Many good ideas to improve agricultural profitability go unrealized because of the daunting steps it takes to reach the commercial mainstream. Iowa State is working to keep these good ideas from ending up on the shelf. The ISU Pappajohn Center for Entrepreneurship is providing education and training for those pursuing promising work in agriculture, engineering and veterinary sciences. This year College of Agriculture students can study for a minor in agricultural entrepreneurship. This is one of the first programs of its kind for agriculture.
Students take courses in business and in areas related to their chosen careers.
The new minor is rapidly becoming a popular choice for our students. It always happens. Education is a lifelong process. It also is another of Iowa's great strengths that we must use to stay competitive in the rapidly changing world of agriculture. For Iowa to be the Food Capital of the World, it also must be the Learning Capital of the World.