Farm planning (In Finnish)
| Structure Type: | Course |
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| Code: | KA01CMML09 |
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| Level: | Bachelor |
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| Credits: | 10.0 points |
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| Responsible Teacher: | Ryhänen, Matti |
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| Teacher Team: | Ryhänen, Matti |
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| Language of Instruction: | Finnish |
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Course Implementations, Planned Year of Study and Semester
| Curriculum | Semester | Credits | Start of Semester | End of Semester |
| MAELINK-2013 |
3 autumn |
5.0 |
2015-08-01 |
2015-12-31 |
| MAELINK-2013 |
3 spring |
5.0 |
2016-01-01 |
2016-07-31 |
| MAELINK-2014 |
3 autumn |
5.0 |
2016-08-01 |
2016-12-31 |
| MAELINK-2014 |
3 spring |
5.0 |
2017-01-01 |
2017-07-31 |
| MAELINK-2015 |
3 autumn |
5.0 |
2017-08-01 |
2017-12-31 |
| MAELINK-2015 |
3 spring |
5.0 |
2018-01-01 |
2018-07-31 |
| MAELINK-2016 |
3 autumn |
5.0 |
2018-08-01 |
2018-12-31 |
| MAELINK-2016 |
3 spring |
5.0 |
2019-01-01 |
2019-07-31 |
Learning Outcomes
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.
Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses
Introduction to farm management; Farm management and production economics; Management and decision making
Contents
• 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
Recommended or Required Reading
• Barry, Ellinger, Hopkin & Baker 2000. Financial management in agriculture (appl. parts).
• Kay, Edwards & Duffy 2008. 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.
Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and 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 %).
Assessment Methods
Students write a report, which is approved / revised. Emphasis in evaluation is placed on how the student is able to modify his/her knowledge, skills and plan such that he/she is able to manage optimal whole-farm plan. Students are assessed on self-evaluation, peer evaluation, and reflection together with the teachers.
Further Information
10 credits in RDI
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