Agriculture Careers

Bellwork:What future career do you see yourself in?

ObjectivesList and describe the variety of career optionsResearch career interestPresent research in a career

Eight Major Career Areas

•Production Agriculture

•Agriculture Mechanics

•Agriculture Sales & Service

•Agriculture Processing

•Forestry

•Rural Recreation & Natural Resources

•Agriculture Marketing & Business Management

•Horticulture

Production Agriculture

Raising

* Field Crops

* Poultry

* Fruit

* Vegetables

* Livestock

Agriculture Mechanics

Involves

* Planning & Constructing Buildings

* Machinery Maintenance

* Welding

* Electrical Work &

Plumbing

Agriculture Sales & Service

Involves Occupations such as:* Veterinarian* Ag Commissioner* Equipment Dealers* Feed Dealers* Ag Flying

Agriculture Processing

Involves processing and distributing food

* Examples include:

Butchers

Plant Workers

Egg Processing

Horticulture

Involves

* Landscaping

* Floriculture

* Turf Management

* Nursery Management

Forestry

Involves

* Producing &

Harvesting Timber

* Managing Forests

* Reforestation

Rural Recreation &Natural Resources

Involves

* Working with

renewable resources

Examples:

Wildlife

Water & Soil

Agriculture Marketing & Business Management

Involves

* Business Economics

* Developing Markets

* Successful Marketing

What’s In Your Area

Depends on 3 different factors

• Population

• Climate

• Consumer Demand

What’s Right For You?

What areas interest you? Why?

Your Turn…You have heard some agricultural careers.Pick one based on what you learned today and one that interest you that was not presented.Choose one of the above and make a collage on the career. – Make the collage on a career with the following criteria: schooling

required, salary amount, why it interested you, and description of the career.

Be creative!

The second career write a one or two page paper on: • Schooling required• Salary amount• Why it interested you• Description of the career