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Contact:
Katharine L. Butler
Program Coordinator
116 ASI Building
University Park, PA 16802
Phone: 814-865-2119
E-mail: agroecology@psu.edu
Career Opportunities for AgroEcology Majors
Students in the AgroEcology major obtain a broad-based experience which prepares them for many employment opportunities in agriculture and related areas. The following are examples of career opportunities for graduates in AgroEcology:
- agronomic and horticultural crop specialists with local, national, and international businesses and organizations,
- sales and marketing careers for seed and other agricultural supply industries,
- environmental and regulatory organizations which monitor best management practices,
- educational organizations such as cooperative extension, and
- positions in the management and operation of agronomic and horticultural crop production farms.
Career Opportunities listed with the Pennsylvania Association of Environmental Professionals
The Pennsylvania Association of Environmental Professionals maintains a list of Job Postings on their Web site.
Career Opportunities
| Position |
Date Posted |
| Market Manager, Old Gregg School Farmers Market |
August 24, 2009 |
| Production Manager, Michigan State University Student Organic Farm |
August 19, 2009 |
| Grazing Advisor, Harrisburg, PA |
August 17, 2009 |
| Student Summer Employment, NRCS—Corning, NY |
May 22, 2009 |
| Garden Seed Assistant Manager—Rohrer Seeds, Smoketown, PA |
May 18, 2009 |
| Agronomist: Soil and Nutrient Management Educator, Cumberland County, PA |
April 21, 2009 |
| Poultry Manager, Central Virginia |
April 20, 2009 |
| Laboratory Agronomist, Fort Wayne, IN |
February 24, 2009 |
| Research Assistant, Kellogg Biological Station, Michigan State University |
February 13, 2009 |
| Summer Employment with USDA-ARS, University Park, PA |
January 27, 2009 |
| Sales Representative—Nichino America, Inc |
November 18, 2008 |
| Lambert Mountain Acres, Cairnbrook, PA |
October 13, 2008 |
| Gaia Gardens, Atlanta, GA |
April 16, 2008 |
| Director of Overlook Farm Learning Center |
February 19, 2008 |
| Summer Employment with USDA-ARS, University Park, PA |
February 19, 2008 |
| Biological Science Technician—USDA-ARS |
November 28, 2007 |
| Director of Farm Operations—Sunnyside Ventures LLC |
November 27, 2007 |
| Manager, Vegetable Production and Markets—Sunnyside Ventures LLC |
November 27, 2007 |
| Organic Dairy Research Farm Manager |
October 12, 2007 |
| Penn State Weed Ecology Lab |
September 10, 2007 |
