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2018-2019 Kendall-Grundy Farm Bureau Agriculture in the Classroom Careers Lesson Booklet For more information contact: Kendall-Grundy Farm Bureau Ann Collet, Grundy County Ag Literacy Coordinator 4000 N. Division, Morris, IL 60450 815.942.6400 aitc@grundycfb.com www.grundycfb.com
Words To Know Agribusiness: The provision and sale of supplies and services to those in production agriculture. Agriculture: The entire system that produces the things we eat, wear, and use everyday; the five “F’s” of ag- riculture are food, fabric, forestry, flowers, and renewable fuels. Agricultural Mechanics: A broad area of knowledge and skills related to performing construction, opera- tion, maintenance, and repair of machinery, equipment, and structures used in agricultural/ horticultural work. Animal Science: The science and business of producing domestic livestock species, including but not lim- ited to beef cattle, dairy cattle, poultry sheep and swine. Career: What a person does to earn a living. Consumer: A user of goods and services Distribution: Moving products from one place to another. Environmental Services: management, measurement, and protection of natural assets of air, land and wa- ter. Food and Fiber System: The broad industry engaged in the production, processing, marketing and distribu- tion of agriculture products, as well as the provision of supplies and services for ag production. Food Science: The engineering, biological, and physical sciences used to study the nature of foods, the causes of deterioration, the principles underlying food processing, and the improvement of foods for the consuming public. Interdependent: All parties depending on and benefiting from each other. Marketing: Displaying, advertising and selling products or services. Natural Resources: The area of agriculture that includes the study, management, and use of resources such as a forest, a mineral deposit, or fresh water, that are found in nature and is necessary or useful to humans. Plant Science: the study of plant growth, reproduction, evolution, and adaptation, as well as the use of plants for food, fiber, and ornamental purposes. Processing: Making products into other forms or other products. Production: Growing or raising of plants or animals to provide food and fiber. Services: Providing products and assistance to keep people, machines and businesses within an industry working, moving and producing. 2
More Than Farming The large industry involved in all aspects of production, processing, distribution, and marketing of agricultural products, as well as the provision of supplies and services to those in agriculture production is referred to as the “food and fiber system”. Americans depend on a vital food and fiber system for daily nourishment, clothing, shelter and other basic needs. People living in the United States have the world’s most plentiful food supply and spend less of their income for food than any other nation. In fact, Americans spend only about 10 per cent of their income on food. We expect a supply of our favorite items to be in the groceries, convenience stores, restaurants, fast food drive-ins and malls. This is possible because of the many people employed throughout the U.S. food and fiber system. Agriculture is more than farming. Any occupation that involves growing, harvesting, raising, transporting, processing, making, sell- ing, trading or researching food, fabric, forestry, flowers and renewable fuels are agricultural occupations. It is the nation’s largest employer. You may find it surprising that approximately 37 percent of the people employed in Chicago work in agriculture-related fields. They work in agribusiness, communications, science, research, government, education, processing, distribution, marketing and sales. Some people have careers connected to agriculture but they do not realize it! For example, sales representatives for food distribu- tors, genetic researchers and teachers who teach topics such as plant and animal systems are all involved in agriculture because their jobs relate to the food and fiber system. 3
Agricultural Business Grain Marketing Specialist Agricultural Science Teachers-Secondary Graphic Designer Animal Science Ag Financial Service Representative Human Resource Manager Animal Biotechnologist Certified Appraiser Intern Animal Caretakers/Operations Manager Commodity Procurement/Merchandiser Inventory/Stock Specialist Feedlot Manager Customer Service Representative Information Technology Configurator Food Animal Veterinarian Farm Business Manager/Accountant Information Technology Software Develop- Livestock Buyer Grain Elevator Manager er Meat Inspector Human Resources Generalist Information Technology Specialist Sales Representatives: Feed and Animal Health Logistics & Supply Chain Management Information Technology Web Developer Veterinary Technician Marketing Specialist Payroll Administrator Animal Geneticist Public Relations Specialist Port Terminal Manager Artificial Insemination Technician Sales Representatives-Food, See, Feed, Fuel Post-Secondary Educator College/University Breeding Manager/Multiplication Manager Warehouse Manager/Facility Manager Professor Falconer Accountant Procurement Specialist Poultry Farm Worker Beef Farm Worker Administrative Assistant Production