Wells Leading to a post-secondary technical certificate, the Farm Business Management Program is designed to help farm businesses and family farms through improved management, organization, and efficiency of farming operations. 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. The use of the computer in this program is to aid the farm manager in making sound management decisions. The program also provides a solid background in record-keeping and accounting.
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 operation's records system. IBM compatible computers are provided by the university for in-class use. Special fees apply to this program. First-year participants will study the fundamentals of farm accounting with a systematic approach to keeping accurate records.