AGRI 636 - Analyzing and Managing the Business

This course focuses on the fundamentals of managing the business of resource management. The student will be able to assimilate, prepare and analyze records and financial statements from the business enterprise and will learn to formulate appropriate budgets from records and other relevant data sources. The student will understand the implications of income taxes and the opportunity cost of capital in business decisions and will devise strategies to manage these issues.

This course can be applied towards:

• Integrated Resource Management (M.Agr.)

Textbooks and Materials

Textbooks and materials can be purchased at the CSU Bookstore unless otherwise indicated.

Required

• Farm Management, 6th Ed.
  Kay, Ronald et al.

Instructors

W. Marshall Frasier
(970) 491-6071
Marshall.Frasier@ColoState.Edu

Dr. Marshall Frasier's research interests focus on the interface between agricultural production and the natural resource base upon which it relies. Historically, he has done significant work in water allocation and water quality as they relate to agricultural production. More recently, he is expanding his emphasis in livestock and grazing management as consistent with his long-held relationship with Integrated Resource Management. Finally, he is developing an emerging interest in formal evaluation and development of curricular and extracurricular programs for undergraduate students.