Ag/Business Management

The nine certificate options in the five Ag Business Management  Programs include lecture and private on-site instruction at the student's place of business. Courses focus on computerized record keeping, business planning, financial analysis, and marketing. The certificates are designed for self-employed owners/operators, managers, consultants, and individuals associated with agriculture and business fields in any type of business from service to retail and from agriculture sales to production.

Instructors combine classroom experiences with on-site instruction in a series of two courses which can be completed over the course of one year. Agriculture and Rural Business instructors maintain offices on campus.

-The Ag Business Marketing & Risk Management Program is comprised of the Commodity Marketing Certificate, the Market Plan Development Certificate, and the Web Productivity & Utilization Certificate.

-The Ag Business Financial Analysis Program offers the Ag Business Management-Financial Analysis Certificate.

-The Ag Business Management Records and Planning has one certificate, the Ag Business Management-Records and Business Planning Certificate.

-The Rural Business Entrepreneurship Program includes the Leadership/Human Resource Management Certificate and the Rural Business Entrepreneurship Certificate

-The Advanced Ag Business Management is comprised of the Ag Business Management-Advanced Business Management Certificate and the Integrated Management Certificate.