Holton Agricultural Education Program

Agribusiness Management Class Calendar

Second Semester – 3^RD 9 WEEKS

Day 1

•January 3 B Friday

1. Work on Closing out 2002 SAE Inventories
2. Transfer Quicken onto your Laptop
3. Update 2002 Quicken Records of Cash, Checking, and Savings

Day 2

•January 7 B Tuesday

1. Finish Closing out 2002 SAE Inventories
2. Start 2003 beginning Record book
1. Use new Excel Record book file with 2003 in the name
2. Use the paper Cash Inventory and Personal Inventory Pages
3. Continue to Update 2002 Quicken Records of Cash, Checking, and Savings
4. Update Personal Development Pages

1. FFA Activities, School/Community Activities, Speeches, Par Law, Etc

Day 3

•January 9 B Thursday

1. Complete SAE Yearly Closeout for Inventories
1. Initial each line to verify they are done
2. Place the completed checklist in the front of your record book to show that you are finished.
3. Place your record book in your box to be graded the weekend.          

DUE – 2002 Inventories Closed out and New 2003 Beginning Inventories Started

2. Continue to Update 2002 Quicken Records of Cash, Checking, and Savings
3. Introduction to the Agribusiness Management CDE

Day 4

•January 13 B Monday

Review Agribusiness Management Tests

Assignment – Risk Management Essay

Day 5

•January 15 B Wednesday

Practice Agribusiness Tests

Thurs, Jan 16{Speech and Leadership Night}

Day 6

•January 17 B Friday

                  Mock Agribusiness Test

Day 7

•January 22 B Wednesday {Dist Public Speaking and Ag Mgmt CDE}

                  Take a DistrictAgribusiness Management Test

Day 8

•January 24 B Friday

DUE - Year 2002 SAE Record Books Closed Out Entirely

                  Review 2003 District Agribusiness Management Test

Sat, Jan 25 {KSU Ag Ed Speech CDE}

Day 9

•January 28 B Tuesday

                  Finish Risk Management Essay’s

DUE – Risk Management Essay’s

Day 10

•January 30 B Thursday

                  Download FFA Proficiency Award Application from www.ffa.org

Start on Proficiency Award Application – SAE Summary

Day 11

•February 3 B Monday

                  Work on Proficiency Application

Day 12

•February 5 B Wednesday

                  Work on Proficiency Application

Day 13

•February 7 B Friday

                  Work on Proficiency Application

Day 14

•February 11 B Tuesday

DUE – Proficiency Award Applications

                  Work on Proficiency Application

Day 15

•February 13 B Thursday

                  Work on Proficiency Application

{FFA Week Feb 16-22}

Day 16

•February 18 B Tuesday

Work on Proficiency Application

Day 17

•February 20 B Thursday {District Selection Day}

Finalize Proficiency Applications

Day 18

•February 24 B Monday

Depreciation

1. Take the Depreciation Pre-Test

i. Click on the student zone and enter “pretest2/24”

ii. Enter your name last, first

iii. Try your best! It is not for a grade, but to see what you know.

2. Read the following lessons on www.AgEdNet.com

i. In the lesson library, click on business

1. Read lesson AB 145

2. Read lesson AB 146

3. Answer the student activities and test questions in Microsoft word and email them on one email to me. Make sure everything is clearly labeled!!!

3. Go to www.irs.gov

i. Find the Farmer’s Tax Guide and Download the PDF file on your computer. We need this for Wednesday in Class.

4. Since your proficiency awards are finished BURN A CDRW WITH YOUR FILES ON IT AND A 2^nd CDRW with your QUICKEN ON IT.

i. If you did not submit a proficiency award to district then you must print of your award and turn it in with a resume. Yours is due Wednesday.

