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3.00 Credits
3 semester credits (Lec. 3; Fall) A general introductory class on animal agriculture dealing with livestock terminology, breeds, beef, sheep, swine, poultry, horses, and dairy animals. Livestock marketing, market classes and grades, and the industry as a whole will be covered.
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3.00 Credits
3 semester credits (Lec. 3; Fall) A general introductory class covering basic plant structure, physiology, reproduction, ecology, geography and evolution. Emphasis will be on crops relating to Montana agriculture.
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3.00 Credits
3 semester credits (Lec. 3; Fall) Principles of economics and agricultural marketing functions, agencies, services, and economic problems associated with production agriculture in Montana. The course includes an overview of commodity trading and the futures market.
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3.00 Credits
3 semester credits (Lec. 3; Spring) Agricultural development and advancement; managerial balance of land, labor, capital, and implementation to provide for greatest returns; also includes farm business organization and arrangements, estate planning, credit, and farm business analysis.
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3.00 Credits
3 semester credits (Lec. 3; Fall) This is a class designed to acquaint students with a number of agricultural computer applications and features agricultural specifi c software. Emphasis is placed on software useful to the farmer, rancher and agri-business. Livestock, cropping, fi nancial management, digital mapping of land resources and other agricultural based computerized applications will be featured.
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4.00 Credits
4 semester credits (Lec. 3-Lab 2; Spring) This course is a study of soil as a natural and extremely valuable resource. Course topics include soil properties, soil classifi cation, soil water, soil organisms, soil nutrients, and soil formation. Emphasis is placed on soil conservation and the proper management of our soil resources. Various laboratory exercises will be performed to analyze soil and its physical and chemical properties. This course does meet the laboratory science requirement.
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4.00 Credits
4 semester credits (Lec. 3-Lab 2; Fall) Art and science of crop production; growth, development, and management of various agricultural fi eld crops; emphasis given to crops important to the Northern Great Plains. Includes yield estimation, storage and handling facilities, tillage and harvesting methods, and practical applications in grading grains. Prerequisite: AG 102. Course Fee: $5.00
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4.00 Credits
4 semester credits (Lec. 3-Lab 2; Alt yrs odd 2007-08; Fall) This is a study of pest management for common Montana agriculture crops. Chemical and non-chemical controls will be discussed. Topics will include pest identifi cation, biology and control; chemicals, safety and application. There will be an opportunity to qualify for private and commercial pesticide applicator certifi cation as required by the State of Montana.
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4.00 Credits
4 semester credits (Lec. 3-Lab 2; Spring) Principles of animal nutrition and practical feeding of livestock; comprehensive information concerning the composition, properties, and uses of feeds, application of balanced rations incorporating the use of substitution, Pearson Square, and Computerized ration formulation for private and commercial use. Course Fee: $5.00
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3.00 Credits
3 semester credits (Lec. 3; Alt yrs even 2008-09; Spring) A course that correlates and applies the art and science of production of the four-footed meat animals - beef, sheep, and swine. Topics include breeding and selection, reproduction and physiology, disease, sanitation and pollution control, housing and confi nement production, and marketing and processing. Prerequisite: AG 101 or consent of instructor.
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