Risks to Crop Production in Agriculture
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Risks to Crop Production in Agriculture
This course is part of Agribusiness and Sustainable Food Production Economics Specialization
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Crop production cycles for annual and permanent food production crops
Financial characteristics, types of land ownership, and volatility of the capital intensive agriculture industry
Personal, external, and food production risks that influence decision-making in agriculture
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There are 4 modules in this course
Learners will be able to describe the crop production cycles of agriculture for annual and permanent crops, explain the financial characteristics and risks of food production, discuss the various types of land ownership and rental agreements for the use of agricultural land, and describe personal, external, and food production risks that influence decision-making in agriculture.
This course is part of the College of ACES suite of online programs, including the graduate certificate, "Agribusiness and Sustainable Food Production Economics" that can be stacked toward an advanced degree in the College of ACES or the Gies College of Business. To learn more about online programs from the College of ACES and explore ways to apply your Coursera work toward a degree program at the University of Illinois, visit ACES Online at acesonline.illinois.edu.
In the course orientation, you will become familiar with the course, your classmates, and our learning environment. The orientation will also help you obtain the technical skills required for the course. In the second part of this module, you will define a crop, explain the crop production cycles, and describe the characteristics and differences between annual crops and permanent crops.
What's included
17 videos17 readings2 assignments1 discussion prompt
17 videos•Total 55 minutes
- Course Overview•4 minutes
- Meet Your Instructor | Dr. Nicholas D. Paulson•2 minutes
- Meet Your Instructor | Dr. Gary D. Schnitkey•2 minutes
- Meet Your Instructor | Dr. Bruce Sherrick•1 minute
- Meet Your Instructor | Paul B. Stoddard•2 minutes
- Meet Your Instructor | Ailie Elmore•2 minutes
- Meet Your Instructor | Dr. Joana Colussi•3 minutes
- Module 1 Introduction•2 minutes
- What is a Crop?•4 minutes
- Common Production Practices: Part 1•6 minutes
- Common Production Practices: Part 2•7 minutes
- Permanent Crops•5 minutes
- Growing Season•3 minutes
- Harvesting•4 minutes
- Post-Harvest•4 minutes
- Panel Discussion: Crop Production Cycle•4 minutes
- Module 1 Summary•2 minutes
17 readings•Total 253 minutes
- Syllabus•10 minutes
- Learn More About Flexible Learning Pathways•10 minutes
- Updating Your Profile•10 minutes
- Overview (of Crop and Livestock Production Practices)•2 minutes
- Nutrient Management•5 minutes
- Pest Management•3 minutes
- Soil Tillage and Crop Rotation•3 minutes
- Livestock Production Practices•8 minutes
- Manure Management•3 minutes
- Irrigation and Water Use•8 minutes
- Risk in Agriculture•3 minutes
- Organic Agriculture•8 minutes
- USDA Crop Calendar Charts•5 minutes
- USDA Crop Production Maps•5 minutes
- What is Sustainable Agriculture?•30 minutes
- U.S. Agricultural Policy Review, 2022•120 minutes
- Trends in U.S. Irrigated Agriculture: Increasing Resilience Under Water Supply Scarcity•20 minutes
2 assignments•Total 60 minutes
- Orientation Quiz•30 minutes
- Module 1 Quiz •30 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 10 minutes
- Getting to Know Your Classmates•10 minutes
In this module, you will define the characteristics and structure of a farm, explain the financial risks and capital intensity of agriculture, and describe the timing and volatility of cash flow in production agriculture.
What's included
10 videos4 readings1 assignment
10 videos•Total 44 minutes
- Module 2 Introduction•2 minutes
- What is a Farm?•4 minutes
- Overview of the Structure of Agricultural Land•6 minutes
- Organization of Farms•5 minutes
- Capital Intensity of Agriculture•4 minutes
- Timing of Agricultural Cash Flows•5 minutes
- The Volatility of Input vs. Output Prices•3 minutes
- Transfer of Agricultural Land•7 minutes
- Panel Discussion: Financial Characteristics and Risks in Agriculture•5 minutes
- Module Summary•2 minutes
4 readings•Total 34 minutes
- Farm Sector Income & Finances: Highlights from the Farm Income Forecast•8 minutes
- Farm Sector Income & Finances: Farm Sector Income Forecast•12 minutes
- Farm Sector Income & Finances: Farm Business Income•8 minutes
- Farm Sector Income & Finances: Assets, Debt, and Wealth•6 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
- Module 2 Quiz•30 minutes
In this module, you will describe the types of land ownership, explain rental agreement options for agricultural land, and examine concerns of sustainability of agricultural land.
What's included
7 videos2 readings1 assignment
7 videos•Total 28 minutes
- Module 3 Introduction•1 minute
- Ownership of Agricultural Land•7 minutes
- Forms of Ownership•4 minutes
- Rental Agreements•4 minutes
- Land Sustainability Concerns•5 minutes
- Panel Discussion: Land Tenure•5 minutes
- Module Summary•2 minutes
2 readings•Total 55 minutes
- Land Acquisition and Transfer in U.S. Agriculture•15 minutes
- U.S. Farmland Ownership, Tenure, and Transfer•40 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
- Module 3 Quiz•30 minutes
In this module, you will describe personal, external, and farm production risks that influence decision-making practices. Specifically, you will investigate policy, global trade, energy use, and legal issues of off-farm and on-farm risks.
What's included
12 videos7 readings2 assignments
12 videos•Total 48 minutes
- Module 4 Introduction•2 minutes
- Off-Farm Employment and Health Insurance•4 minutes
- Agricultural Policy•4 minutes
- Global Trade Flows•4 minutes
- Energy Use: Prices and Availability•4 minutes
- Geopolitical and Unilateral Issues•5 minutes
- Legal•5 minutes
- Livestock Production Risks•6 minutes
- Panel Discussion: Other Factors Influencing Risk and Decision-Making in Agriculture•6 minutes
- Module Summary•2 minutes
- Course Wrap-up •4 minutes
- Risk and Decision-Making in Agriculture | Graduate Certificate Course•2 minutes
7 readings•Total 80 minutes
- Off-Farm Income a Major Component of Total Income for Most Farm Households in 2019•15 minutes
- Economic Crises and U.S. Agricultural Exports•15 minutes
- Regional war, global consequences: Mounting damages to Ukraine’s agriculture and growing challenges for global food security•12 minutes
- The Russia-Ukraine war after a year: Impacts on fertilizer production, prices, and trade flows•8 minutes
- Congratulations!•10 minutes
- Stack your Coursera coursework toward a Graduate Certificate•10 minutes
- Get Your Course Certificate•10 minutes
2 assignments•Total 120 minutes
- Module 4 Quiz•30 minutes
- Final Assessment | Quiz•90 minutes
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