FBMT 2180 Strategies in Farm Commodity Marketing
Course Information
| Course Number | FBMT 2180 |
|---|---|
| Course Title | Strategies in Farm Commodity Marketing |
| Description | This course is designed to plan marketing strategies necessary to achieve farm business. The student will create a year-round marketing plan utilizing a variety of marketing strategies to maximize farm income return. (Prerequisites: None) |
| Total Credits | 3 |
| Total Hours | 12 |
| Instruction Type | Credits and Hours |
|---|---|
| Individualized | 3 Credits, 12 Hours |
Pre/Corequisites
None
Institutional Core Competencies
- Critical and Creative Thinking - Students will be able to demonstrate purposeful thinking with the goal of using a creative process for developing and building upon ideas and/or the goal of using a critical process for the analyzing and evaluating of ideas.
Course Competencies
- Analyze specialty crop and livestock contracts.
- Evaluate the financial return to marketing investment.
- Evaluate various sources of marketing information.
- Interpret commodity charts to identify fundamental market signals.
- Interpret commodity charts to identify technical market signals.
- Measure intermarket spreads.
- Measure intramarket spreads.
- Interpret technical indicators to develop marketing strategies.
- Propose changes to marketing tool usage.
SCC Accessibility Statement
South Central College strives to make all learning experiences as accessible as possible. If you have a disability and need accommodations for access to this class, contact the Academic Support Center to request and discuss accommodations.
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