The agricultural industry today is all about science: logistics, engineering, robotics and genetics. Modern farming is a cutting-edge, high-tech industry, geared towards creating a sustainable future. At the University of Melbourne, our agricultural scientists work in labs, on-farm, and with drones and new technology. We even have our own robotic dairy.

You could use your biology and chemistry knowledge to develop food and fibre products that will be sustainable in our changing environment, or put your mathematics and statistics skills to use in managing livestock and grazing patterns that mitigate the effects of climate change.

Place yourself at the forefront of farming, with a rewarding career in agribusiness or agricultural consulting. You might find yourself with a job title such as agronomist, agricultural consultant, research officer, soil scientist, animal husbandry manager, or farming systems analyst. Or, if you also have interests in economics and business, you could consider a role in government as a policy analyst or in banking as a finance officer.

You can find our graduates in the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, government organisations such as Agriculture Victoria and the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, banks such as NAB and Rabobank, and the Victorian Farmers Federation.