AREC 412 - Agricultural Commodities Marketing

3 Credits / Fall 2008

Delivery/Location: Online

Prerequisite

AGRI 140 (Technology in Agricultural) or CIS 150 (Information Technology in Business); AREC 202 (Agricultural and Recource Economics) or ECON 202 (Principles of Microeconomics).

Description

Agricultural marketing and agribusiness principles applied to current marketing problems relating to livestock and field and horticultural crops.

Textbooks and Materials

Unless otherwise indicated, textbooks and materials are required and can be purchased at the CSU Bookstore.

  1. Agricultural Futures and Options: Principles and Strategies, 2nd Ed.
    Purcell, Wayne D. and Koontz, Stephen R.
    ISBN: 0137799438
  2. The New Market Wizards
    Schwager, Jack D.
    ISBN: 0887306675

The Wall Street Journal is required for this course. Please contact the instructor regarding ordering the Wall Street Journal at a discounted price .

Instructors

Stephen Koontz
(970) 491-7032
Stephen.Koontz@colostate.edu

Dr. Stephen Koontz is an associate professor in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at Colorado State University.

No Sections Available
This course is offered every Fall.

Section 810 (Online via RamCT)
Date: Aug. 25 - Dec. 12, 2008 (16 wks.)
Instructors: Stephen Koontz
Grading:Traditional
Tuition: $747
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For More Information

Gayle Roslund
(970) 491-2570
groslund@learn.colostate.edu

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