ACRE curriculum offers agribusiness development training.

• Position: Agribusiness Center for Research and Entrepreneurship

The South Carolina Department of Agriculture's Agribusiness Center for Research and Entrepreneurship is partnering with Clemson Cooperative Extension to accept applications for the fifth annual curriculum program for agribusiness innovators in South Carolina.

The curriculum is taught by Clemson agribusiness faculty and includes five two-hour virtual courses beginning Sept. 27 and an online Pitch Day scheduled for Nov. 15.

Participants receive an overview of business planning and management, including pre-planning, marketing, pricing, cost of production, profitability and financial statements. They also will have the opportunity to pitch their business plan to a panel of judges for the chance to be awarded one of five $5,000 grants.

"Our ACRE curriculum teaches the basics of how to run a business, is tailored specifically to agribusinesses and taught by people who know food and farming," said Kyle Player...