793-124 Farm Management II

Credit Points

HECS Band

Coordinator

Prerequisites

Farm Management I.

Semester

Contact

Subject Description

The objective of this subject is to build on the knowledge acquired by students in Farming 1; e.g. macroeconomic influences on farming, planning and grazing management systems, planning breeding programs, financial planning.

The content includes: Major farming systems covered include a horticultural enterprise; a developing animal industry that does not have a statutory marking authority (e.g. cashmere goats, deer); a property where there is an innovative approach to grazing management and fodder conservation; two multi-enterprise farming operations that illustrate the farming decision in the grazing/cropping interface; and the balance between animal/animal and crop/crop enterprises, properties where there are innovative breeding programs. In addition students will continue to monitor the decisions being made on the major case study farms, commenced in Farm Management I. A new emphasis in this semester will be for students to budget the financial positions and review the budgets and their application after a period of time.

Assessment

Internal students - Two assignments of 2000 words each (30% each); two hour test (40%). External students - Two case study farm reports of 3000 words each (50% each).