Manager Dairy Farm Worker Advisor-Government/Stakeholder Relations Purchasing Analyst Swine Finishing Farm Worker Agricultural Lawyer Quality Assurance Auditor Swine Nursery Worker Agricultural Legal Assistant Quality Assurance Manager Feed Mill Operator Agricultural Loan Officer Receptionist Herd Nutritionist Herdsman Agricultural Lobbyist Retail Branch Manager Livestock Grader Agricultural Broadcaster Risk Management Specialist Livestock Loader Agricultural Journalist Sales Trainer Penrider Agricultural Literacy and Advocacy Special- Social Media Strategist Poultry Hatchery Manager ist Supply Chain Manager Pressure Washer Operator Auditor Weighbridge/Receivable Associate Ruminant Nutritionist Small Animal Veterinarian Benefits Manager Information Technology Programmer Sow Farm Manager Budget Analyst Office Manager Veterinary Assistant Chief Executive Officer Process/Continuous Improvement Manager Veterinary Pathologist Chief Financial Officer Product Development Manager/Demand Apiary Worker/Beekeeper Chief Operating Officer Planner Ranch Manger Animal Physical Therapist College Recruiter Real Estate Manager Bloodstock Agent Communications Specialist Shipping Coordinator Zoologist Controller Brand Manager Embryologist Corporate Recruiter Export Documentation Specialist Farm Worker- Small Ruminant Credit Analyst Information Technology Analyst Horse Trainer/Instructor Crop Adjuster Accounting Manager Animal Welfare Specialist/Auditor Farrier Data Processor Compensation Specialist Pet Groomer Dispatcher Agriculture Legislative Assistant Carcass Merchandiser Event Manager Patent Scientist/Patent Attorney Executive Assistant Economist Export Sales Manager Information Technology App Developer Extension Agent Career Counselor/Career Services Coordina- Feed Mill Manager tor Financial Analyst Extension Youth Program Coordinator Fleet Manager Grain Buyer 4
Agricultural Mechanics Food Science Plant Science Carpenter/Laborer Food Production Supervisor Agronomy Sales and Management Electrical Engineer Food Safety Specialist Custom Applicator Food Safety/Quality Assurance Manager Entomologist Electrician/Electronics Technician Nutritionist/Dietitian Golf Course Superintendent Hydraulics Technician Product Development Food Scientist Horticulturist Maintenance/Service Technician Evisceration Processor Landscape Designer Truck Driver Fermentation Scientist Plant Breeder Welder Flavor Technologist Landscape Technician Freezer/Refrigeration Specialist Plant Scientist/Field Agronomist Automation Coordinator/Technician Packaging Engineer Research Associate Cotton Gin and warehouse Manager Pricing Coordinator Seed Production Technician Dealer Services Representative Process Engineer Soil Scientist Geospatial Analytics Scientist Produce Buyer Viticulturist Livestock Hauler Produce Inspector Arborist Slaughter Processor-Deboning Agronomist Mechanical Engineer Slaughter Processor-General Operator Analytical Chemist Parts Manager Slaughter Processor-Hanger/Loader Athletic Turf Manager Precision Agriculture Specialist Slaughter Processor-Packing/Scales Bioinformatics Scientist Service Writer Slaughter Processor-Trimming/Cutting Biostatistician Heavy Equipment Operator/Forklift Operator Storage and Hygiene Coordinator Crop Advisor Food Stylist Crop Scout Construction Foreman Food Chain Outreach Coordinator Extension Faculty Sales Representative-Equipment and Ag Sys- Florist tems Formulation Chemist Assembly Technician Greenhouse Manager Design Engineer Laboratory Technician Rendering Truck Driver/Rendering Mainte- Natural Resources Microbiologist Biological Technician Molecular Biologist nance Conservationist Plant Biologist Conservation Officer Plant Geneticist Environmental Services Hydrologist Plant Pathologist Environmental Compliance Officer Restoration Specialist Regulatory Scientist Environmental Engineer Aquaculture Hatchery Manager Research and Development Manager Environmental Science and Protection Aquaculturist Research Station Manager Techncian Biorefining Specialist Research Technician Environmental Scientist & Specialist Ethanol Engineer Seed Production Agronomist Nutrient Management/Waste Management Irrigation Specialist Weed Scientist Biosecurity Monitor Saltwater Husbandry Technician Crop Systems Specialist Climate Change Analyst Wind Substation Technician Row Crop Producer/Farmer Ecologist Forester Aerial Applicator/Ag Pilot Energy Sales Specialist Logger Fisheries Technician Geologist Hydroponics Producer Sawmill Operator Nematologist Wildland Firefighter/Fire Tower Watchman Occupational Health & Safety Manager Pest Control Adviser Propane Sales and Delivery Sanitation Coordinator Toxicologist Water Treatment Technician Wind Turbine Technician Game Warden Marine Biologist Mine Engineer Wildlife Biologist 5
To Market, To Market The food we eat, the clothes we wear, and even the homes we live in all start with agriculture, but the growing and har- vesting are only the beginning. With the exception of fresh fruits and vegetables, most of our daily food supply bears little re- semblance to the grain, fiber and livestock produced by today’s farmer. Farmers don’t grow bread, butter, bologna, peanut butter and jelly. Today’s farmer makes it possible for food proces- sors to use quality products such as wheat, peanuts, milk and meat from livestock to make the foods we eat and enjoy. It takes more than the farmer to get these products to our tables. It takes thousands of other people to get agricultural products to our stores and restaurants. We depend not only on the farmer (producer), but the workers that process (make agri- culture products into other forms or other products, distribute (transport or store) and market (display, advertise and sell) the finished product. Workers throughout this food and fiber system are interdependent; they rely on and support one another. 6
