Bachelor of Science - Agriculture - Plant and Soil Sciences - Agronomic Business (BSAG)

Plant and soil sciences graduates are crucial to meeting society’s need for food, livestock feed, fiber and fuel through the conservation and management of plant and soil resources.

Plant and soil sciences majors' learning experience will include field-based classes, numerous laboratory experiments, non-traditional classroom settings and hands-on learning. Students can work alongside faculty in areas such as biotechnology, crop production, environmental remediation, plant breeding and genetics, plant physiology, soil chemistry, soil nutrient management, soil physics, water quality and weed science.

The agronomic business option in plant and soil sciences will equip students with a practical agronomic background and provide them with key business management and economic concepts vital to agribusiness success. If students are interested in learning the business side of the agronomic industry, they will have the unique opportunity to take classes structured towards plants and business through the agronomic business program.