Hello, my name is Megan Verner and I am the Agri-business Instructor at the Commodore Conyers College and Career Academy.

I have been managing the office and marketing of a large cattle operation for the last 4.5 years in Lee County. We moved to Lee County in 2016 when my husband opened his own farm equipment dealership called Elite Ag. Prior to that we lived in Madison, Ga on my husband’s family centennial Georgia farm specializing in hay, chickens, and cattle. While we lived there, I worked in a large equine and small animal vet clinic in marketing and as an office manager. I attended New Mexico State University on a full NCAA scholarship on the hunt seat equestrian team. I graduated with a degree in Agricultural Economics, and a minor in Marketing

My husband and I live with our two children on our own farm, VF Livestock in Lee County with registered Angus and Hereford cattle, raised garden beds, chickens, and horses.

PATHWAY OVERVIEW

The Agri-business Management and Leadership course provides a foundation for students interested in pursuing a degree in agribusiness through post-secondary study or to enter the Agri-business industry upon graduation from high school. The student will demonstrate competence in the application of principles and practices of agribusiness management and leadership. The course will help students build a strong knowledge base of the agribusiness industry as they study agribusiness types, business management, financial analysis, communications, agricultural law, leadership and teamwork, ethics, and agricultural economics. Mastery of these standards through project-based learning and leadership development activities in the FFA and supervised agricultural experience program will help prepare students for post-secondary study or entry into agribusiness.