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Understanding AgriScience: Feeding the World Through Innovation and Agriculture**

In this comprehensive overview of AgriScience and Technology, Mr. Ham highlights the essential energy and growth requirements for human health and food production. Discover the diverse sources of food from plants and animals, with fascinating details about the 250,000 plant species on Earth, of which 600 are used for food. Learn about significant agricultural innovations and influential figures like Charles Townshend, Jethro Tull, and Gregor Mendel. Delve into the impact of agriculture on society and the economy, covering everything from crop production to machinery and biotechnology.

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Understanding AgriScience: Feeding the World Through Innovation and Agriculture**

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  1. Introduction to AgriScience & Technology Mr. Ham

  2. Human Food Needs • Energy • Growth and Repair • Good Health • Body Processes

  3. Plants 250,000 plants on earth 600 are used for food Leaves Lettuce Seeds Beans Roots Potatoes Fruits Apples Flowers Cauliflower Stems Celery Multiple Parts Turnip (leaves and roots) Sources of Food

  4. Animal Sources • Terrestrial • Animals that live on land • Aquatic • Animals that live in water • Meat • Eggs • Milk

  5. Animal Fibers Wool Fur Silk Plant Fibers Cotton Flax Hemp Jute Sisal Synthetics Those made by man Fiber (Clothing)

  6. Wood Products • Lumber • Plywood • Veneer • Composition Board • Paper

  7. Definition of Agriculture • Agriculture • The science of growing crops and raising livestock.

  8. Innovations in Agriculture • Charles Townshed • 1st crop rotation system • Jethro Tull • Developed seed planting machine in early 1700’s. • Eli Whitney • Cotton gin • Cyrus McCormick • Patented a harvesting machine (reaper) in 1834

  9. John Deere • 1837 1st steel moldboard plow • Gregor Mendel • Austrian botanist • Discovered basic principles of heredity • Silver Bullet Era • 1940’s-1950’s • New pesticides on market • Dramatically increases yields. • Biotechnology Era • 1984 entered stock market • 1995 RoundUp Ready Soybeans

  10. Areas of Agriculture • Supplies and Services • Machinery and equipment • Seed • Chemicals • Feed and animal medicines • Production Agriculture • Marketing and Processing

  11. Impact of Agriculture • 1.6% Involved in production ag. • 15-17% work in the agricultural industry

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