Agricultural Business
SUNY Adirondack's Agricultural Business program studies business and science. Focused topics plant the seeds for your success within the field of farm and food systems. Each student completes an internship, further reinforcing classroom concepts with real-world applications. Graduating students might start agricultural businesses or manage workforces in agriculture-related fields. Students can also transfer to a bachelor's degree program in a compatible field.
- Degree
- Associate of Applied Science
- Program Type
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Degree
- Pathway
- Business
- Additional Program Option
- Hybrid
- Credits
- 62
Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate the knowledge and skills needed to initiate, develop and expand an agricultural business.
- Understand the functional management tasks of planning organizing, leading and controlling.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the importance and implementation of marketing research.
- Understand how soils act as the foundation of agriculture and how they are affected by management decisions.
- Demonstrate an understanding of contemporary issues, opportunities and methods in food production agriculture and agriculture businesses.
- Demonstrate a basic understanding of small-business finances.
- Demonstrate an understanding of basic business and management principles as they relate to the agriculture industry.
- Demonstrate a basic understanding of business law.
Curriculum and requirements
Students interact with industry professionals through experiential coursework. Advisors, instructors and local farmers are essential in guiding students to their goals. You will be active in many spaces — connect with like-minded students in our culinary program; work in our on-campus organic garden; or take part in greening our campus with the Sustainability Club.
Degree requirements and sample schedule
![Fresh produce lines a table at a Farm Market in the Student Center](/sites/default/files/styles/275x278/public/2024-06/680x688-agbiz-produce.jpg?h=9322d471&itok=uP4GN-Ft)
Educational growth
SUNY Adirondack's Agricultural Business degree program prepares students for transfer to SUNY Cobleskill.
Careers in Agricultural Business
The Farm@ADK
The Farm grows a variety of mixed vegetables, herbs, flowers, berries and fruits in the college’s orchard, market garden, (unheated) High Tunnel and (heated) Agricultural Greenhouse. Produce is sold to the college’s Culinary Arts program and restaurant, Seasoned; campus dining services; the community; and donated with the hope to expand to local area restaurants and K-12 schools. The Farm, orchard and greenhouses sit on 2 acres on the northern edge of the Queensbury campus. The Farm is operated in collaboration with faculty and students in the Agricultural Business program. The Farm and orchard are open to the public and for use of all college staff and students. Noncredited courses are available on The Farm through SUNY ADK’s Continuing Education program.
![SUNY Adirondack Business Professor Kim London works in the greenhouse with a student](/sites/default/files/styles/272x291/public/2024-06/616x660-greenhouse-farmpromo.jpg?h=43b3ca55&itok=xt9bygXI)