Agribusiness students interact with agribusiness professionals through learning and work-related opportunities, both in and out of the classroom.
Majoring in the agribusiness program prepares students for many agribusiness careers, such as:
- Agribusiness Management
- Finance and Lending
- Real Estate Management and Investment
- Commodity Trade and Analysis
- Grain Merchandising
- Market Planning and Analysis
- International Marketing
- Entrepreneurship and New Business Development
- Sales Management
- Information Technology and Analysis
- Production Management
- Food Marketing and Industry Organization
The agribusiness major also prepares students for graduate study in agribusiness, business administration, and agricultural economics.The agribusiness major is a joint program between the College of Business Administration and the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources. It prepares students for careers in this dynamic and constantly changing field. It is the first program of this kind in the U.S. and is designed to meet the agribusiness industry’s need for employees with training in both business and agriculture.Agribusiness majors take a blend of courses in business and agriculture that gives the student a balance between the decision-making framework of business and the technical aspects of modern agriculture and food systems. This means emphasis is placed on business and agriculture, making it an attractive degree for agribusiness employers and a very marketable degree for agribusiness students. The program also allows the student to build expertise in their area of interest by taking College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources courses in a specific area.
.jpeg?tr=h-100,w-200,c-force)
