Help feed the world while protecting the environment with a bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Science, with a focus on Agronomy. The University of Central Missouri’s Agronomy degree emphasizes efforts to increase the production and supply of high-quality food, feed, fiber and biofuel — all while balancing and weighing environmental ramifications and impact.

An Agronomy major that brings together soil and plant sciences

Modern agriculture faces a host of challenges in the 21st century — from climate shifts and economic insecurity to trade wars and water scarcity.

Agronomy majors pursue answers for some of the most pressing questions facing agriculture today. Gain the tools and techniques in UCM’s Agronomy degree to succeed in academia, consulting, research and management careers in agronomy.

Flexible, in-person agronomy courses

Take Agronomy degree coursework at our Warrensburg campus as a full-time student and finish in just four years.

Gain theoretical and practical knowledge and skills in agriculture as an Agronomy major at the University of Central Missouri. Take Agronomy degree courses at our Warrensburg campus and our nearby university farms, where you’ll have a variety of opportunities to get hands on and prepare for jobs in agronomy.

For example, collect and identify weeds and insects, mix and spray agricultural chemicals and gather and analyze various soils. UCM’s bachelor’s degree program in Agronomy courses include:

• Cropping Systems • Pest and Disease Management • Precision Agriculture Technology • Row Crop Management • Soil and Water Conservation