Transcript Careers In agriculture PowerPoint

Careers in
Agriculture
Fun Facts
• Agriculture is a $6+ billion industry for Arizona
– Animals
• Cows represent 43% of animal products
– 450 million pounds of beef every year
– 3.5 billion pounds of milk
– 6 billion eggs
– Crops
• Lettuce, cotton, & hay
– Arizona produces enough cotton to make at least one
pair of jeans for every person in the U.S. each year
Careers in Agriculture
• Not just cows and corn anymore
• Traditional farmers still exist
• Technology has transformed the industry and created
new jobs!
Nationwide Job Market
• 58,000 new jobs in
agriculture every year
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Food
Natural resources
Forestry
Biotechnology
Nationwide Job Market
• Scientific & Engineering – 25%
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Plant & animal breeding
Genetic engineering
Food quality assurance
Precision agriculture
• Education, Communication, &
Governmental Services – 13%
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Plant & animal inspection
Public health administration
Food system security
Biotechnology impact assessment
Scientific & Engineering
• Genetic Engineering
– What?
• Altering plants and animals
• Make them healthier or heartier
– Why?
Crops grow
faster & larger
We have food
& farmers stay
in business
Rivers, lakes,
& oceans are
polluted
Plants and
animals die
Fertilizer
Scientific & Engineering
• Solution
– Genetically engineer the plants to use fertilizer more
efficiently therefore need less
– Arcadia Biosciences has developed crops that use 1/3 the
fertilizer and produce the same amount!
• Advantages
– Protects the environment
– More cost effective for farmers
Scientific & Engineering
• Did you know that after many years of being
farmed, a section of land will no longer produce
crops?
• Did you know that agriculture uses over 80% of the
world’s freshwater supply?
• What if you could genetically engineer plants to:
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Grow in nutrient deficient soil?
Use less water?
Resist insects?
Produce crops in regions of famine?
Education, Communication,
& Governmental Services
• Plant & animal inspection
– Inspectors ensure animals are being treated humanely and
plants are being harvested safely
• E-coli scare
• Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
– Ensure food is safe for consumption
• Cloned meat
– Protect food supply from contamination
• Dog food scare
• Alternative fuel research
– Ethanol (corn)
Summary
• Careers
– New, innovative jobs
– In high demand
– Many different fields
• Advantages
– Help build a secure future by protecting the
environment
– Develop safer, healthier foods
– Create better lives for animals used for food