AGB 300 Successful California Farms (2)
Visits to successful California farms involving many types of farming. Farm resources and organization, techniques of operation, yields, problems. Different regions visited on different trips. Miscellaneous course fee required-see Class Schedule. Can only be taken once for credit in the major.
AGB 301 Agricultural Marketing (3)
Agricultural commodity marketing systems from farm to consumer. Middlemen types and marketing alternatives. Role of futures markets in pricing and risk minimization. Storage, transportation and grading systems. Selected topics such as foreign trade and marketing orders. 3 lectures. Prerequisite: AGB 212 or ECON 201 or ECON 212.
AGB 302 Agricultural Associations and Cooperatives (3)
Purpose, kinds, organization and management of agricultural cooperatives. Emphasis on California cooperatives, their characteristics, operation and future. One-day field trip visiting agricultural cooperatives included. 3 lectures. Prerequisite: AGB 301.
AGB 304 Agribusiness Marketing Management (3)
Marketing management applied to agricultural and food industries. Marketing concept, role of today's middlemen and growing importance of consumerism, ecology and conservation in today's changing market place. Exploration of marketing mix decisions including planning, product management, pricing, promotion and distribution. 3 lectures. Prerequisite: AGB 212 or ECON 201.
AGB 307 World Agricultural Resources (3)
World agricultural production areas with emphasis on natural and human resources, existing production, economic implications, population growth and potential food supply. 3 lectures. Prerequisite: AGB 212 or ECON 201 or ECON 211.
AGB 310 Agribusiness Credit and Finance (3)
Fundamentals of financing California's agribusiness industry. Principles of making investment decisions and costs of credit. Developing credit strategies within the framework of sources of credit and types of loans available to farms, ranches, and other agribusiness firms. 3 lectures. Prerequisite: One quarter of accounting or AGB 321.
AGB 312 Agricultural Policy (3)
Agricultural policy objectives and formulation, resource allocation and production adjustments. Survey of State and Federal agricultural policy and the trade policies of other countries as they influence the planning and practices of agribusiness. 3 lectures. Prerequisite: AGB 212 and ECON 222, or ECON 201 or ECON 211.
AGB 314 Fair Management (3)
Principles and procedures in organizing, managing and promoting fairs. Emphasis on California and Western fairs. Career opportunities, programs and problems in fair management and growth of fairs in America. A one-day field trip is required. 3 lectures. Prerequisite: Upper division standing.
AGB 315 Land Economics (3)
Supply of land, population pressure on land, input-output relations affecting land use, economic returns, land values, development and investment costs, locational factors, conservation, institutional factors, leasing, land use planning, taxation, public regulations. 3 lectures. Prerequisite: AGB 213 and ECON 222.
AGB 317 Agriculture-Consumer Relationships (3)
Basic facts, public opinion and ways of developing greater understanding of agriculture, its nature, characteristics, problems and relationship to nonfarm persons. Consumer education programs and procedures. Field trip is required. 3 lectures. Prerequisite: Upper division standing.
AGB 318 Agricultural Trade Policies (3)
Analysis of American trade policies and their relationship to agriculture. International trade pacts and their influence on agricultural production and marketing. 3 lectures. Prerequisite: AGB 213 and AGB 312.
AGB 321 Farm Records (4)
Fundamentals of record keeping, kinds of records, inventory, depreciation, payrolls, cash and accrual basis of income tax reporting, financial statements and analysis. 3 lectures, 1 activity. Prerequisite: AG 250 or equivalent, upper division standing.
AGB 322 Principles of Farm Management (4)
Organization and operation of farm and ranch businesses. Identification of factors affecting profitability. Evaluation of the business for increased efficiency and profit. Application of budgeting to laboratory farms and independent analysis of a farm. 3 lectures, 1 activity. Prerequisite: AGB 321 or ACTG 211, AGB 212, a course in the plant sciences, and a course in the animal sciences.
AGB 323 Agribusiness Managerial Accounting (4)
Agribusiness management with an emphasis on using accounting procedures that will provide useful information in making management decisions, setting objectives, and controlling operations. 3 lectures, 1 activity. Prerequisite ACTG 211.
AGB 324 Agricultural Property Management and Sales (4)
Economic, legal and real estate principles in the investment, development, mortgaging and transferring of agricultural real estate. 3 lectures, 1 activity. Prerequisite: AGB 310 or consent of instructor.
AGB 326 Farm Appraisal (4)
Methods of farm appraisal, use of county records, appraisal practice on different types of farms, discussions with professional appraisers. 3 lectures, 1 activity. Prerequisite: AG 250 or equivalent, and upper division standing.
