Business

By 2050, farmers around the world are expected to need to grow about 70% more food than they do now to meet demands of a rising global population. There are many opportunities to work in the business of agriculture, which includes farming but encompasses so much more. Explore the wide variety of programs and careers below, from research to production and even fashion. Find your path.

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Agribusiness

Management

Prepare for a career with firms involved in the processing, manufacturing, and distribution of agricultural products. This concentration offers courses from a wide range of business interests in management, marketing, accounting, and more.

Production

Do you want to manage your own agricultural operations, or consult those who do? Prepare to analyze many issues associated with the distinct characteristics and economics of agricultural production.

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Agricultural Education, Leadership, and Communications

Leadership

Prepare for a leadership role in a variety of agricultural industries. This concentration will develop your skills for employment with the Extension service or in a variety of agricultural industry careers.

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Agricultural Engineering Technology & Business

Enterprise Management

Learn the skills needed to solve problems for a wide variety of systems and to manage an agricultural or business enterprise.

Precision Agriculture

Technology is the future of agriculture. We prepare you for that future by training you in global positioning systems (GPS), geographical information systems (GIS), remote sensing, and digital mapping technologies.

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Agronomy

Golf and Sports Turf Management

New construction of golf courses and sports facilities has led to a heightened demand for trained golf and sports turf management professionals. Learn the application of science to the integrated management of turfgrasses with a focus on conserving, maintaining, and enhancing our environment.

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Animal & Dairy Sciences

Business and Industry

Animal scientists research ways to improve the efficiency and safety of agricultural establishments and products. This concentration will prepare you to specialize in agricultural businesses within the animal industry.

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Biochemistry

Pre-MBA

This concentration combines a strong biochemistry background matched with business courses. It will prepare those wishing to enter the biotech or agribusiness industry to tackle an advanced business degree.

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Environmental Economics & Sustainability

Environmental Economics and Sustainability

Want to make a living by making a difference? This major combines courses in science, government, and economics to prepare you for a variety of careers in the public and private sector, or for graduate or law school.

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Fashion Design & Merchandising

Merchandising

Prepare to enter the business of fashion. This concentration combines an overview of the fashion industry, consumer behavior, product development, planning, buying, business operations, and entrepreneurship.

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Food Science, Nutrition & Health Promotion

Food Business

This concentration combines chemistry and business courses, along with electives within the major, to prepare you to pursue an agricultural business career in the food industry.

Nutrition

This concentration is an accredited Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) and prepares you for a career with state agencies, in food service, or with major food manufacturers. It will also provide a solid foundation for entering a master’s program, if you wish to become a registered dietician nutritionist (RDN).

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Landscape Contracting & Management

Business Management

This program will prepare you to become a landscape contractor, working with landscape architects to actualize projects and providing the management and maintenance needed to keep those projects in prime condition after implementation.

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Poultry Science

Applied Poultry Management

This concentration satisfies all the requirements for a minor in Agribusiness and will prepare you to enter into all areas of the poultry industry with the knowledge necessary to be successful.

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