Agricultural Business
Department of Agricultural Economics (AGEC)

103 Agricultural Science
(715) 425-3298
www.uwrf.edu/ag-economics/

David Trechter–Chair, Brenda Boetel, Gregg Hadley, Lewis May, Stanley Schraufnagel, Nate Splett.
Adjunct Faculty – Juliet Tomkins.
Program Assistant – Gayle Dodge.

Agricultural Business

Students earning a degree in agricultural business from
the agricultural economics department apply their skills and abilities in a range of areas. Alumni have jobs in all parts of agriculture from input supply to production agriculture to agricultural lending to marketing to government to universities and so on. Visit the department’s website to see more about the doors that are opened to graduates of this program.

General Education Requirements 41-43 cr.

As listed under General Education with the following exceptions:
Science and Mathematics:
MATH 156 Calculus for Business and Social Sciences - 3 cr.
or MATH 166 Calculus I - 4 cr.
Chem 120 Intro to General Chemistry - 6 cr.
or Chem 212 General Chemistry I - 5 cr.

Multidisciplinary Inquiry:
AFES 492 Experiential Learning in Agriculture 3 cr.

Agricultural Foundation Requirements -15 cr.

AGEC 230 Agricultural Economics I 3 cr.
AGEN 150 Agricultural and Environmental Engineering Technology 3 cr.
ANSC 111 Introduction to Animal Science 3 cr.
CROP 161 or HORT 161 Introduction to Plant Science 3 cr.
FDSC 110 The Science of Food 3 cr. and
SOIL 210 Introduction to Soil Science 3 cr.

Agricultural Business Major

Required Courses 41 - 42 cr. hrs.

Introductory Courses (8-9 cr. hrs.)
AGEC 101 Economics and Management in Agriculture 3 cr.
AGEC 240 Cooperatives 2 cr. or ECON 202 Macroeconomics 3 cr.
AGEC 250 World Food and Population 3 cr.

Tool Courses (21 cr. hrs. from)
AGEC 305 Agricultural Business Accounting 3 cr.
AFES 310 Ag Human Resource Management 3 cr.
AGEC 320 Statistical Methods 3 cr.
AGEC 330 Agricultural Production Economics 3 cr.
AGEC 345 Agricultural Law 3 cr.
AGEC 355 Agricultural Markets and Prices 3 cr.
AGEC 360 Farm Management 3 cr.
AGEC 365 Agricultural Finance 3 cr.

Option Courses (12 cr. hrs from)
AGEC 405 Ag Records and Taxes 3 cr.
AGEC 410 Professional Selling 3 cr.
AGEC 440 Agricultural Policy I (writing intensive) 3 cr.
AGEC 445 Land use and Sustainable Agriculture Law 3 cr.
AGEC 450 Introduction to Natural Resource Economics 3 cr.
AGEC 455 Commodity Marketing 3 cr.
AGEC 270/370/490 Experiential Learning1 - 4 cr.
AGEC 460 Agribusiness Firm Management (writing intensive) 3 cr.

Required Supporting Courses 3-4 cr. hrs.
AFES 492 Senior Multidisciplinary Study 3 cr.
MATH 156 Calculus for Business and Social Science 3 cr.
or MATH 166 Calculus I 4 cr.
or ECON 426 Econometrics and Forecasting 3 cr.

Directed Electives: 15 cr. hrs.
15 credits beyond the Foundation Courses in a technical area of agriculture or other related area with consent of department.

Agricultural Business Minor

Required courses 24 cr. hrs.
AGEC 230 Agricultural Economics I 3 cr.
Select 15 cr. from:
AGEC 305 Agricultural Business Accounting 3 cr.
AFES 310 Ag Human Resource Management 3 cr.
AGEC 320 Statistical Methods 3 cr.
AGEC 330 Agricultural Production Economics 3 cr.
AGEC 345 Agricultural Law 3 cr.
AGEC 355 Agricultural Markets and Prices 3 cr.
AGEC 360 Farm Management 3 cr.
or AGEC 361 Horticulture Business Management
AGEC 365 Agricultural Finance 3 cr.
Select 6 cr. from:
AGEC 405 Ag Records and Taxes 3 cr.
AGEC 410 Professional Selling 3 cr.
AGEC 440 Agricultural Policy I (writing intensive) 3 cr.
AGEC 450 Introduction to Natural Resource Economics 3 cr.
AGEC 455 Commodity Marketing 3 cr.
AGEC 270/370/490 Experiential Learning1 - 4 cr.
AGEC 460 Agribusiness Firm Management (writing intensive) 3 cr.

See Also: Farm Management.

Updated August 2009.