Agribusiness| Riverland Community College Accredited 2-Year Minnesota School Offering Programs to Southern, MN

This certificate program prepares students for careers in the agricultural sales, service industries and business management.

Students study sales, advertising, merchandising, economics, farm management, marketing, agronomy, soil sciences or animal science. Courses in the certificate program include an Introduction to Agronomy, Introduction to Soil Sciences, Animal Science, Agribusiness Management, Principles of Financial Accounting, Microcomputer Applications and International Business courses.

NOTE: This certificate program is part of the Associate in Science Agricultural Sciences Degree.

What will I study?

Introduction to Agribusiness Management
Introduction to Agronomy
Introduction to Soil Science

Principles of Animal Science I
Introduction to International Business
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Riverland Agricultural Science major Aaron Wagner shares with an area farmer on how he can improve his alfalfa yield and field during the growing season

Responsibilities Include:

Oversee the business operations of a farm by providing leadership and organization during the production process.

Contacting creditors
Selecting seeds
Buying/selling livestock
Purchasing inputs
Buying new farming equipment
Selecting and supervising workers
Planning a budget, organizing routine maintenance
Keeping records and communicating with potential product buyers.
Usually specialize in crops, horticulture or livestock, and these workers may oversee more than one facility.

Wages (Median, 2016)