Month

Content/Topic

Skills

Assessment

Standards

September

• What is Agribusiness

• Careers in Agriculture

• Size & Importance of Agribusiness

• Emerging Agribusiness Technologies

• Identify the differences between Agriscience, Agribusiness, and Production Agriculture

• Research a Career in Agriculture (Requirements for Entry, Working Conditions, Opportunities for Advancement, Training, Location, Compensation, Application Requirements, Advantages, Disadvantages)

• Discuss the Impacts that Agribusiness has in the United States

• Understand New Technologies in Ag.

• Activity Sheets
• Quiz with Symbols

• Report to be Shared with the Class

• Activity Sheets
• Poster

• Biotechnology Newsletter (Make Copies and Share with Class)

• F.12.2

• D.12.4, F.12.4

• F.12.1

• D.12.6

October

• Making the Right Money Moves

• Conducting a Job Search

• Setting Goals & Planning
• Budgeting
• Savings
• Using ATM’s
• Checking Account
• Buying on Credit
• Evaluating Lending Characteristics

• Understand what goes into  a Network List, Personal Data Sheet, Skills Checklist, Cover Letter, and Resume

• Workbook Activity Sheets

• Activity Sheets
• Personal Cover Letter & Resume

• F.12.3

• B.12.2,

      C.12.2

November

• Profile of the Perfect Employee/

Interviews

• Time Management

• Planning & Organizing an Agribusiness

• Identify Characteristics that Employers Want in an Employee
• Proper Interviewing Techniques

• Prioritizing, Making To-Do Lists, Managing Time (Family, Job, School, etc.)

• Identify Characteristics of Entrepreneurs
• Identify Advantages and Disadvantages of Buying an Agribusiness vs. Starting a New One

• Activity Sheets (from Videos)
• Mock Interview

• Case Studies Poster
• Activity Sheets

• Activity Sheets Based on Students’ Interests
• Business Skills Survey

• C.12.1, C.12.2

• C.12.1

• F.12.3

December

• Business Plans

• Types of Businesses

• Identify the Elements in a Business Plan
• Create a Business Plan

• Understand the Different Types of Businesses (Sole Proprietorship, Partnership, Corporation, Cooperative, Franchise)

• Create a Business Plan

• Business Chart
• Activity Sheets

• F.12.3

• F.12.3

January

• Agrimarketing

• Wisconsin Commodities

• Understand the Basic Principles of Agrimarketing:  Differences Between Marketing & Selling, Strategies for Marketing, Key Ingredients for Marketing
• Identify Different Types of Markets for Grain, Dairy & Livestock, Fruits & Vegetables, and Specialty Markets
• Understand the Purposes and Roles of Research & Promotion Boards

• Research the Production Amounts for Ag. Commodities in Wisconsin, the Processes involved in the Production of the Commodities, and their Economic Impact to Wisconsin.

• Activity Sheets
• Quiz on Principles with Real Life Marketing Situations

• Wisconsin Trade Show Poster Project

• F.12.1, F.12.2

• F.8.2