IN THE NEWS: "Skip the MBA, Get an Agriculture Degree"

Symons Hall, home base for the University of Maryland's College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

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October 7, 2013 CNBC

Famed American investor Jim Rogers believes the finance industry is about to slip into secular decline. That's why he advises young people to pursue careers in farming rather than in finance.

"If you've got young people who don't know what to do, I'd urge them not to get MBAs, but to get agriculture degrees," Rogers told CNBC.com.

He explains why in the CNBC video below: