Farm Management Study Tour

3 credits · Undergraduate

Innovative farm management practices are not exclusive to Canada. In this course, students will visit farm businesses in a different country to see how farm managers operating in different political, economic, and technological contexts navigate changing conditions in the search for profit and long-term success. The field tour will consist of a half-day course outlining challenges and opportunities facing farm managers in the host country, followed by four days of tours of innovative farms, agribusiness firms, and cultural sites. Students will work on a pre-tour project identifying a specific issue facing farmers in the host country and how this differs from farmers in Canada.