AGB 331 Farm Accounting (4)
Application of commercial accounting process to farm and ranch accounting problems. Emphasis on accounting systems that facilitate financial statement presentation, tax preparation and ADP enterprise analysis. Income tax laws pertaining to agriculture. 3 lectures, 1 activity. Prerequisite: ACTG 211.
AGB 336 Commodity Markets in Agribusiness (4)
Commodity market history, performance, and use in management of agribusiness. Techniques of analysis, hedging, speculation with applications to the agricultural business firm. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: AGB 212 and ECON 222, or consent of instructor.
AGB 360 Agribusiness Research Methods (3)
Concepts of research methodology and data presentation in agribusiness. Emphasis on advanced computer applications to problems in the field. Selection of methodology compatible with the problem. 3 lectures. Prerequisite: STAT 212 and AG 250.
AGB 400 Special Problems for Advanced Undergraduates (1-2) (CR/NC)
Individual investigation, research, studies, or surveys of selected problems. Total credit limited to 4 units, with a maximum of 2 units per quarter. Credit/No Credit grading only. Prerequisite: Consent of department head or instructor.
AGB 401 Managing Cultural Diversity in Agricultural Labor Relations (4) USCP
Agricultural labor trends and problems as determined by changes occurring in farming and farm related industries. Labor-management relations in agriculture; principles and procedures in organizing and managing the agricultural business personnel program. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: Senior standing.
AGB 405 Agribusiness Marketing Research Methods (3)
Collecting, tabulating and analyzing data for use in market research and sales. Techniques for determining market potential. Surveys, trends, correlation, market factor derivation, test marketing. Routing techniques, sampling procedures. 3 lectures. Prerequisite: AG 250, MKTG 301, AGB 213, STAT 212.
AGB 406 Agribusiness Marketing Planning (4)
Client centered course where self-managed teams develop agribusiness marketing plan. Emphasis on developing presentation skills. Integration of marketing mix, particularly promotional elements in developing agribusiness marketing strategy emphasized. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: AGB 405.
AGB 409 California Agricultural Law (3)
Historical and current sources of law, examination of judicial systems, application of contracts, agency, labor law, torts, property and water law, partnerships, corporations and corporate finance applicable to agricultural enterprises. 3 lectures. Prerequisite: BUS 207, senior standing or consent of instructor.
AGB 410 Management Practices in Agricultural Lending (4)
Structure and performance of the agricultural lending industry. Advanced agricultural loan analysis and risk assessment. Agricultural loan documentation, securitization of farm loans, and farm bankruptcy. Exploration of interest rate impacts on agricultural lending. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: ACTG 211, AGB 310 and senior standing.
AGB 412 Advanced Agricultural Policy (4)
Agricultural resource allocation issues with emphasis on policies that impact the production of food and fiber and inputs used in their production. Special topics in agricultural resource allocation stressing issues and policies emphasizing economic externalities. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: AGB 312, AGB 315, and AGB 421 or AGB 433.
AGB 418 U.S. and Asia Pacific Agricultural Trade (3)
Agricultural infrastructures and trade policies of major U.S. trading partners in the Asia Pacific region. Particular emphasis on Japan's influence on California agricultural trade. Cultural and geo-political influences on the development of agricultural policy in the Asia Pacific region. 3 lectures. Prerequisite: AGB 318 or consent of instructor.
AGB 421 Agribusiness Operations Analysis (4)
Principles and procedures in agricultural business operations analysis and research. Evaluation of programs and problems to achieve optimal decisions. Production and financial data, statistics, pricing, costs, inventories, production level, and plant expansion or contraction. 3 lectures, 1 activity. Prerequisite: AG 250, AGB 213, STAT 212.
AGB 427 Agricultural Estate Planning (3)
Principles and procedures in agricultural estate planning and conservation. Determining beneficiary needs, assets, valuation, and taxes. Utilizing wills, property transfers, gifts, insurance, business continuation agreements, trusts and other tools in estate planning. 3 lectures. Prerequisite: Upper division standing.
AGB 433 Agricultural Price Analysis (4)
Application of the theoretical and statistical tools for price analysis. Emphasis on price making process for specific agricultural commodities. Utilization of USDA and CDFA market price reports and production data in price forecasting and analysis. Use of regression analysis including linear and curvilinear for price forecasting. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: AG 250, AGB 213, STAT 212.
AGB 435 Linear Programming in Agriculture (3)
Application of linear programming to modern commercial agriculture; assumptions and data requirements; graphic and simplex solutions; preparation, coding and solutions of models simulating current problems. 2 lectures, 1 activity. Prerequisite: AG 250, AGB 213, AGB 322.
