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MGMT 73B

Farm Management

Course overview

You’ll gain a complete insight into every aspect of farm management, from budgeting and credit control to taxation management, machinery ownership, financing and agribusiness law.

Course information

Prerequisites and Restrictions You must satisfy the following requirement(s):
  • a minimum of 30 credit point(s) from the course(s) specified below

pre-requisite

  • Farm Management, MGMT-73A

and

pre-requisite

  • Farm Management Systems A, MGMT-24 MGMT-24R

and

pre-requisite

  • Farm Management Systems B, MGMT-25 MGMT-25R
Available semesters Semester 2 2024
Credits 60
Domestic fees $1,932.00

What you will learn

After successfully completing this course, you will be able to:

1. Practice the financial administration of a rural business including bookkeeping, budgeting, assessing performance, business planning and strategic development.  

2. Identify best practice as a farm owner or industry professional considering input from a wide range of industry bodies including councils, government departments, farm input suppliers, consultants, financiers, and food industry companies.  

3. Perform consultant-level assessment for land-use change, including biological limitations, finance practices, project management and long-term investment analysis.

4. Critically analyse key policies, practices, rules, and laws in relation to agricultural production, farm practices, employment, and business. 

5. Write, present, and communicate, both written and verbally, in a concise and persuasive professional manner, both individually and as part of a team. 

Course examiners

Dan Smith

Dan Smith

Lecturer

Faculty of Agribusiness and Commerce

dan.smith@lincoln.ac.nz