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
Food Natural resources Forestry Biotechnology

Nationwide Job Market

Scientific & Engineering 25%
Plant & animal breeding Genetic engineering Food quality assurance Precision agriculture

Education, Communication, & Governmental Services 13%

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

Fertilizer
Rivers, lakes, & oceans are polluted Plants and animals die

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 worlds freshwater supply? What if you could genetically engineer plants to:
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