AGB 440 Field Studies in Agribusiness (2)
Visitation to selected agribusinesses. Organization, operation, services and problems considered. Miscellaneous course fee required-see Class Schedule. Prerequisite: Senior standing or consent of instructor. Can only be taken once for credit in the major.
AGB 445 Produce Marketing (2)
Directed group study of fresh fruit and vegetable marketing. Includes analysis of terminal markets, retail marketing (supermarkets, farmer's markets, roadside stands), limited preserving and ripening, grading and inspection, economics of transportation, international marketing. 2 seminars. Prerequisite: Senior standing and AGB 301.
AGB 446 Wine Market Analysis (2)
Application of statistical theory to collection and interpretation of production/sales data. Also includes introduction to forecasting and decision theory. Financial ratios and industry averages. 2 seminars. Prerequisite: AGB 301 or consent of instructor.
AGB 447 Wine Distribution and Pricing (2)
Wine distribution channels with emphasis on agents, brokers, distributors, and retailers. Inventory management and distribution cooperatives. Domestic and international shipping regulations. The impact of price on distribution will be highlighted. 2 seminars. Prerequisite: AGB 304 or consent of instructor.
AGB 448 Governmental Wine Regulations and Compliance (2)
Legal aspects of wine marketing. Emphasis on federal (BATF) requirements as well as the operation and/or use of state tax laws and state monopolies that tend to restrict the free move-ment of wine. 2 seminars. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
AGB 449 Wine Promotion and Packaging (2)
All types of mass media promotional strategies and complete coverage of the following areas: personal selling, publicity, public relations, direct marketing, and direct promotions. Label design, packaging, and point of sale promotions. Ethics for responsible advertising. 2 seminars. Prerequisite: AGB 446 or consent of instructor.
AGB 450 Agribusiness Strategy Formulation (4)
Development of strategy for farms and farm related businesses where uncontrollable environment makes output and results highly unpredictable; emphasis on the total enterprise. Case analysis. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: Senior standing and AGB 323.
AGB 455 Advanced Fair Management Seminar (2)
Advanced studies in fair management with emphasis on budgets, contracts, entertainment, carnivals, exhibit programs, crowd control, master planning maintenance. 2 seminars. Prerequisite: AGB 314.
AGB 456 Crop Management Problems (4)
Management problems of crop farms and orchards. Crop enterprise costing procedures, equipment costing and replacement, scheduling of operations to obtain efficiencies. Determination of most profitable rotations and levels of input use. Includes whole farm budget development and analysis. 3 lectures, 1 activity. Prerequisite: AGB 322.
AGB 457 Livestock Management Problems (4)
Analysis of actual livestock enterprise. Budgeting a ranch by enterprises. Analysis of internal problems such as bull purchase economics, feed buying chart, feedyard economics, cattle price relationships, livestock systems. Includes whole farm budget development and analysis. 3 lectures, 1 activity. Prerequisite: AGB 322.
AGB 458 Dairy Management Problems (4)
Analysis of actual dairy enterprise. Budgeting a dairy farm by enterprises. Analysis of problems such as load by load milk-feed analysis, value of milk quotas, most profitable concentrate to hay feeding. Includes whole farm budget development and analysis. 3 lectures, 1 activity. Prerequisite: AGB 322.
AGB 460 Research Methodology in Agribusiness (2)
Empirical application of the scientific method as it relates to the design and development of Senior Project. 2 seminars. Prerequisite: Senior standing and AGB 213.
AGB 461 Senior Project (2)
Selection and completion of a project under faculty supervision. Projects typical of problems which graduates must solve in their fields of employment. Project results are presented in a formal report. Minimum 60 hours total time. Prerequisite: Senior standing and AGB 460.
AGB 463 Undergraduate Seminar (2)
Individual or group presentation for discussion of subjects and problems within the agribusiness field. 2 seminars. Prerequisite: Senior standing.
AGB 485 Cooperative Education Experience in Agribusiness (6) (CR/NC)
Part-time work experience with an approved Agribusiness firm engaged in production or related business, industry or governmental agency. Positions are paid and usually require relocation and registration in course for two consecutive quarters. Formal report and evaluation by work supervisor required. Total credit limited to 16 units. Degree credit limited to 6 units. Credit/No Credit grading only. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing and consent of instructor.
AGB 495 Cooperative Education Experience in Agribusiness (12) (CR/NC)
Full time work experience with an approved Agribusiness firm engaged in production or related business, industry or governmental agency. Positions are paid and usually require relocation and registration in course for two consecutive quarters. Formal report and evaluation by work supervisor required. Total credit limited to 16 units. Degree credit limited to 6 units. Credit/No Credit grading only. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing and consent of instructor.