University of Saskatchewan

100 Years

Centre for Continuing & Distance Education (CCDE)

Farm Business Management Certificate

(Please note that several courses in the Certificates in Agriculture Program are currently under revision to maintain their equivalency in the new two-year Diploma Program.)

The Farm Business Management Certificate (FBM) focuses on the business of farming including accounting, marketing, and financial analysis. To obtain the Certificate, you must successfully complete 5 compulsory courses and at least 2 elective courses (7 courses in total).

Core Courses (Course descriptions)

  • AG EC 52.5 Economics
  • AG EC 11.4 Farm Accounting
  • AG EC 22.5 Agricultural Marketing Principles and Institutions
  • AG EC 26.4 Financial Analysis for Farm Business Management
  • AG EC 27.5 Budgeting for Farm Business Management

Electives (Course descriptions)

  • AG EC 34.4 Income Tax Management
  • AG EC 35.3 Farm Business Arrangements
  • AG EC 36.4 Grain Marketing Strategies
  • AG EC 38.4 Livestock Marketing Strategies
  • AGRIC 62.3 Human Resource Management

Application/Registration Deadlines: The deadline to apply for Term 1 is Oct. 15/04; for Term 2 the deadline is Jan. 7/05.

Click here to return to the CAP Home Page to download the CAP Handbook and the admission and registration forms.

Farm Business Management Certificate Fee/Term Information

Course
Code

Course Name

Term

Tuition
Fee

Material
Fee

Compulsory Courses

AG EC 52.6

Economics

1

$480.00

$35.00

AG EC 11.4

Farm Accounting

1 or 2

$320.00

$35.00

AG EC 22.5

Agricultural Marketing Principles and Institutions

2

$400.00

$35.00

AG EC 26.4

Financial Analysis for Farm Business Management

1

$320.00

$35.00

AG EC 27.5

Budgeting for Farm Business Management

2

$400.00

$35.00

Elective Courses

AG EC 34.4

Income Tax Management

2

$320.00

$35.00

AG EC 35.3

Farm Business Arrangements

N/A

 

 

AG EC 36.4

Grain Marketing Strategies

1

$320.00

$45.00

AG EC 38.4

Livestock Marketing Strategies

1

$320.00

$35.00

AGRIC 62.3

Human Resource Management

1

$240.00

$35.00

Contact: Kari Nicolas - Program coordinator, Assistant to the Coordinator

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