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Careers in Agriculture

Careers in Agriculture. Amy Guerra AgEd 410, Spring 2013. Overview of Topics. Learning Outcomes Importance of Agriculture Careers Career Areas Local Careers Activity. Learning Outcomes. Identify: 12 Ag-Related careers 4 Local Ag-related careers. Importance of Agriculture Careers.

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Careers in Agriculture

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  1. Careers in Agriculture Amy Guerra AgEd 410, Spring 2013

  2. Overview of Topics • Learning Outcomes • Importance of Agriculture Careers • Career Areas • Local Careers • Activity

  3. Learning Outcomes Identify: • 12 Ag-Related careers • 4 Local Ag-related careers

  4. Importance of Agriculture Careers • 1/3 of workers in CA • Work indirectly/directly related to agriculture

  5. Question • What is a commodity? • A product of agriculture • A good that is valued • Produced to satisfy wants/needs

  6. Importance of Agriculture Careers (cont.) • California produces 99% of: • Almonds • Avocados • Walnuts

  7. Importance of Agriculture Careers (cont.) • California produces 99% of: • Artichokes • Figs • Dates

  8. Importance of Agriculture Careers (cont.) • California produces 99% of: • Kiwifruit • Pomegranates • Prunes • Olives

  9. Importance of Agriculture Careers (cont.) • Over 350 other Agricultural commodities • Dairy • Grapes • Berries • Lettuce • Hay • Tomatoes • Pistachios

  10. Importance of Agriculture Careers (cont.) • Agricultural occupations range • From flower production to meat processing • Providing large variety of career options

  11. Career Areas 8 General Career Areas

  12. Career Areas (cont.) 1. Production Agriculture • Involves raising field crops • Poultry • Fruit • Vegetables • Livestock

  13. Career Areas (cont.) 2. Agriculture Mechanics • Planning and constructing buildings • Machinery maintenance • Welding • Electrical work • Plumbing

  14. Career Areas (cont.) 3. Agriculture Sales and Service • Veterinarian • Farrier • Ag Flying • Ag Commissioner • Equipment dealers • Feed dealers • Ag Lender

  15. Career Areas (cont.) 4. Agriculture Processing • Involves processing and distributing food • Butchers • Egg Processors • Plant workers • Cheese processors

  16. Career Areas (cont.) 5. Horticulture • Turf Management • Landscaping • Floriculture • Propagation • Bio-technology • Nursery Management

  17. Career Areas (cont.) 6. Forestry • Producing and harvesting timber • Managing forests • Reforestation

  18. Career Areas (cont.) 7. Rural Recreation and Natural Resources • Working with renewable resources • Wildlife • Water and soil

  19. Career Areas (cont.) 8. Ag Marketing and Business Management • Business economics • Developing markets for Ag products • Successful marketing of those products

  20. Local Careers Depends on different factors: 1. Population • Rural areas Production Agriculture • Urban areas Processing and Horticulture

  21. Local Careers (cont.) 2. Climate and Rainfall • Influences crops and livestock production • May affect availability of supplies/services

  22. Local Careers(cont.) 3. Consumer demand • Influences: • Types of crops grown • Types of Ag employment available

  23. Career choice should reflect S.A.E. Examples: • Lamb, beef, swine production Livestock producer • Work experience at feed store or vet clinic Sales and Service Marketing and Management • Building a trailer Ag mechanics

  24. Review • California produces 99% of which commodities? (List a few) • What are 3 factors that affect availability of local careers?

  25. Growing your future in agriculture Click HERE if video doesn’t play

  26. Looking Ahead • List 3 Career areas that interested you

  27. Activity • Read Chapter 1 • FFA Student Handbook • Make bulletin board • Display different local careers in Agriculture • Written report on Agriculture Career • 1 page

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