Production: Growing or raising of plants or ani- mals to provide food and fiber. Production agriculture is what we think of as ‘traditional’ agricul- ture, the job that farmers do. Even that job is constantly changing and evolving. Technology has changed the ways many of the jobs within production agriculture are done. New markets are creating the need for new crops, new locations for those crops, and new methods of growing them, like organic farms, local co-op farms, free range and locally marketed animals, farmer’s markets and the like. The commodities we see on the Illinois map are products of Illinois, exam- ples of production in Illinois. After crops are produced, they are transported to processing or marketing facilities. The transportation and storage aspects are called Distribution. Distribution: The transportation and storage of goods, moving products from one place to another. Because we have a very complex distribution system, we are able to enjoy a wide variety of quality products. Commodities transported from where it is grown to the supermarket, res- taurant, or production facility thanks to various people who work in distribution. Whether it is a local processing plant or a distant market, livestock, crops, fruits and vegetables, turf grass, milk, and other agricultural products must often leave their production site on a truck. This is often a large farm truck or a semi-trailer. After the initial trip from the farm is complete, the types of transportation begin to change. Grains are usually moved from the local elevator to a processing plant or an export terminal by barge, railroad car or by semi trucks with cargo containers. Products that need to be refrig- erated or frozen, or have their climate controlled, such as meat, milk, vegetables and fresh flowers, must travel in special rail cars or trucks with refrigeration to keep them cold. Prod- ucts that spoil quickly, such as fresh-cut flowers and fresh seafood are distributed by plane. 7
Processing: Making products into other forms or other products. Nearly all agricultural products must be processed in some manner before they can be used. Each step in the processing adds value (or cost) to the final form of the product. Making pork into sausage, wheat into flour, wool into sweaters, or timber into lumber are all examples of processing. Depending on the final product, pro- cessing can be done in a few steps or it may take many. Making flour into bread and lumber into furniture or buildings are two examples of processing that requires more steps. U.S. agricultural processing is a multi-billion dollar industry. Commercial agricultural processing is much different than processing a small amount of a product at home. Engineers have designed machines that process agricultural products quickly, effi- ciently and in large quantities so that the agricultural industry is able to supply quali- ty products at a low cost. Marketing: Displaying, advertising and selling products or services. The basic function of marketing is to get what is produced sold and used. In the United States, the number and variety of different kinds of products produced by the food and fiber system is huge. Those involved in marketing work to create demand for the vast supply of good generated by American mass production, as well as a multitude of services available to support its citizens. Part of marketing is also to help inform the public so they can know what is available and be able to purchase the best product for their needs. Basic factors considered when marketing a product or service include: -how many buyers there are for this product or service -what they want to buy -what benefits or satisfaction they want from using it -how, when &where they want to buy it -services they expect with this purchase -how much they are willing to pay Some common marketing tools include: Personal contact between a marketer (usually a salesperson) and a possible buyer Sales promotions such as exhibits at shows and expositions or store displays Packaging to catch the eye of a buyer, to convey the nature and quality of the product and to create a desire to buy it Television, internet and radio campaigns using slogans or music 8
