Agricultural Economics Programs

Agricultural Economics (AGEC)
Department of Agricultural Economics
College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences

103 Agriculture Science Hall
(715) 425-3298
www.uwrf.edu/ag-economics/

David Trechter–Chair, Brenda Boetel, Gregg Hadley, Lewis May, Stanley Schraufnagel, Nate Splett.

General Education Requirements

Agricultural Business Major

Major Requirements 59 Total Credits

Foundation Courses in Agriculture 15 cr. hrs.

AGEC 230 Agricultural Economics I 3 cr.
ANSC 111 Introduction to Animal Science 3 cr.
AGEN 150 Agricultural and Environmental Engineering Technology 3 cr.
CROP 161 Introduction to Plant Science 3 cr.
SOIL 210 Introductory Soil Science 3 cr.

Required Courses 30 cr. hrs.

AGEC 231 Agricultural Economics II 3 cr.
AGEC 250 World Food and Population 3 cr.
AGEC 320 Statistical Methods 3 cr.
AGEC 330 Agricultural Production Economics 3 cr.
AGEC 355 Agricultural Markets and Prices 3 cr.
AGEC 365 Agricultural Finance 3 cr.
AGEC 440 Agricultural Policy I (writing intensive) 3 cr.
AGEC 441 Agricultural Policy II 3 cr.
AGEC 450 Introduction to Natural Resource Economics 3 cr.
AGEC 455 Commodity Marketing 3 cr.

Select A or B Below 14 cr. hrs.

A. AGEC 240 Cooperatives 2 cr.
AGEC 305 Agricultural Business Accounting 3 cr.
AGEC 360 Farm Management 3 cr.
AGEC 410 Professional Selling 3 cr.
AGEC 460 Agribusiness Firm Management (writing intensive) 3 cr.

B. ECON 326 Statistical Methods for Economics and Business 3 cr.
ECON 426 Forecasting and Economics 3 cr.
AGEC 300 or 400 level courses 8 cr.

Required Supporting Courses 3-4 cr. hrs.

MATH 156 Calculus for Business and Social Science 3 cr.
or MATH 166 Calculus I or 4 cr.
(Fulfills the Mathematics General Education Requirement)
Computer literacy, including competency in spread sheets.

Directed Electives: 15 cr. hrs.

If A is selected above, then select 15 credits from one of the minors in the Agricultural Engineering Technology or Animal
and Food Science or Plant and Earth Science departments.
If B is selected above, then select MATH 166 and, with the consent of adviser, 15 credits from ECON, MATH, and/or CSIS.

Agricultural Business Minor

Required courses 24 cr. hrs.

AGEC 230 Agricultural Economics I 3 cr.
AGEC 231 Agricultural Economics II 3 cr.
AGEC 240 Cooperatives 3 cr.
AGEC 305 Agricultural Business Accounting 3 cr.
AGEC 355 Agricultural Markets and Prices (writing intensive) 3 cr.
AGEC 360 Farm Management
or AGEC 365 Agricultural Finance 3 cr.
AGEC 410 Professional Selling 3 cr.
AGEC 460 Agribusiness Firm Management 3 cr.

Agricultural Economics Minor