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Agricultural Business Management Careers

The changing face of agriculture has resulted in new and challenging career opportunities for those interested in the active field. Agricultural employees work in fields and offices dealing with individuals, corporations, plants, animals, and equipment in the agriculture production cycle. Students are prepared for technical careers using GPS, data collections systems, and geospatial mapping software. Emphasis is placed on the application of these technologies in agriculture production.

Graduates find employment working as:

  • agronomy specialists
  • crop scouts
  • equipment/parts assistants
  • grain merchandisers
  • farm and business manages
  • GPS/GIS technologists
  • research assistants
  • agriculture production
  • agriculture sales and marketing
  • agriculture finance

Placement

Graduate Job Placement: 100%
Starting Wages: $29,000 – $36,000 per year

Employers

  • Deike Implement - Waverly, IA
  • DeKalb Hybrid - Ames, IA
  • Grundy Center Coop - Grundy Center, IA
  • Neowa FS - Hazelton, IA
  • Oster Communications - Cedar Falls, IA
  • Vigortone Ag Products - Cedar Rapids, IA
  • Cropmate Company - Hayward, MN
  • Premium Standard Farms - Prinston, MO
  • Ag Services of America - Cedar Falls, IA
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