These courses are vocational skills or continuing education courses. They are available on a credit or no-credit basis. Courses numbered 500-999 may not be used to qualify for financial aid. Previous introduction to spreadsheets helpful.
Students enter data from previous year s operation into the computer-based recordkeeping system.
Topics include operation and maintenance of equipment, management of technologies, variable-rate technology, geographic information systems, global positioning, crop pest identification, and fertilizer materials. The various contracts available at local grain elevators and other markets will be analyzed for their purpose and potential usefulness. Basic instruction about the terminology and functions of option contracts for corn and soybean marketing. Emphasis on how to use them as an alternative in marketing by reviewing examples relative to current market conditions and opportunities. Examples relative to current market conditions and opportunities are reviewed.