Careers in Agriculture

Careers in Agriculture

Exploring some of the careers in this exciting field

Animal Nutritionist

Animals gotta eat too!

Better food = Better life

 Animal nutritionists formulate diets for food, companion, and zoo animals. They work with mammals, birds, and fish. The diets they create must be nutritionally sound, good-tasting, and economical for the ages and types of animals that will use them.

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What are some things that you didn't know about Animal Nutritionists?

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Why is it important for businesses like dairy farms to have Animal Nutritionists?

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List some other places that might need an Animal Nutritionist.

Horticulturist

Making food, medicine, and pleasure from plants.

Horticulturist

Horticulturists work in crop production; plant propagation; plant breeding; genetic engineering; plant physiology; plant biochemistry; landscape design, installation, construction, and maintenance; and storage, processing, and transit (of fruits, berries, nuts, vegetables, flowers, trees, shrubs, and turf). They improve crop yield, quality, nutritional value, and resistance to insects, diseases, and environmental stresses. They make plants more adaptable to different climates and soils and better fit for food uses or processes. And they grow and improve plants used for medicines or spices.Horticulturists can work in industry, government, or educational institutions. 

Multiple Choice

Which job does a Horticulturist not do?

• Breeds Plants

• Teacher

• Landscape Design

• Raise Chickens

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What are some things about this career that interest you?

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If you were a Horticulturist, what job do you think you might like?

Forester

The Keepers of the Forest

Forester

Foresters may spend one day in the laboratory and the next in the field. Some days they speak with executives in board rooms and other days they talk with tree farmers. Therefore, foresters must be highly trainedtechnically, but they must also be good communicators. They must see themselves as stewards of forest resources and must be able to convince others that forests are vital to the welfare of humanity. Basic college courses you should take to become a forester include: biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, engineering, economics, communications, and computer science.

Multiple Select

What are some of the things a Forester does? (Answer all that apply)

• Plant Trees

• Monitor Forest Health

• Sculpt Statues

• Manages Land

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What are some things that you did not know about being a Forester?

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Where are some places that a Forester could work?

These are just a few of the many jobs within the Agriculture pathway

Discover more at

https://www.agriculture.purdue.edu/USDA/careers/index.html