An M.S. with a specialization in Production Economics prepares the student to deal with questions of profitability, risk and stewardship in management of biological systems. In the U.S. and other countries with large scale commercial agriculture, M.S. graduates specialized in production economics often work in the input supply sector, for processors, in financial institutions, as consultants, as instructors in community colleges or technical schools and in the agricultural extension service. In developing countries, production economics M.S. graduates commonly work for non-governmental organizations (NGOs), for government agricultural services or in supporting research. A Production Economics MS gives students a solid understanding of how money is made in agricultural production while at the same time managing risk and safeguarding the environment. A career in Production Economics could deal with farmers as an input supplier's representative or a bank's loan officer or it could be in a developing country working on an interdisciplinary team seeking profitable and sustainable approaches to making agriculture more profitable. In short, the production economics specialization prepares students for any career that requires an understanding of the economics and management of biological systems.