AGR 530 TECHNIQUES FOR JOINING METALLIC AND NONMETALLIC
MATERIALS. Principles and techniques of
bonding and fusing metallic materials by the electric and oxyacetylene processes. Study of
fluxes, chemicals, and oxidants
used in joining metal. Joining of non-metallic materials by mechanical and chemical means.
AGR 531 MECHANIZED HARVESTING AND HANDLING OF AGRICULTURAL
PRODUCTS. Fundamentals of selection,
service, and operation of agricultural harvesting machines. Analysis and development of
mechanical systems to feed and
care for livestock. Storage and handling facilities for agricultural products.
AGR 533 ADVANCED RURAL UTILITIES. Selection and use of electrical
equipment as related to efficiency and economy
in agricultural production, processing and storage of feeds, forage crops and grain in connection
with livestock enterprises.
Farm water systems are included.
AGR 535 ADVANCED PRINCIPLES OF LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT. Survey of
current knowledge and concepts in
breeding and reproduction, nutrition, and modern management techniques of livestock
enterprises. Includes a review of
current research and issues and possible effect on future practices.
AGR 536 CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS. Analysis
and discussion of current issues in
agricultural business with appropriate principles and theories. Issues may include marketing,
management, finance, policy,
international, legal and ethical topics. Student participation is expected via reports throughout
the semester or term reports.
AGR 560 AGRICULTURAL POLICY. Advanced analysis of government policies and
programs important to agriculture.
Topics include: the policy making process and leaders, interest groups, organization and
functions of federal and state
agencies, policies relevant to production agriculture and natural resources, rural development,
consumer and food safety,
international marketing and food distribution.
*AGR 562 PRINCIPLES OF CROP PROTECTION. Diagnosis, epidemiology, and
control of plant pests. Causative and
limiting factors are stressed. Designed for prospective or practicing teachers and technicians in
the agro-chemical industry
or in federal or state plant pest control agencies.
AGR 564 AGRICULTURAL INTERNSHIP. A directed study utilizing industry to
develop an understanding of agricultural
production and management principles.
AGR 565 ANALYTICAL COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN AGRICULTURE. A
course designed for students who desire
additional computer instruction emphasizing data interpretation, analysis, and presentation for
research and teaching.
Instruction in software designed specifically for agriculture will be included. Prerequisites: AGR
575 and 3 hrs. Computing
Science.
AGR 567 INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURE. Distribution, quality and utilization
of agriculture resources; variation in
population density; world trade in agriculture; comparative advantage; national and international
policies related to agriculture;
and future trends and prospects.
AGR 569 ADVANCED POULTRY SCIENCE. Advanced studies of the various
phases of poultry production and
technology. Emphasis is placed on the interpretation and application of current research.
AGR 570 FOOD AND FIBER CROPS. A study of traditional plant breeding
techniques and an overview of contemporary
crop improvement methods. The physiology, adaptation, classification, taxonomy, and
utilization of major crop species used
for production of food and fiber are covered. Genetic and environmental influences of crop
quality are discussed.
AGR 575 STATISTICAL METHODS IN AGRICULTURE. Applications of statistical
methods for making meaningful
interpretations of qualitative and quantitative data from experiments in agriculture. Instruction
includes sampling and
randomization, correlation and regression, analysis of variance and testing of hypotheses of
means and variances, and
design of experiments in agriculture.
AGR 582 NUTRITIONAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL INTER-RELATIONSHIPS. The
physiological functions of various body
processes in domestic animals with emphasis on the metabolic relationships among minerals,
vitamins, amino acids, fats,
carbohydrates, enzymes, hormones and non-nutritive feed additives and the effect of nutritional
antagonists.
AGR 583 AGRICULTURAL MARKETING PROBLEMS. An advanced study of
agricultural marketing principles including
marketing and price risk strategies for producers, analysis of marketing systems and structure,
demand and consumer
analysis.
AGR 586 CAPITAL MANAGEMENT IN AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS. This
course provided an in-depth understanding
of capital marketing, capital budgeting, financial planning, and appraisal principles important in
the field of agribusiness.
AGR 594 TECHNIQUES OF APPLIED HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE. Critical
survey of production and management
techniques as applied in horticultural science.
AGR 598 ECONOMICS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION. Agricultural
production principles applied to the use of
resources; cost analyses of production enterprises; linear programming of enterprises for
maximizing returns; elements of
depreciation schedules; evaluation for income tax purposes.