Brian Baldwin Mississippi State University Agronomy is the study of crops, seeds, and soils. A B.S. degree graduate in Agronomy may work as a plant breeder, a pasture management specialist, a golf course superintendent, a turfgrass manager, a soil conservationist, a soil scientist, or a county agent, or may do research for an agricultural experiment station or a commercial organization. Seed companies that produce, harvest, condition, test, store and sell seeds employ agronomists.
Plants provide the food for all animal life.
Efficient production of crops is the basis for progress in any civilization. Agronomists are concerned with the production of crops for direct sale and, additionally, with production of feed crops for a growing livestock industry. The soil is a basic natural resource which agronomists are committed to conserve and improve. Agronomists who work with turfgrasses are concerned with the aesthetic values of soil conservation, urban development and community living. Many opportunities are open to graduates in agricultural business and industries serving agriculture.