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Course Criteria
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1.00 - 10.00 Credits
A maximum of 10 total credits may be earned for work experience with approved agencies. The student must be enrolled in a vocational/technical program offering work experience and be working actively toward a degree. The student will work under the supervision of an instructor who will determine the number of credits to be earned based on the number of working hours and work responsibility. In general, 45 hours of work experience, including the seminar, is equivalent to one credit. The work experience program is directed by the college and the student's work is controlled by the supervising instructor.
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3.00 Credits
This course deals with the location, structure, and function of various tissues, organs, and systems of domestic animals. Reproduction, digestion will be emphasized. Prerequisite: AG110.
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1.00 Credits
The lab utilizes ruminants and monogastric species.
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4.00 Credits
This course deals with the digestion and metabolism of nutrients, nutrient requirements, feed composition, diet formulation, and practical feeding of various classes of animals, nutrient content of feeds, their digestion and absorption. Emphasis on developing balanced rations using various feeds. Rations are balanced using feeds that are common to or readily available to Montana. Special attention is given to rangeland environments and seasonal changes.
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3.00 Credits
The course teaches principles of beef and sheep production in rangeland environments. Breeding, reproduction, nutrition, marketing, and distribution are examined. Prerequisite: AG104, AG110.
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3.00 Credits
Topics include the theory of demand, product supply, and performance of the economy as a whole. Various economic policies are considered. Basics of marketing are studied. Marketing strategies and problems associated with agriculture commodities are also studied.
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3.00 Credits
The course deals with utilizing and selecting microcomputer software for the broad field of agriculture. Decision aid software, spreadsheets, database, telecommunication, financial records, GPS, and mapping programs are emphasized. The course also involves computer applications to control, monitor, and calibrate devices.
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2.00 Credits
In this class the student will study Best Price Theory, PNW basis, the cost of storing grain, and marketing risk management using various hedging strategies with futures, options, and forward contracts. Students will monitor and graph local and PNW basis over time to determine cash selling opportunities. Students will study the use of technical indicators and oscillators for timing hedging opportunities. A market plan will be developed for an actual farm and a real life exercise using learned strategies count toward the final grade.
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2.00 Credits
This course covers the fundamentals of horseshoing including proper trimming, corrective trimming and cold shoeing.
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2.00 Credits
This course covers horseshoing and corrective shoeing techniques, including the development of corrective shoes.
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