Wondering whether a minor in agricultural business might be right for you? Contact our office to ask questions or set up a conversation with one of our advisors.
Phone: 530-898-5844
Email: AgOutreach@csuchico.edu
Dive into the world of food, farming, and the global industry that powers it all. Housed in one of the nation’s top colleges for agriculture, our agricultural business minor will hit all the high notes in the microcosm of food production.
Learn about operations of small to medium-sized ag businesses and today’s food and farming industry while embracing real-world learning at our University Farm. A business background will bolster your job prospects across the agriculture industry, as you master skills and build knowledge related to sales, finance, and emerging technologies.
Where Ag Meets Business
After mastering the basics on agricultural finance and statistics, you’ll have your pick of classes related to accounting, economics, and science. Then expand your knowledge with classes in government regulations, pest and disease control, and climate change and resource management.
Grow Your Skills
A minor in agricultural business is a great way to develop skills you can use no matter what area of agriculture you aspire to work in. With diverse course offerings, pick the aspects of business that will be most relevant or interesting to you.
Skills that this minor helps with include:
- Communication
- Creative problem solving
- Finance and budgeting
- Research
Our program builds strengths for students who have a strong interest in agricultural business but are focused on a broader area for their major.
Majors that pair well with this minor include:
Whether you are majoring in business but want to add an ag focus, or perhaps are excited to add a business specialization to complement your ag-specific degree, this minor will give you a solid foundation and marketable skills.
Pick Your Passion
Choose from over a dozen student clubs and organizations devoted to all aspects of agriculture. Represent Chico State at national competitions on our livestock judging team, join the Alpha Gamma Rho or Alpha Zeta professional societies, or participate in the Society of Agricultural Managers, to name a few.
Related Programs
College of Agriculture
Wondering whether a minor in agricultural business might be right for you? Contact our office to ask questions or set up a conversation with one of our advisors.
Phone: 530-898-5844
Email: AgOutreach@csuchico.edu