793-116 Farm Management I

Credit Points

HECS Band

Coordinator

Semester

Contact

Subject Description

The objective of this subject is to enable students to:

• describe a range of farming systems and enterprises;

• identify those farm resources required for effective management of farming systems;

• establish record keeping procedures to assist in the management of farm resources;

• to develop physical and financial indices for management purposes, using inventories and other physical/financial data from case farms;

• to keep employee records as required for tax purposes and other statutory authorities.

The content includes: Major farming systems covered include seasonal dairying, wool production (where wool is the major product), beef production (where beef breeding is conducted), intensively housed animal production system, prime lamb production, cropping system which features several crops grown in association with a livestock enterprise.

Assessment

Internal students - Two assignments of 2000 words each (35% each), two hour examination (30%). External students - Two assignments of 3000 words (50% each).

Prescribed Texts

• Makeham and Malcolm, The Farming Game Now. Australian Agriculture.