Agriculture In America

Education is a powerful tool and, when used correctly, it has the power to teach someone a new skill, transform his or her perspective, and encourage personal growth and development. Throughout this country, numerous agricultural education programs help students to learn more about and deepen their understanding of one of this nation’s most valuable industries: the agricultural industry. Most importantly, these programs play a major role in helping to combat the lack of

Over the years agriculture has nearly diminished from the workforce. Why is this happening? In fact, ever since the Industrial Revolution’s promises of “big city success” agriculture has taken a hit. Agriculture has been a foundation for the infrastructure of the United States since it’s creation. Agricultural careers are a necessity for the nation. It is important through the history, from whom it affects, the effects on the environment and people, and to find a solution to the loss of this core element.

The agriculture industry is not only the largest industry within our state, but also within our nation. However, in recent years it has also been one of the most heavily criticized. This has led to a ‘brain drain’ in rural America as more people decide to leave our industry and their family farms.

With Ag career’s growing and stretching the economy, more kids are becoming interested in the Agricultural field, thus causing more students to join Ag classes. Then we have some kids being influenced by friends and family to join an Ag class and then they encourage their friends to join the class. Currently at Central DeWitt in the first semester classes our Ag teacher has 105 students that she is teaching in just this semester alone, and to remind you some of those students have 2+ Ag classes this

During the year of following WWl, the demand for farming had increased greatly. Many farms in the midwest continued to expand to meet the demand, tilling up prairie grasslands to make new fields for crops. After the demand was over, the AAA (Agricultural Adjustment Act )authorized the federal government to try and raise farm prices and force farmers to plant less (Foner 816). This worked to a point and forced many to leave their farms and move to the cities or to the west coast. The problem was during the early 1930’s the country was under a great drought, causing this now exposed soil to dry up even faster and begin to blow around. The winds would often blow for days, carrying soil particles as far east as New York City. Families that remained

Since I came to Ozarks Farm & Neighbor, I have had the privilege to meet countless people who share a passion for agriculture and farming. Some are new to farming and/or livestock production, while others have been immersed in agriculture their whole lives. No matter how they came to be involved in agriculture, it has become their passion.

According to Daniel L. Swain of the American meteorological society and Stanford University, says that the 2013 and 2014 drought in California was an exceptional climate event in the western coast of the United States( Swain) The drought that has impacted the state of California has been a national phenomena for a few years now and how it affects the climate and economic aspects of the United States economy has helped increase awareness to the general public of the United States. California has a majority of all farming in the U.S., including crops that are exclusive to California , These crops that are vital for our survival have been hindered by the droughts of the western United States and California.. The impact of the agricultural industry in the United States has been greatly impacted by the effects of the drought in southern California. The Californian drought of the 21st century effects what the rest of the country receives in terms of produce and crops from California. Therefore the American people that live other places in the U.S. should have more concern for the drought of California than they have today. We need to find other ways,

As students enrolled in High School we are often attacked with a barrage of questions; “What field are you going into?”, “Are you ready for college?”, “What are you interested in?”, and many others. When we answer that “we aren’t quite sure yet”, we are told we don’t have much time. The truth is that we really don’t. Our four high school years pass by in a blink and before we know it we are registering for college. Deciding on your major can be an immense decision that will affect the career you go into. There are many fields one can study when considering that pertain to agriculture; learning about them, deciding which job is for you, and preparing now, are significant factors to contemplate.

The world of agricultural isn’t just a world of corn and cows, though. Working in an agricultural job could mean that you live in a city and spend your time in a research facility or creating laws just as much as it could mean that your daily “suit” is a pair of overalls. One type of job is not more important than the other.

The kids are starving and the fields are barren. At least, that is what the United States would look like without an agricultural sector. In fact, the agricultural industry is the most important sector of the United States economy. The most obvious way that the agricultural industry contributes is as a source of food supply to all countries of the world. It also helped the United States become a world superpower by supplementing the industrial sector, and is valued in both advanced and developing countries. One of the most important things the agricultural industry provides is jobs. A large portion of the labor force occupies agriculture, including rural people and immigrants. Throughout history, workers in the agricultural industry have been

Agricultural land-use patterns today differ from those developed by von Thunen’s model in 1826. Various factors contribute to these changes such as an increased predominance of technology for food reservation and improved transportation. In the past, the spoiling of various fruits and vegetable was highly dependent of the distance of the farm to the urban center. During that time, dairy and fruits would be located near the center of a large urban area so the can be sold before they spoil. Now, technology has improved drastically since 1826, which has resulted in changes in agricultural-land patterns. Modern technology has allowed refrigeration, chemicals, and other methods to preserve freshmen of foods for extended periods of time. Now, with

An estimated three billion of the world’s population subsists on less than U.S. $2 per day, and I unfortunately am part of that statistic. On average, I make less than 2 dollars a day which roughly equates to approximately 700 dollars annually. This means that I cannot afford a house, a car, or any of those luxuries. On a regular day, I would wake up and find some work, most of the time I pick up cans and take them to a recycling center for a miniscule amount of money. After that, I look through the trash cans in order to find resources that people throw away carelessly. I also do subsistence farming to provide food for me and my family. Finally, after a hard day’s worth of work, me and my family look for a safe place to stay for the night,

Before I entered this class, I took local farmers for granted. I thought all the produce in our supermarkets was from local farmers, and I thought that green markets were just another place to buy produce. This semester has opened my eyes to the issues surrounding the food we eat.

This was a wonderful development for the youth of agriculture.The problem arose when there have been more teachers retiring yearly then there are new ag teachers to fill these open positions. Nationwide, 201 Ag teachers went into retirement,721 left teaching, 245 teachers are not certified to teach agriculture. After graduates are calculated in the equation there are still 797.5 positions to fill. With the lack of Ag teachers some agriculture programs have been closed causing school systems to lose the sight of importance for agriculture education. There a case currently being fought in Utah about closing an ag program, because of the lack of importance agriculture gives. This caused a rise of FFA members and advisors from around the nation. Without ag teachers teaching agriculture courses, people lose sight of the importance of agriculture. Ag teachers are the backbone to the Ag industry. There are 649,355 FFA members nationally (this does not include other agriculture students that are not in FFA) that depend on agriculture teachers to mold them into the future of

Throughout my field experience, I was able to get a glimpse into what I could expect when I graduate college and begin my teaching career. Of course, with my career choice of Agriculture Education, It allows me the ability to educate students on a topic that I have always loved and enjoyed learning and studying about. I enjoyed getting to meet students, as well as to see what they thought about the class they were in, as well as getting to experience the classroom setting from the teachers perspective.