1. Agriculture Careers Original PowerPoint Created by Miss Stacy Huerta For AGED 410, Fall 2001 Modified by Georgia Agriculture Education Curriculum Office June, 2002

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12. What’s Right For You? What areas interest you?

13. Where to look… Teachers Friends Family Industry Newspaper

14. How To Contact People Phone Letter Word of Mouth Email