Department of Agriculture
Teaching Agricultural studies is how we can ensure our societies will not only survive but thrive. Through the Department of Agricultural Education and Communication, Stallions learn how to effectively share agricultural practices, research, and data with others to positively impact our food systems, environment, and communities.
While ABAC has grown significantly throughout the years, Agriculture remains at the core of our foundation. The Department of Agriculture at ABAC offers Bachelor of Science degrees in Agriculture, Agribusiness, Agricultural Technology Management and Environmental Horticulture. The department is guided by seventeen full-time faculty members who teach essential agriculture knowledge, agribusiness, agricultural engineering, agronomy, animal science, horticulture, pest management, and turf science.
Agriculture students have numerous chances to apply their knowledge on campus at the 400-acre J.G. Woodroof Farm and 9-hole Forest Lakes Golf Club. Students can also get involved in some of the thirteen student-led organizations supported by the department and enhance their knowledge while networking with agriculture professionals. Internships also play an integral role in the Department of Agriculture and often lead to job offers for students. We are proud to boast more than a 90% job placement rate for our students after graduation.
ABAC’s agriculture program attracts students from all over the Southeast and beyond, with graduates representing our school across the entire nation. Students have enjoyed success in a variety of agriculture-related fields, from farm management and systems building to pro golf turf management, horticultural design, and so much more.
Degrees and Tracks
Agribusiness (B.S.)
Agribusiness represents 16% of Georgia’s employment base and operates as a $72 billion industry in the state. In Florida, agribusiness represents $145 billion in industry. So there is plenty of work to be done at the intersection of agriculture and business.
Students who choose to pursue their Bachelor of Science in Agribusiness will learn the principles central to managing land, people, and money in relation to agriculture. They will gain an understanding of how to produce a profit while serving the greater public and protecting our natural renewable resources.
This highly sought-after degree leads to a huge variety of career paths within agriculture, including sales and marketing, government service, agricultural economics, financial institutions serving agriculture-related industry, and production firms such as farms, ranches, and livestock feed companies.
Agriculture (B.S.)
Students who choose to pursue a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture will be prepared for a range of careers in production agriculture systems.
Studies will include the principles of managing land, people, capital, and other resources to create a profitable, sustainable system of food and energy production. The 400-acre Woodroof Farm serves as a primary classroom for students in the Agriculture program. Hands-on experience on campus and through our agribusiness partners in the community provide students with tactical skills applicable on day one in the workforce. Graduates have found success at various businesses that manufacture, produce, market, process, and support agricultural-related products and services.
You can view all tracks for this degree below.
Agricultural Technology Management (B.S.)
The BS in Agricultural Technology Management will prepare students for technical careers focused on the sales or management in the production, processing, or manufacturing of agricultural materials. These careers may be related to crop production, extension, precision agriculture, irrigation management, design and testing of equipment, and many other positions related to commercial agriculture. Students will combine an understanding of the agricultural, biological, and physical sciences with business, managerial, and technical skills.
Environmental Horticulture (B.S.)
The Bachelor of Science in Environmental Horticulture prepares graduates for careers in the green industry. Depending on the track selected, students are prepared for careers in golf or sports turf, landscaping, or furthering their graduate school education. Employment opportunities in the green industry are readily available for graduates.
You can view all tracks for this degree below.
Minors
Students may earn a minor in discipline areas where majors are offered at the bachelor’s level if they complete the required 15 to 18 semester hours of coursework, 9 semester hours of which must be 3000- or 4000-level courses. Courses taken in Core Areas A through E may not be counted as coursework in the minor.