Day 19

•February 26 B Wednesday

1. Discussion – Depreciation Lesson - PowerPoint
2. Review – Publication 225 Farmer’s Tax Guide
3. Calculating Depreciation
1. Make depreciation schedules using Excel Spreadsheets

Day 20

•February 28 B Friday DUE – Monthly SAE Records Closed Out

           Finish and turn in depreciation schedules      

Test – Depreciation

Introduction to Cooperatives in Agriculture

Day 21

•March 4 B Tuesday

1. More on Cooperatives in Agriculture
1. Watch Understanding Cooperatives Video
2. Hand out 1998 Coop Council Test
3. Start Typing Practice Tests into Quia
4. Finish B-2 Aggies Coop Project

Day 22

•March 6 B Thursday

1. Finish Understanding Cooperatives Video
2. Go through and highlight the correct answers on the 1998 Coop Test
3. Finish Typing Practice Tests into Quia.

Day 23 – Last Day of the 3^rd 9 Weeks

•March 10 B Monday

                  Finalize Agrientrepreneurship Projects

4^th 9 WEEKS

Day 1

•March 17 B Monday– Miss DeLaTorre takes over class

                  Farm Calculations (Practical Farm Math)

                                    Fertlizers

                                    Concrete

                                    Acreage

                                    Unit Conversions                             

Day 2

•March 19 B Wednesday

DUE – Monthly SAE Records Closed Out

                  Quiz – Farm Calculations

                  Introduction to Farm Tax Planning

Day 3

•March 21 B Friday {Kansas FFA Leader Lab} and Sat, Mar 22

                  Practice Schedule F Assignment

Day 4

• March 25 B Tuesday

                  Quiz Farm Taxes and Schedule F

Depreciation details

                  Make a depreciation schedule

Day 5

• March 27 B Thursday

                  Finish depreciation Schedules

                  More details on depreciation

Fri, Mar 28 {Fort Scott Aggie Days}

Sat, Mar 29 {Blue Valley Invitational}

Day 6

• April 2 B Wednesday POA Meeting During AEP

Discussion – End of the Year Tax Planning

                  Assignment – Joe Farmer Tax Return

Thurs, April 3 {Allen County Aggie Days}

Day 7

•April 4 B Friday

DUE – Joe Farmer Tax Assignment

                  Assignment – Your own Income Tax Return or complete Jane Rancher excerise

Sat, April 5 {NEO Aggie Days}

Day 8

•April 8 B Tuesday

DUE –Tax Assignment #2 Due

                  Global and International Agriculture

Wed, April 9 {District CDE Super Day}

Day 9

•April 10 Thursday B

                  Global and International Agriculture Continued

Day 10

•April 14 B Monday {District FFA Livestock CDE}

                  Marketing Plan Prep

Day 11

•April 16 B Wednesday CRT

                  Marketing Plan Prep

Day 12

•April 21 B Monday {FFA District Banquet}

DUE – Monthly SAE Records Closed Out

                  Marketing Plan Prep

Day 13

•April 23 B Wednesday

State CDE’s Practice

Day 14

•April 25 B Friday

                  State CDE’s Practice

Sun, April 27 {State CDE’s in Manhattan}

Mon, April 28 {State CDE’s in Manhattan}

Day 15

•April 29 B Tuesday {State FFA CDE’s in Manhattan}

                  Marketing Plan Prep

Day 16

•May 1 B Thursday

                  Business Ownership

Day 17

•May 5 B Monday

                  Business Ownership

Day 18

•May 7 B Wednesday POA Meeting During AEP

                  Test - Business Ownership

Day 19

•May 9 B Friday

                  Agribusiness Careers

Sat, May 10 {Holton FFA Banquet}

Day 20 (Last Day for Seniors)

•May 13 B Tuesday

                  Agribusiness Careers

Day 21

•May 15 B Thursday

DUE – Monthly SAE Records Closed Out

                  Agribusiness Careers.

Day 22

•May 20 B Tuesday

Final Prep Day

Day 23

•May 21 B Wednesday

                  Final

Day 24 (All Classes Meet)

•May 22 B Thursday

                  Checkout for Summer