Undergraduate Programs: Agricultural Business
Agricultural Business is a dynamic industry with a high degree of global and technological sophistication. Many
employment possibilities are open to students with training in agricultural business.
Positions are available with businesses which process and market agricultural products,
and with the large number of businesses that sell products and services to farmers
and ranchers, such as fertilizer companies, farm machinery companies, banks, and farm
credit institutions. Also, opportunities exist to operate and manage farms and ranches.
In addition, federal and state governments employ persons with training in agricultural
business. Many of our graduates work for regional, national, and even international
agricultural business firms that market, process, and transport agricultural products.
Other graduates work for companies that service agriculture by supplying inputs to
producers. Agricultural credit institutions employ many of our graduates. Some of
our graduates continue their education by pursuing graduate degrees or attending law
school companies that are on the cutting edge in the use of biotechnology, strategy, information
systems, risk management, logistics and international trade. The study of agricultural
business involves the application of business and economic principles to farming and
ranching and related sectors of the general economy. Training in agricultural business
includes courses in agricultural firm management, marketing farm products, farm credit
and finance, agricultural prices and outlook, agricultural policy, management science,
agricultural law, technical agriculture and the business aspects of industries serving
agriculture. Surveys indicate that employers seek out graduates with expertise in
communication, critical thinking, business management and quantitative analysis. Our
program specifically develops each of these skills.
Here are a few videos demonstrating what Ag Business can be used for in the industry:
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Agribusiness Management Concentration
The agricultural business sector of the economy, which produces and sells goods and services to farmers and ranchers on one hand, and processes and markets agricultural commodities on the other, is growing rapidly. In the United States, for every job in agricultural production, there are approximately three jobs in agriculture-related businesses. The MSU agricultural business management curriculum has established an excellent reputation with employers and is specifically designed for management training with emphasis on finance, accounting, and managerial economics in agriculture-related businesses and industries.
Ag Business/ Ag Econ in the News
Click here to check out AgEconMT and the most recent news updates. Look at how COVID-19 will
impact Ag markets all across the country.
Agribusiness Management Concentration
Farm Management Concentration
Minor in Agricultural Business (Non-Teaching)
- Option Requirements
A student must receive a grade C or better in all courses for the minor