Services: Providing products and assistance to keep people, machines and businesses within an industry working, moving and producing. Services are the people and products who keep the production, distribution, processing and marketing facets of agriculture up and running. They are the people who fix equipment and keep livestock healthy for farmers, keep trucks, trains, barges, grain elevators, stockyards and shipping terminals running smoothly, keep mills, bakeries and processing lines function- ing daily, and enable marketing people to get their advertising in front of their target audi- ences. Services cross all the other areas of the agriculture industry. Some examples of services for production include the mechanics that keep equipment running and the veterinarians and vet techs who keep livestock healthy. Examples of services for the distribu- tion sector include diesel mechanics who work on trucks, trains and push boats the doctors who perform physi- cals for the drivers. The processing sector receives services from electricians, plumbers, mechanics and maintenance workers who keep the factories and processing plants running. People in marketing sometimes require services to keep the information flowing, like IT techs, commu- nications specialists, and web developers. An increasingly important part of the food an fiber system is the ecology of caring for the earth. With so many areas that the agriculture sector reaches, the impacts that can be made toward taking care of our earth can be significant. There are many simple ways to make an impact toward the health of our earth. Can you think of some ways you as con- sumers can help take care of the earth? 9
How does agriculture benefit Illinois' economy? Marketing of Illinois' agricultural commodities generates more than $19 billion annually. Corn ac- counts for 54 percent of that total. Marketing of soybeans contributes 27 percent, and the combined marketings of livestock, dairy and poultry generates 13 percent. The balance comes from sales of wheat and other crops, including fruits and vegetables. Billions more dollars flow into the state's economy from ag-related industries, such as farm machinery manufacturing, agricultural real estate, and production and sale of value-added food products. Rural Illinois benefits principally from agricultural production, while agricultural processing and manufactur- ing strengthen urban economies. How are Illinois' agricultural commodities used? With 2,640 food manufacturing companies, Illinois is well-equipped to turn the state's crops and live- stock into food and industrial products. In fact, the state ranks first in the nation with $180 billion in processed food sales. Most of these companies are located in the Chicago metropolitan area, which contains one of the largest concentrations of food-related businesses in the world. Illinois' agricultural commodities also provide the base for such products as animal feed, ink, paint, adhesives, clothing, soap, wax, cosmetics, medicines, furniture, paper and lumber. Each year, 274 mil- lion bushels of Illinois corn are used to produce more ethanol than any other state -- about 678 million gallons. Illinois also markets other renewable fuels, including soybean-based biodiesel. 10
Food processing, Illinois’ leading manufacturing activity, contributes more than $13 billion to the value of raw agricultural products. Illinois is home to more than 2,514 food manufacturing companies. While many of the foods processed in state are sold locally, much of it makes its way to other states and international markets. Illinois is the sixth-leading processed foods exporting state in the country, with annual exports of more than $2.7 billion. Food and agriculture’s impact on the Illinois economy 1 of every 17 jobs 9.6% of the state’s economic output, totaling $120.9 billion in 2012 Indeed, Illinois is a leader in the production of agricultural commodi- ties and is where a significant amount of processing, packaging, and distribution occurs; the state ranks first by processed food sales and fifth by food and agriculture exported product value. 11
Where Does Your Food Dollar Go? Each dollar you spend on food is divided many ways. Each person and process involved in getting the food to you receives a share off each food dollar. The producer’s share is only a little over one tenth of the retail price of a product. Labor costs are twice the amount that goes to the farmer. You can see from the chart below how all the other miscellaneous costs contribute their por- tion the each dollar spent on food. 12
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Hidden Costs Each person and step involved in getting agricultural products from the farm to the final product in your stores adds value, or cost to the purchase price. Some of the ‘hidden’ costs include such things as: Advertising Ingredients Processing Selling Wholesale Breadbaking Interest Profits Storage Delivery Marketing Repairs Transportation 14
Web Pages About Agricultural Careers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PU6BkSMUoA Some Food For Thought About Careers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPXM1tmpjWs Food for Thought...What Do America’s Farmers Grow? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2ABrpFsyZM Growing Your Future In Agriculture HD by Chester County Economic Development Council https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThVKgw8XDNs Your Dream Career in Agriculture by AgCareers https://www.agcareers.com/career-profiles/ Career Profile page, AgCareers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSGmCNoRN3Y Think Agriculture by Michigan Farm Bureau https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXmyFcqhd2c Your Agriculture, Your Life by AITCManitoba https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDIitpzKwKY Careers in Agriculture by KStateAg 15
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