Spring 2027

Agricultural Finance

Introduction to basic finance concepts. Topics include financial statements, ratio analysis and interpretation, investment analysis, capital budgeting, credit concepts, and capital markets.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 No instructors listed

Summary

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Past student reviews · Bruce Jones

The course was described as harder than the prerequisite, with a small class size. Assessment included six quizzes and a final exam, but no midterm.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Correctly interpret accounting and financial statements

  • Explain the time value of money and how this concept relates to interest rates

  • Conduct firm-level investment analyses and develop capital budgeting strategies

  • Summarize characteristics of agricultural credit and capital markets for both borrowers and lenders

  • Construct comprehensive financial analyses of agricultural enterprises, employing advanced quantitative methodologies and techniques that extend beyond basic financial statement interpretation

  • Integrate recent literature in financial analyses to support informed decision-making in management.

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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A A E 101(215 prior to Fall 2024),ECON 101, 111, or graduate/professional standing

AAE 419

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Professors

Spring 2027

No instructors recorded for this selection.

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

BRUCE JONES is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Fall 2007, Fall 2008, Fall 2009, Fall 2010, Fall 2011, Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Fall 2017. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Bruce Jones

Students described Bruce Jones as passionate and engaging, noting that his lectures were interesting and used real-world examples to prepare them for their careers.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.82 GPA, 92.0% A/AB (n=25 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.98 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=28 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.86 GPA, 96.4% A/AB (n=28 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Bruce Jones

The course was described as harder than the prerequisite, with a small class size. Assessment included six quizzes and a final exam, but no midterm.

Past student reviews · Bruce Jones

One student noted that Jones's lecture notes for this specific class were unhelpful, making attendance essential. They also mentioned being allowed to bring a cheat sheet to the final.

Grades

Latest available · Spring 2026— not enough history to project Spring 2027.

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Catalog & offerings

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AAE 419 · Spring 2027

Agricultural Finance

Recorded 2026-10-14
Raw records 
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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Model & dataset provenance 
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