Advanced Core Cluster: Agriculture Business Management

CALIFORNIA AGRICULTURE CORE CURRICULUM

CLF 1150 AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT: (CLF1151) Careers in Agribusiness; (CLF1152) Preparing for a Career in Agribusiness
CLF1200 ECONOMIC PRINCIPLE: (CLF1201) Introduction to Economic Principles
(CLF1202) Supply, Demand, and Price Determination; (CLF1203) Physical Production Relationships, Values, and Profit Maximizing Level of Input Use
(CLF1204) Fixed and Variable Costs, Marginal Costs and Marginal Revenue, Profit Maximizing
Level of Output
(CLF1205) Diversification and Specialization
(CLF1206) Combination of Enterprises
(CLF1207) Managing Risk
(CLF1208) Economics Terminology
(CLF1249) Unit Exam
CLF 1250 MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS: (CLF1251) What is Agribusiness Management?
(CLF1252) Planning, Organizing, Directing, Coordinating, and Controlling in Agribusiness Management
(CLF1253) The Role of a Manager
(CLF1254) Characteristics of Individual Proprietorships, Partnerships, and Corporations
(CLF1255) Decision making
(CLF1299) Unit Exam
CLF 1300 AGRIBUSINESS ACCOUNTING: (CLF1301) Review of Record keeping
(CLF1302) Principles of Agribusiness Accounting
(CLF1303) Cash Flow Statements
(CLF1304) Spreadsheet Lab Activities
(CLF1305) Inventory and Depreciation
CLF 1350 FINANCIAL PLANNING AND ANALYSIS: (CLF1351) Financial Analysis Record keeping
(CLF1352) Budgeting and Financial Planning
(CLF1353) Enterprise Analysis
CLF 1400 FINANCE AND CREDIT: (CLF1401) Role of Credit in Agribusiness; (CLF1402) Public Sources of Credit; (CLF1403) Private Sources of Credit; (CLF1404) Applying for a Loan; (CLF1405) Costs of Credit; (CLF1406) Glossary
CLF 1450 MARKETING: (CLF1451) Introduction to Marketing; (CLF1452) Key Factors in Marketing; (CLF1453) Marketing Strategies: Hedging and Speculation; (CLF1454) Developing a Marketing Plan; (CLF1455) Trading in International Markets; (CLF1456) Introduction to World Trade; (CLF1457) Agricultural Exports and Trade Policies; (CLF1458) Marketing Procedures in World Trade

CLF 1500 COOPERATIVES: (CLF1501) Cooperatives Compared to Other Business Forms
(CLF1502) Agricultural Cooperatives in the United States
(CLF1503) Economics of Cooperatives
(CLF1504) Classes of Cooperatives
(CLF1505) Organizing and Operating a Cooperative
(CLF1506) Cooperative Principles and Decision making; (CLF1507) Laws and Taxes Affecting Cooperatives
(CLF1508) Agencies that Serve Cooperatives; (CLF1549) Unit Exam

CLF 1550 SALES AND SELLING: (CLF1551) An Introduction to Selling in Agriculture
(CLF1552) Skills and Knowledge Needed for Selling in Agriculture
(CLF1553) Determining Needs and Wants of Customers
(CLF1554) Preparing for and Approaching Potential Customers
(CLF1555) Giving a Sales Presentation
(CLF1556) Handling Customer Objections
(CLF1557) Closing a Sale

CLF1600 AGRIBUSINESS TAXATION: (CLF1601) Introduction to Taxes
(CLF1602) Income Tax Management

CLF1650 INSURANCE: (CLF1651) Agribusiness Insurance
CLF1700 PURCHASING OPTIONS: (CLF1701) Purchasing Options

CLF1750 AGRICULTURAL LAW: (CLF1751) Major Farm Laws
(CLF1752) Farm Leases
(CLF1753) Agriculture Liability Laws
(CLF1754) Agricultural Property Rights

CLF1800 SAFETY IN AGRIBUSINESS OPERATIONS: (CLF1801) Factors that Contribute to Farm Accidents
(CLF1802) Machinery Safety
(CLF1803) Management's Responsibility in Farm Safety
CLF1850 GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND SERVICES: (CLF1851) Introduction to Government Agencies
(CLF1852) United States Department of Agriculture
(CLF1853) Primary Agencies Affecting Farmers
(CLF1854) Cooperative Extension

CLF1999 AGRICULTURE MODEL CURRICULUM LESSON PLAN NUMBERING SYSTEM

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