Agribusiness
Career
Education
Programs
ABOUT
AGRIBUSINESS:
Manufacturing
and
production
positions
in
Agrigbusiness
offer
an
average
starting
salary
of
$33,000
with
a
salary
range
up
to
$61,000*
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What
is
involved
in
a
career
in
Agribusiness:
Agribusiness
is
an
umbrella
term
referring
to
all
elements
of
agricultural
production
and
distribution.
An
agribusiness
professional
can
be
involved
in
the
production
end,
in
logistics
management;
in
fertilizer,
feed,
and
seed
sales;
buying
and
selling
livestock;
domestic
and
foreign
grain
and
feed
sales;
analyzing
productions
methods
and
developing
production
efficiencies.
Agribusiness
also
offers
career
opportunities
on
the
distribution
end,
in
market
analysis
and
development;
futures
anaylsis;
finance
and
operations
management
in
agricultural
distribution;
and
plant
and
transportation
logistics/management.
Other
agribusiness
careers
include
commodities
brokering
and
merchandising,
animal
science,
futures
trading,
and
facilities
construction.
What
qualifications
are
necessary
for
a
career
in
Agribusiness?:
Agribusiness
professionals
should
have
demonstrable
competency
in
general
office
skills,
general
computer
skills
with
an
emphasis
on
analytical/statistical
programs,
and
a
proven
understanding
of
agricultural
science,
and
market
trends
and
economics
in
general
and
specific
to
the
agricultural
economy.
What
is
the
job
outlook
for
an
Agribusiness
professional?:
As
long
as
humans
need
to
feed
their
families,
agribusiness
will
be
a
thriving
profession.
Currently,
agribusiness
and
its
subsidiary
industries
comprise
more
than
20%
of
the
American
gross
national
product
and
nearly
25%
of
the
American
work
force.
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