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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: AGBU 2063 and AGBU 2073, senior standing or consent of instructor. An in-depth analysis of investment opportunities available in the field of agriculture. Emphasis will be on investment in stocks, bonds, agricultural commodities, futures hedging, and in international currencies. Students will be required to create and maintain a diversified investment portfolio with weekly monitoring of their chosen investments. Lecture three hours.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Internship I in Agriculture, approval of the department head, junior or senior standing, minimum of 2.5 GPA overall. A supervised, practical experience providing undergraduate agribusiness majors with a hands-on, professional experience in a position relating to an area of career interest. The student will work in a local cooperating agribusiness establishment under the supervision of a member of management of that firm. A minimum of 300 clock hours of supervision, maintain a weekly internship log, prepare a final report and present at least a 15 minute seminar to the agriculture department. Note: only three hours of Internship II in Agriculture may be used to satisfy the curriculum requirements for a B.S. degree in Agribusiness.
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1.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Permission of the department. One to four hours credit, depending on the nature and extent of the problem. This is a course designed to introduce qualified students to specific agricultural areas including Agribusiness, Animal Science, Horticulture, or Plant Science. Note: only six hours of Special Problems in Agriculture may be used to satisfy the curriculum requirements for the B.S. degree in Agribusiness.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Junior standing and fulfill general education mathematics requirements. This course will use dimensional analysis to solve agriculturally oriented problems such as irrigation, fertilizer, and organic matter application rates; energy cost-estimates; pump sizing for heads and flow rates; dilution factors; and feed ingredient selection. The course will use computers and such programs as MathCad and Microsoft Excel.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor. Causes and control of soil and water losses; methods of erosion control; relationship of soil and water conservation to forest, recreation, pollution and wildlife management. Lecture three hours.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor. An introductory course in the problems of water supplies from surface sources and underground aquifers. Practices to develop supplies, to protect sources, and maintain water quality will be emphasized. Lecture three hours.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: MATH 1113, CHEM 1114, and AGSS 2014. A study of potential adverse environmental quality problems associated with agricultural operations, current trends and innovative solutions to waste management problems, and current legal constraints and regulating agencies. Lecture three hours.
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4.00 Credits
This course will introduce the student to insect diversity and the identification of the major families of insects. Laboratory time will be spent learning family characteristics and collecting and preserving insect specimens. Lecture will consist of topics such as insect diversity, morphology and physiology. $25 course fees.
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4.00 Credits
Prerequisites: AGPS 1003, AGPM 3104, AGPS 3053, Junior standing or consent of instructor. Advanced concepts and techniques used in modern pest control practices and the chemistry and environmental fate of pesticides.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: AGPS 1003, Junior standing or consent of instructor. A systematic approach utilizing biological, cultural and genetic control methods to suppress pest numbers in agroecosystems.
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