Agribusiness
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College
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Hours Required
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Minors Available
Agribusiness
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Areas of Focus
Agribusiness Management, Agricultural Banking and Finance, Commodity Marketing and Merchandising, Food Product Marketing and Management, Livestock Industries, Pre-Law (3+3 Program)
The Nebraska Difference
Individualized Advising
Your academic advisor is dedicated to helping you meet your academic and career goals.
Nebraska Bankers Association (NBA) Scholar Program
Scholarships each year and internship as a junior—the only program of its kind in the nation.
Hands-on Experience
Real world learning—a commodity trade room and five risk management/commodity marketing courses.
Industry and Alumni Connections
Strong industry and alumni connections—more opportunities to help navigate your career direction.
Program Features
Most Comprehensive Agribusiness Program in Nebraska
The first program in the nation to combine equal strengths in agriculture and business gives you critical agricultural economics and business decision-making skills—and an immersion in key areas of agricultural sciences and natural resources.
Customize Your Academic Experience
Customize your academic program to your unique interests and career goals. Choose from six program options, each with ample electives to build minors or certificates in areas such as, agribusiness entrepreneurship, agronomy, animal science, sales, or public policy.
Faculty as Experts and Mentors
Our faculty teach, conduct research and participate in extension outreach. Some even run companies. They understand real-world issues and bring vital industry knowledge to the classroom every day.
Notable Courses
Agribusiness Entrepreneurship in Food Products Marketing (AECN 225/MRKT 225)
Explore marketing strategies in the food systems channel, from producers to consumers. Create a strategic marketing plan for a new food product.
Introduction to Commodity Merchandising (AECN 235)
Focuses on how markets were created, how commodities are traded from producers to final consumers and the role of transportation and storage.
Legal Aspects of Agriculture (AECN 256)
Covers taxation, contracts, liability, property rights, real estate, leases, business arrangements, commercial transactions, estate planning and more.
Agribusiness Management (AECN 316)
Use of financial statements, operating and managerial functions, communication and interpersonal work environment in organizations.
Agricultural Marketing in a Multinational Environment (AECN 425)
Systems approach to evaluating the effects of current domestic and international political and economic events on agricultural markets.
Huskers Do Big Things
Internships
- Policy Intern, National Corn Growers Association, St. Louis, MO
- Bank Management Intern, First National Bank, Omaha, NE
- Sales Intern, Pioneer Hi-Bred, Laurel, NE
- Merchandising Intern, ADM, Valdosta, GA
- Operations Intern, Central Valley Ag, Hampton, NE
- Marketing Intern, John Deere Company, Kansas City, MO
Careers
- Commodity Merchandiser, ADM, Velva, ND
- Management Associate, Cargill Animal Nutrition, Ferndale, WA
- Credit Analyst, First State Bank Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
- Press Secretary, U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C.
- Crop Consultant, Central Valley Ag, York, NE
- Associate Territory Manager, Pioneer Seeds, SD
Graduate Schools
- Juris Doctorate, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
- M.S. Agricultural Economics, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
- Master of Agribusiness, Kansas State University
- M.S. Professional Accountancy, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
- M.S. Agricultural Leadership, Oklahoma State University
Outside the Classroom
Get the most out of your collegiate experience by taking advantage of opportunities to get involved. Challenge yourself and make meaningful connections along the way.
Pursue your purpose and grow a business alongside other students in the Engler Agribusiness Entrepreneurship Program. Hit the ground running with your business when you graduate—and be featured on the Engler Wall of Fame.
Develop Leadership Skills
Become a leader in a campus club or organization that matches your interests. There are three clubs related to the Agribusiness program—the Ag Economics/Agribusiness Club, Commodity Marketing Club and National Agri-Marketing Association.
Expand Your Worldview
See agriculture, food systems and entrepreneurship from a different perspective. Participate in the annual Spain and France education abroad program in May, over semester break in New Zealand or Australia or do a semester abroad if you want.
Make a Difference
Participate on a judging team, compete in rodeo or join a marketing plan team that presents at the National Agri-Marketing Conference, along with 30+ other teams from across the U.S. and Canada.
Featured Faculty
Fabio Mattos, Associate Professor of Agricultural Economics
Fabio Mattos teaches Introduction to Commodity Marketing, Marketing of Agricultural Commodities, Commodity Price Forecasting and Agricultural Demand and Price Analysis. He also serves as the advisor for the Commodity Marketing Club and CASNR Student Advisory Board. His favorite part of his job is interacting with students in class, clubs, advising and other activities. Mattos spent 11 years in investment banking and consulting. His research interests include commodity marketing, risk management and price analysis.
Academics & Experiential Learning
- Learn from real-world internship experiences with local to global companies and organizations starting after your freshman or sophomore year.
- Explore interests through coursework that enables you to start your own business, manage livestock, develop video and advertising skills, test and analyze field properties or advocate for agriculture or natural resources.
Career Preparedness
- Apply analytical skills to real-world problems.
- Hone decision-making skills in risk management, marketing, merchandising and linear programming classes by analyzing data using the latest technology available in the Commodity Trading Room.
Community
- Live with students who share your career interests in a learning community or join a Greek organization to build connections and get involved. Meet others in your major through the first-year orientation course.
- Join Department of Ag Economics student organizations such as the National Agri-Marketing Association, Ag Econ/Agribusiness Club and Commodity Marketing Club.
- Join clubs of interest such as Collegiate Farm Bureau, Agronomy Club or Block and Bridle, to name a few.
Have Questions? We're Here to Help
If you have questions about the Agribusiness major or navigating the application process, contact us.
- Contact Name
- Rosalee Swartz
- Contact Title
- Program/Recruitment Director
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- Contact Name
- Sue Ellen Pegg
- Contact Title
- College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
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