EXPLORE THE AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS PROGRAM

What’s better than agriculture experience or a savvy business mind? When they team up and the result is a super savvy agriculture business minded professional. The Agricultural Business program prepares the next workforce for the challenging ever-evolving agriculture industry by diving into business topics in sales, marketing, management, finance, information technology and production, all through the lens of agriculture. This degree covers it all and will get you going toward a local, regional, or global career.

Agricultural Business is a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree.

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Program Features

  • CAREERS IN EXTENSION SERVICE
  • Student in a tractor cab with the latest technology
  • EARN A UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DEGREE
  • Two men in a grainfield looking at a tablet with a grain elevator in the background
  • Student working in a greenhouse planting seeds
  • AG BUSINESS CERTIFICATE
    CERTIFICATE COURSES
  • Woman in a dusty field in the late evening on a laptop computer
  • CAREERS IN AG LENDING SERVICES

REAL. HANDS-ON. READY.

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I AM GOING TO FEED THE WORLD SOMEDAY
YOU have the power to make a difference.

ABOUT AG BUSINESS AT UMN CROOKSTON
UMN Crookston Agricultural Business alumni sits down to chat with faculty members, Margot Rudstrom and Chuck Lariviere, about the Ag Business program!  Hear about how we prepare our online and on-campus students for a career in the agriculture industry.

CAREER OPTIONS

  • Farm and Ranch Management
  • Grain Merchandising
  • Extension Service
  • USDA Local Program Administration
  • Ag Lending Services
  • Agricultural Products and Services Sales

AGRICULTURE BUSINESS MINOR & CERTIFICATE

Check out the classes for a minor or certificate in Ag Business.

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On-Campus Agricultural Business

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Flexible program to work within Agronomy, Agricultural Systems Management, Animal Science, Equine Science, Finance, Accounting, Management, Marketing or Communication.

Join the Ag Ambassadors Club!

Compete in the North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA) organization on campus for chances to compete in Agricultural Business related contests featuring multiple choice questionnaires, case study problems, and finance tests.

The program blends a strong base of agriculture, business, and general education courses while maximizing flexibility that allows students to choose electives to fit their career interests and expectations.

The program boasts an unique blend of hands-on training along with theory.

Students have secured internship opportunities with businesses like Black Gold Farms, CHS, ADM, Wilbur-Ellis, USDA-FSA, AgCountry, Titan Machinery, Winfield, UM Extension and more!
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REAL. HANDS-ON. READY.

At the U of M Crookston, you won’t spend all your time behind a desk. Our curriculum is designed around experiential learning, which means we want you to have as much hands-on learning as possible. Depending on your major, you’ll find opportunities to be in the field, the lab, the classroom, or engaging in simulated scenarios that give you a competitive edge when you enter the workforce or head to grad school. You’ll learn the concepts and then actively apply them through projects, field trips, site visits, internships, and interactions with professionals in the field.

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YOUR FUTURE PROFESSORS

Christina Bacon

Christina Bacon

Teaching Specialist
Charles "Chuck" Lariviere

Charles Lariviere

Instructor
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Margot Rudstrom

Lecturer

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Roseline Kanssole

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