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AGSA 56 INTRODUCTION TO SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND FARM MANAGEMENT – 3 Units Grading: Pass/No Pass Option Advisory: Essay-writing skills and eligibility to enroll in a transfer-level English Composition course. Class Hours: 54 lecture total This course explains the organization and operation of sustainable farm and ranch businesses, identifies factors affecting profitability, and evaluates the business for sustainability, increased efficiency and profit. Budgeting and resources management as well as farm operation analysis are applied to the farm lab. This course includes an examination of case studies to connect sustainable agriculture principles to actual farming practices. (CSU transferable) AG – VITICULTURE (AGVIT)