What is Agricultural Business?
Agricultural business is a flexible, interdisciplinary major that combines the study of business and agriculture. As an agricultural business major, you will have the chance to study government, biology, international studies as well as general business subjects viewed through the lens of the agricultural industry. This wide-ranging program with its opportunities for internships and study abroad gives you an outstanding foundation from which to apply to graduate school, launch a business or begin a career as an innovator working in the agricultural economy.
Customize your agricultural business program with one of these concentrations:
Concentrations
Agricultural Business Minor
If you're interested in agricultural business but don't want to make it your primary degree, the University of Wyoming offers an agricultural business minor to all undergraduate students. Develop essential business skills tailored to the agriculture industry while obtaining your degree!
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What Can You Do With an Agricultural Business Bachelor’s Degree?
The agricultural business major gives you an education you can take in almost any direction, from Big Ag and banking to boutique grain production and marketing.
- Farm or ranch manager
- Farmer or rancher
- Commodities trader
- Entrepreneur
- Agricultural marketer
- Agricultural lender
- Financial analyst
- Food processing plant manager
- International trade manager
UW Ag Business majors can conduct undergraduate research, study abroad, complete an internship and take advantage of the small classes we offer in which you can get to know your professors. Whether you want to start your own business or promote agricultural goods worldwide, you can take this business-oriented major into an ag-related career, graduate school, law school or a non-agricultural profession.
- National Western Stock Show
- USDA Foreign Agricultural Service
- S. Embassy Guatemala
- Great Falls Development Authority
- State of Wyoming Economic Analysis Division
- Colorado State University
- Arabian Horse Association
- Farmers and Merchants Bank NE
- Flood Marketing
- Fuji Seal
- Cheyenne Frontier Days
Yes! Many alumni choose to go into banking, consulting, real estate, insurance or business management roles. This versatile program prepares you for a wide variety of career options.
Blazing Trails & Honoring Traditions
Our agricultural business program blends innovation with tradition. Pursuing this degree offers the chance to build a strong entrepreneurial foundation, expand your network and sharpen leadership skills. All while staying grounded in the values that grow communities and help feed the world!
“I spent the summer interning as the farm director at ACRES (the UW student farm). There has been no substitute for the hands-on experience in farm management that I was able to gain that summer as I learned about marketing crops through farmers markets and community-supported agriculture shares, personnel hiring and management, pest control and countless other areas. I loved working at ACRES."
- Perry Baptista, B.S. in Agricultural Business and Economics ’14 | Head of farm operations strategy at Plenty Inc.
