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Understanding Agriculture: Key Concepts and Career Pathways in Agribusiness

This session highlights the importance of organization and record-keeping in agricultural businesses. Participants will explore the broad field of agriculture, encompassing systems management, natural resource management, and various career paths. Through engaging discussions, students will identify how agriculture has transformed lives and the interrelated industries that stem from it. Topics include production agriculture, agribusiness, and essential concepts in agricultural science. Finally, attendees will reflect on key takeaways from the presentation to reinforce their understanding.

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Understanding Agriculture: Key Concepts and Career Pathways in Agribusiness

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  1. CASE 1.1.2

  2. Tuesday, 8/28/12 • Objectives: • Organization and record keeping are important to the success of an agricultural business. • Agriculture is a broad field of study that includes agriculture systems, natural resource management, science, business, communication, and leadership. • Bellwork: • How has agriculture made life easier? • What additional industries are related to agriculture?

  3. Tabs Needed: Plant & Animal Science • 1. Intro/FFA • 2. Animal Science • 3. Plant Science • Speech • Career Portfolio

  4. Tabs needed: Ag Welding • 1. Intro/FFA • 2. MIG • 3. ARC • 4. Projects • 5. Speech • 6. Career Portfolio

  5. Tabs needed: Intro to Ag • 1. Intro • 2. Comm • 3. Science • 4. Nat Res • 5. Plant/Animal • 6. Mech • 7. Portfolio

  6. Tabs needed: Ag Mechanics • 1. Intro/FFA • 2. Land • 3. Welding • 4. SGE • 5. Woods • 6. Projects • 7. Speech • 8. Career Portfolio

  7. Facets of Agriculture • What is the first word that comes to your mind when you hear the word Agriculture? • Most people associate farming with agriculture.

  8. Production Agriculture • Production Agriculture is the process of raising plants and animals for food, fiber, and fuel. • “Farming”, also know as production agriculture, only counts for a small portion of the industry. • Less than 2% of Americans are involved in production Agriculture

  9. Areas of Study in Ag • Food Science • Forestry • Marketing • Natural resource management • Plant Scientist • Soil Scientist • Agribusiness • Agricultural Education • Agricultural Law and Policy • Animal Science • Aquaculture • Biotechnology • Communications

  10. What Agriculture Produces • A Common view of agriculture: Production Agriculture  Food and Fiber

  11. Agriculture Production Industry • Agricultural Services • Mechanics, Computer technicians, irrigation managers, agronomist, loan officers • Agricultural Supplies • Fertilizers, chemicals, machinery and implements, animal feed • Research and Development • Geneticists, crop and animal scientists, bio- technicians, plant breeder

  12. Once Produced, then what? • Products of agriculture are called commodities. • Commodities require post-harvest inputs

  13. Post-Harvest Inputs • Processing • Packaging, canning/freezing, slaughtering, combining commodities for consumer use • Marketing • Advertising, product packaging, distribution systems • Research and Development • Food Scientists, chemists, commodity research • Transportation • Land, rail, air, and water

  14. Agribusiness • All of the inputs and production required for agricultural commodities to be developed and delivered are called agribusiness. • Over 45% of all Americans work in agribusiness related careers!

  15. Ticket out the Door • List 5 key points that are important to remember from this presentation.

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