Agricultural Business Foundations (ABF)
Agricultural Business Foundations (ABF) introduces students to business management in agriculture. Throughout the course are practical and engaging activities, projects, and problems to develop and improve business and employability skills.
About This Course
Agricultural Business Foundations (ABF) introduces students to business management in agriculture. Throughout the course are practical and engaging activities, projects, and problems to develop and improve business and employability skills. Additionally, students investigate and develop viable business plans in order to solve local problems. The business plan ideas are communicated to student peers and members of the professional community.
Course Content
Agricultural Business Foundations areas of study include:
- Starting a business
- Financial documents
- Risk management
- Writing a business plan
The Agricultural Business Foundations course is an elective course from the CASE course menu. The course is structured for all students to experience agricultural business management practices in order to continue through a sequence of courses during high school. The knowledge and skills students develop can be used within multiple pathways of study.
More Information
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CASE appreciates Farm Credit East and the New Jersey Agricultural Leadership Fund, in memory of former employee Joshua Geary for the support of the development of the Agricultural Business Foundations (AFB) course.
