Practices - Dr. Paul Mitchell - AAE

        Friday, Dec 4                Exam II   - (Arlin Brannstrom)

Week V

        Monday, Dec 7 -         Using Farm Credit Effectively (Arlin Brannstrom) / Lyness Anderson

        Tuesday, Dec 8 -        Exam Review & Calculating Costs of Production  (Arlin Brannstrom)

        Wednesday, Dec 9 -  Wisconsin Ag Land Values and Trends (Arlin Brannstrom)/ Jim Rawson

        Thursday, Dec 10 -    Crop & Livestock Budgets - Jim Leverich & Arlin Brannstrom

        Friday, Dec 11 -         Agricultural Cooperatives (Brent Hueth - AAE & UWCC)

Week VI

        Monday, Dec 14         Rural Non-Farm Cooperatives (Anne Reynolds - UWCC)

        Tuesday, Dec 15 -     Trade & Agriculture (Dr. Dan Bromley)

        Wednesday, Dec 16 Food, Fiber & Fuel (Dr. Dan Bromley)

        Thursday, Dec 17 -   Globalization of Labor (Dr. Brad Barham)

        Friday, Dec 18          Final Exam (Cumulative)

 
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