Agricultural Business Development B.B.A.

Agricultural Business Development students showing off their certificates

Growing markets.

In this exciting time of growth in global opportunity, small and large agricultural businesses in the U.S. have one thing in common: They are all competing for growing local, regional and international markets.

Program at a Glance
~4
Years to Complete
120
Approx. Credit Hours

In our agricultural business development Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) program, you will combine a knowledge of production agriculture with business and management skills, and be prepared to lead consumer-based businesses related to agriculture and food production.

In our full-semester internship, you will put all your skills and course learning together through supervised fieldwork in a selected agriculture business or agriculture service organization.

As a graduate of our program, your unique combination of skills and experience in production, marketing and management will set you on a track to owning or managing a wide range of agricultural businesses.

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, you will be able to:

  • Create and successfully operate their own agricultural enterprise
  • Seek financing and maintain positive relationships with creditors and financial institutions
  • Identify market opportunities and successfully utilize the opportunities to improve profitability
  • Form, create and maintain effective relationships with the non-agriculture community
  • Develop, manage and maintain and effective interpersonal skills in the corporate and family business setting
  • Question, investigate, analyze, evaluate, and communicate in agribusiness
  • Interact with peers toward the accomplishment of effectively collaborating with agribusiness peers
  • Adapt to a constantly changing agribusiness environment, and identify realistic goals and inventions for short- and long-term business planning
  • Assess the range of one’s abilities, accept responsibility for setting realistic goals, and implement a plan for personal and professional well-being

Interested in a minor? Check out our Cannabis Industry and Agricultural Human Resource Management minors.


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Emma Alton

Emma Alton

Internship Student, Agricultural Business Development B.B.A
Emma completed a 12-week formal summer internship with Farm Credit East in Burrville, New York. In her position, Emma worked closely with many different offices within Farm Credit East, learning about financial services, crop insurance, appraisals and agricultural lending. She also traveled to Enfield, Connecticut to receive formal training with other college interns from the Northeast. During her internship, she was assigned a special project and later presented its results to senior management. Emma graduated with her bachelor's degree in agricultural business in December 2022. Her future plans are to secure a career with Farm Credit East.

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