Farm planning (In Finnish) (10cr)

Evaluation scale

1-5

Objective

Students will learn a systematic procedure for developing a high-quality whole-farm plan. Students will also understand the policies behind EU funding and how changes in the operating environment affect the whole-farm plan and the choices a farmer or rancher makes.

Content

? Whole-farm planning
? Planning procedure
? Examining the aims and possibilities for production
? Identifying technical coefficients and prices
? Estimating gross margins
? Choosing the enterprise combination
? Sensitivity analysis
? Result, profitability and solidity calculations and interpretation

Materials

Barry, Ellinger, Hopkin & Baker 2000. Financial management in agriculture (appl. parts).
Kay, Edwards & Duffy 2016. Farm Management. McGraw-Hill (appl. parts).
Olson 2004. Farm Management: Principles and Strategies. Blackwell Publishing Company. Iowa State Press. (appl. parts).
Ryhänen & Sipiläinen (ed.) 2016. Maatalousyrityksen johtaminen ja tuotannon suunnittelu. Handout.
Guidebooks, instruction booklets and websites
Lecture notes and other material as indicated during lectures.

Teaching methods

Co-operative learning: Students work actively together. The teacher(s) support, assist and encourage them as they learn. Students share their experience and learn from the experiences of others. The teacher(s) share their expertise with the students and the students among themselves (collaboration with teachers of production and technology subjects). Learning is based on problem-solving. Students are guided in making a production plan of their interest (somewhat extensive research), the central results of which they interpret and report about to the teachers and the entire group.
Students' work: contact teaching (50 %, includes the entire class and groups) and independent study (50 %).

Student workload

10*26,7 tuntia = 267 tuntia, josta 50 % on luokkatyöskentelyä ja 50 % ryhmien omatoimista oppimista.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Students are able to study the basics of the period.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students are able to course things well.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Students are able to course things well and knows how to apply them in practice.

Qualifications

Introduction to farm management, Agricultural production economics, Management and decision making

Further information

10 credits in RDI