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Agricultural Business is a degree category that consists of the following common degrees:
- Read more about Agricultural EconomicsAgricultural economists examine data and statistics to identify trends and make predictions for the agricultural market. A major in agricultural economics or agribusiness addresses issues in marketing, farm management, agricultural finance and trade, and natural resource use and management.
- Read more about Agribusiness
Agribusiness is the business and economics of food; in other words, the process of bringing food from producer to consumer, from field to table. It follows, therefore, that agribusiness degree programs teach all aspects of operating and managing an agricultural business. These include crop and pasture science, production, food technology, safety, the agricultural workforce, pricing, credit, accounting, marketing and sales, environmental sustainability, trade, policy, and law. The study of each of these areas prepares students to work in agribusiness roles in private industry or government or as entrepreneurs.