1. Agriculture Careers Bellwork: What future career do you see yourself in?

2. Objectives List and describe the variety of career options Research career interest Present research in a career

3. Eight Major Career Areas Production Agriculture Agriculture Mechanics Agriculture Sales & Service Agriculture Processing Forestry Rural Recreation & Natural Resources Agriculture Marketing & Business Management Horticulture

4. Production Agriculture Raising * Field Crops * Poultry * Fruit * Vegetables * Livestock

9. Agriculture Mechanics Involves * Planning & Constructing Buildings * Machinery Maintenance * Welding * Electrical Work & Plumbing

12. Agriculture Sales & Service Involves Occupations such as: * Veterinarian * Ag Commissioner * Equipment Dealers * Feed Dealers * Ag Flying

14. Agriculture Processing Involves processing and distributing food * Examples include: Butchers Plant Workers Egg Processing

16. Horticulture Involves * Landscaping * Floriculture * Turf Management * Nursery Management

20. Forestry Involves * Producing & Harvesting Timber * Managing Forests * Reforestation

23. Rural Recreation & Natural Resources Involves * Working with renewable resources Examples: Wildlife Water & Soil

25. Agriculture Marketing & Business Management Involves * Business Economics * Developing Markets * Successful Marketing

26. What’s In Your Area Depends on 3 different factors Population Climate Consumer Demand

27. What’s Right For You? What areas interest you? Why?

28. 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