This course offers the student an opportunity to explore the vast areas covered in the study of the environment and natural resources their abundance, importance, and need for conservation. It will present challenges in conservation and management of soil, water, range, forests, fish and wildlife, outdoor recreation and other environmental concerns. This course will outline the career opportunities in many areas of natural resource assessment and management. This course is an introduction to marketing of agricultural commodities. The basics include understanding marketing tools available, knowing costs of production, and how to develop marketing strategies.
Risk management is studied including the use of forward contracts, futures markets and options.
The class includes inventorying job skills, determining wanted skills, preparing procedures to meet job-seeking objectives. Case studies or the school ranch data are tracked and applied to industry standards to include NCA Integrated Resource Management Specific Performance Analysis. This course continues the study of the environment and natural resources with emphasis on management and career development. Students practice skills and techniques in resource management and conservation that will meet the full range of human needs on a sustainable basis. This course focuses on technical analysis of the futures market to help producers take a hedge or to be able to use commodity futures to bolster operating income.