Extension Educator, Agricultural Business Management

Extension Educator, Agricultural Business Management

Title: Extension Educator, Agricultural Business Management

Job code: 9624PA (Assistant Extension Professor)

Employee Group: Professional & Administrative, Non‑Tenure Track

Full/Part Time (FTE): 100% time

Regular/Temporary: Regular

Office location: Extension Regional Office Preferred office locations:
Mankato, Rochester, Willmar, Farmington, North Metro office, St. Cloud (location negotiated at time of offer). This is an in‑person position, where hybrid or flexible work options may be available

Estimated salary range: $70,000 - $82,000

Apply by: July 24, 2026

The Extension Educator for Agricultural Business Management plays a vital role in supporting Minnesota's agricultural sector by developing and delivering targeted educational programs that enhance farm profitability and strategic business management. The farm economy is an on-going “hot button” item for Minnesota agriculture. While crop and livestock production has continued to increase throughout the state, farm profitability is extremely inconsistent with commodity income not always covering input costs.

Government programs are not necessarily or consistently reducing risks, driving a need for more farm business management education in Minnesota’s agricultural regions.

To meet this demand, this position will develop and deliver educational programs focused on topics related to farm profitability, including land rental agreements, farmland sales, commodity marketing, local and direct marketing, and other business management topics. As an integral part of the Agricultural Business Management (ABM) team, the Educator brings in-depth expertise to cutting‑edge issues, applying this expertise to the programs and priorities of the Department of Agricultural and Natural Resource Systems.

This Extension Educator will be housed at a Minnesota Extension Regional Office, preferably in southern Minnesota, though the specific location will be negotiated at the time of hire. These are in‑person positions, where hybrid or flexible work options may be available; minimum of two‑three days a week in the office. Even though the position will be located at a specific regional office, it serves a statewide programming area rather than a single region.

This is a full‑time position that requires the ability to maintain a flexible work schedule, including evening and weekend work. The Educator must be able to travel within designated communities to provide in‑person programming utilizing their own vehicle and will transport supplies and materials and occasionally other personnel as needed.

• Design, develop, deliver and evaluate high quality, outcome‑focused Extension educational programs for farmers, agricultural professionals, and other agricultural and rural businesses on financial and management topics such as:
• Farm profitability
• Land rent
• Farmland sales
• Commodity marketing
• Local and direct marketing
• Farm policy
• Employ appropriate educational program delivery systems including face‑to‑face presentations, technology‑based methods, workshops, and/or train‑the‑trainer approaches to educate farmers and other agricultural professionals.
• Contribute to other ABM programs, including farm transition planning, beginning farmer education, and tax education.
• Work on interdisciplinary teams and utilize existing expertise at the University to analyze business management strategies for farmers and other agricultural and rural businesses.
• Develop and maintain effective state, regional, industry, and university partnerships that further the development and delivery of Extension educational programs.
• Assume program leadership on specific programs, projects, or priorities, as agreed to by the Program Leader(s).
• Serve as a subject matter expert and interact with local, regional, and statewide media to disseminate research‑based information regarding the farm economy, farm profitability, and agricultural business trends.
• Conduct market research, design, develop, deliver/implement, market, and evaluate educational programs…