Ag Business Management

At Hawkeye’s 260-acre Farm Lab, you learn farm management, animal production, and crop production skills. Working with experienced faculty, you take an active role in planting and harvesting crops, raising livestock, and tackling the day-to-day operations of a real working farm.

You use the latest farm equipment and technology, including global positioning systems (GPS), geographic information systems (GIS), and remote sensing technologies in crop production and land management.

You visit farming operations and seed plant production facilities to learn how your skills can be applied in a variety of work environments.

Expand your knowledge and leadership skills at the Postsecondary Agricultural Student (PAS) Conference, World Food Prize Borlaug Dialogue Symposium, Agribusiness Association of Iowa Showcase, and the Iowa State University Crops Clinics.

This a partial list of employers who have hired Ag Business Management graduates:

• AgVantage FS, Various locations with headquarters in Waverly, IA
• Charley Thoma Pioneer Seed Dealer, Brandon, IA
• Deike Implement, Waverly, IA
• Hansen Seed Pioneer Seed Dealer, Vinton, IA
• New Century FS, Various locations with headquarters in Grinnell, IA
• Nutrien Ag Solutions, Various locations: La Porte City, Independence, Waverly, Reinbeck, and Dyersville
• Mid-Iowa Cooperative, Various locations with headquarters in Beaman, IA
• Remington Seeds LLC, Dike, IA

You can get right to work after your program. Or, if you plan to earn an associate degree and go on to earn a bachelor’s degree, consider your transfer options.

Articulation agreements allow you to transfer your Ag Business Management coursework to:

• Northwest Missouri State University
• Iowa State University (Agricultural Studies, Agricultural Business, and Agronomy programs)

Hawkeye also has transfer relationships with South Dakota State University, University of Wisconsin–Platteville, Upper Iowa University, and Morningside College.

If you’re interested in transferring, you must work closely with a program advisor here and at the transfer institution. This is important to ensure courses transfer and you meet program requirements.

Plan your transfer