Agriculture Careers

Original PowerPoint Created by Miss Stacy Huerta

For AGED 410, Fall 2001

Modified by Georgia Agriculture Education

Curriculum Office

June, 2002

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?

Where to look…

• Teachers• Friends• Family• Industry• Newspaper

How To Contact People

• Phone

• Letter

• Word of Mouth

• Email