Curriculum changes have been made to the Farm Business Management Program effective Fall, 1996. Leading to a post-secondary vocational certificate, the Farm Business Management Program is designed to help farm businesses and family farms through improved management, organization, and efficiency of farming operations.
Participants meet on campus for the classroom portion of the program.
They are also assisted in their own operations, at their individual locations, by the instructor. Emphasis during the first year is on setting up the farming operations records system. IBM compatible computers are provided by the university for in-class use. Special fees apply to this program. This program is not a production agricultural program, but instead emphasizes the business and management skills needed to operate a successful farming operation during a widely fluctuating economic cycle.