Risks to Crop Production in Agriculture

О курсе

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.

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Paul B. Stoddard

Senior Lecturer

Bruce Sherrick, Ph.D.

Professor | Director, TIAA Center for Farmland Research; Fruin Professor in Land Economics

Gary Schnitkey, Ph.D.

Professor | Soybean Industry Chair in Agricultural Strategy

Nicholas Paulson, Ph.D.

Professor | Gardner Hinderliter Professor of Farm Management

Joana Colussi, Ph.D.

Research Assistant Professor

Ailie Elmore

Instructor