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 Be a part of the largest and most diverse discipline in Agriculture. Business skills are essential in every aspect of today's agricultural industry. Career opportunities are unlimited: from marketing manager, buyer representative, commodity broker or wine marketing consultant to cooperative manager, appraiser, loan officer, farm management consultant or farm/ranch owner.
Agricultural Business prepares graduates for employment in hundreds of diverse companies, including, but not limited to:
- U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
- Armour Swift-Eckrich (ConAgra)
- E & J Gallo
- Foster Farms
- Dole
- Monsanto
- IBP, Inc.
- Novartis
- Sunkist
The Agricultural Business major at Cal Poly provides students with the knowledge and experience needed for the expanding and fast-paced agricultural environment of the future. The program exposes students to economics and accounting, domestic and international marketing and management, law and policy, production agriculture, environmental considerations, and technological studies that prepare students for increasingly complex, networked and global careers in agriculture. Students enrolled in the Agricultural Business major may choose an emphasis in one of the following concentrations, or define their specialty:
- Farm and Ranch Management
- Agribusiness Marketing
- Agribusiness Policy
- Agribusiness Finance/Appraisal
- International Agribusiness
Management
GET IN TOUCH...
Agribusiness Department
Department Chair:
Dr. Wayne
Howard
805-756-5000
Fax: 805-756-5040
e-mail:
agb@calpoly.edu
http://agribusiness.calpoly.edu
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"My experiences at Cal Poly and the Agribusiness education are the cornerstones of my professional career."
Jim Errecarte, '70
Owner/President
SunWest Foods, Inc.
"Cal Poly's 'Learn by Doing' philosophy and the integrated Agribusiness internship program, made starting a career directly after graduation easy."
Kori Tuggle, '96
Safeway, Inc.
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