Agricultural Business Development B.B.A.

Agricultural Business Development students showing off their certificates

Come grow as an agribusiness leader.

The SUNY Morrisville agricultural business development Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) program offers a flexible agriculture degree rooted in animals, plants, marketing and management.

Program at a Glance
~4
Years to Complete
120
Approx. Credit Hours
Course Format
In-person
Campus
Morrisville Campus

Why SUNY Morrisville Ag Business?

Our agricultural business development B.B.A. program includes a strong agriculture- and business-based curriculum through coursework including economics, farm management and finance, marketing and retailing agricultural products, food & agribusiness and ag policy & development. You also have the flexibility to enroll in 53 elective credits related to your specific interests, including areas such as dairy, equine, horticulture, livestock, agronomy, marketing, management and agricultural human resources.  

You will gain immediate hands-on education in our unique facilities, including our newly renovated Dairy and Specialty Crops Incubator, Dairy Complex and Four Seasons Farm. Further direct applied learning experience is offered through a full-semester internship, which combines your skills and course learning through supervised fieldwork in a selected agriculture business or agriculture service organization.

You also can choose from related minors to further your knowledge, including our cannabis industry and agricultural human resource management minors.

Skills You Will Gain

Upon completion of the program, you will have the ability to:

  • Create and successfully operate your own agricultural enterprise
  • Make effective decisions relating to agricultural labor, finance and markets
  • Identify and successfully utilize market opportunities to improve profitability
  • Develop, manage and maintain effective interpersonal skills in a corporate and family business setting
  • Identify realistic goals for short- and long-term business planning to adapt to a constantly changing agribusiness environment

What Can I Do in Ag Business?

As a graduate of our program, your unique combination of skills and experience in production, marketing and management will set you on a track to owning or managing a wide range of agricultural businesses. You also will find numerous employment opportunities with agriculture organizations, cooperatives, government agencies and nonprofit organizations, including:

  • farm and agribusiness management
  • finance and lending
  • marketing and sales
  • commodity trading
  • supply chain and operations
  • policy and advocacy
  • extension agent or educator
  • entrepreneur
  • risk and insurance
  • human resources and leadership
  • international business specialist
  • animal feed and nutrition

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Corrine Brown

Corrine Brown

Student, Agricultural Business Development B.B.A.
I chose Morrisville for the hands-on learning experience, classroom sizes and professor-to-student ratios. I am an active member in the SUNY Morrisville Livestock Club and SUNY Morrisville Dairy Club. During the summer of 2020, I had the unique opportunity to work alongside Dr. Jennifer Gilbert-Jenkins, as a summer intern, researching the effects of fertility on hemp. Through my courses, I have been able to make great connections in agriculture on- and off-campus. I plan to have a career that involves sustainable agriculture. I want to be a part of improving agricultural systems that are beneficial to the environment and the producer, while also being largely efficient to feed the ever-growing population of the world.

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