Agricultural Education, Communication and Marketing |

Searching for a career in agriculture?

Looking for an opportunity to impact an individual’s life? Thinking about a career that utilizes your skills of leadership and communications in the agricultural industry? Consider Agricultural Education!

Careers in Agricultural Communication and Marketing are unlimited!

Employment opportunities are found in Extension, agribusiness, marketing firms, agricultural production enterprises, commodity organizations, and government agencies.

Share your love of agriculture with tomorrow's leaders.

Many of our Teacher Licensure graduates become school-based agricultural education teachers, which involves teaching middle and secondary students in grades 5-12 about agriscience, agribusiness, animal science, horticulture, food science, agricultural mechanics, and natural resource science.

U of M AECM students have participated in internships across the country.

In recent years, students have gained valuable work experience teaching in Minnesota classrooms, writing for agricultural publications including Beef Magazine and AgriNews, and working for a variety of businesses, associations, and organizations such as 4H, the Minnesota Pork Board, Minnesota Soybean Association, and CHS.

Programs

News & Events

AECM Club Meetings

The AECM (Agriculture Education, Communication and Marketing Club meets regularly throughout the year.

AgriCast

Our AECM program is proud to launch Agricast, a digital resource and website dedicated to sharing science concepts and stories. The platform includes content produced by our students, including lesson plans, podcasts, virtual field trips, and a video library with stories on topics like women in agriculture, winter life of insects, microbes, and food and culture. Visit the Agricast website to take a look at what our talented students are creating!