Isabel Briggs Myers: A Career As A Farmer

Modern day farming has transformed from the farming process of last century. Instead of farmers producing for their families, farmers are now similar to input/output managers supplying massive manufacturers that feed the country.

Like consumers, farmers do not have much choice either. Farmers plant crops that are demanded by the global food market. Essentially, farms are no longer owned by farmers and the farmers become the laborers. Also, it sometimes is all or nothing for farmers. For one, some land can only be used for one crop, for example coffee, and if something goes wrong with the crop, farmers lose everything. Second, unskilled labor jobs are dwindling, so there might not be much else a farmer could do if something were to happen to their land. It seems that when crops do well, farmers should be making a lot of money, however, the food processors and distributors are the ones who make most of the profit. Because of this, farmers are left with pennies compared to what the others make. Farmers and consumers have fought to control the food system, but what other choice do they have than to support it?

According to the Myers Briggs Type Indictor (MBTI) (Appendix D) tool, outlines the different personality types and how they gather and evaluate information in the decision making process. My specific ENFJ typology indicates that I have a strong preference for making decisions intuitively (N), demonstrating my creative and imaginative abilities. That I have slight preferences for feeling (F) and judging (J) when considering decisions, and I have marginal preference for extroversion (E).

farmers who had a difficulty making a living off of the crop because of the work that

"I believe in the future of agriculture, with a faith born not of words, but of deeds." These famous words from "The FFA Creed" by E.M. Tiffany outline the basic beliefs of FFA members and agriculturists around the world. But these values, although crucial to the sustaining of our world's ever-increasing population, are growing more and more detached from the people not involved in agriculture. Although food and fiber production has increased in recent years, providing more bushels per acre and more meat per head of cattle, the agriculture industry has come under fire due to an overwhelming majority of people being totally disconnected from the agriculture industry. Today, we'll examine the primary causes of this disconnect, the negative effects on agriculture and our society as a whole that results from it, and how you can help solve this ever-growing problem.

The Farmland film is a documentary that is narrated by farmers itself describing the love and passion they had into the farmer’s life. Many of them come to be second generation of farmers that their main focus is to continue the legacy, time, and effort put in to their farms, by fighting the odds, and tight moments. They produce food, (vegetables, cattle, hogs, chickens, and cattle feed) that is a procedure of not always is has a positive outcome. They depend a lot into the state of the soil, machinery, weather, and market to be able to make a profit of their efforts, to be able to start again the next year.

The Myers and Briggs Analysis is a series of questions that when answered are examined and grouped together in order to determine the personalities of those taking this test. This particular test can result in sixteen different outcomes or types of personalities, which is determined by four different categories that judge if you are introverted or extroverted, use your senses or your intuition, your choice to think or use your feelings, and finally if you are judgmental or perceptive. These series of questions are designed to judge our personalities and help us to determine which career pathways we will be most suited for based on our personality traits and abilities to work well with others, which is important

Agriculturalists have the responsibility of producing sufficient and healthier food to the community. One person whom I have selected is Corrine. She is 29-year-old horticulture professor. Corrine has the scientific knowledge to cultivate and propagate plants, and she can provide technical information how grow to fruit and vegetable. Another person whom I have chosen is Gene, a 51-year-old rancher. Gene can decide which animals to raise, and make decisions about breeding. The third person whom I have included is Tou. He is 37-year-old farmer. Tou can engage in producing seeds and crops, raising living organisms for food or raw materials. The final person whom I have chosen is Chong. He is 38-year-old veterinarian. Chong can diagnose and control animal diseases and treat sick and injured animals, and he can give advice to owners how to properly care for their livestock. The agriculturalists will have the ability to reproduce plant life, raise livestock, and grown foods in the new

Just about everyone, at least in more rural areas, knows a farmer. They, for the most part, are hardworking and very successful individuals. Farmers were not always treated fairly in the past. They were subject to a harsh life and an unfair economy. Why are they no longer victims of the system?

Although I am not from a farm, I think I am still closely related to agriculture since my major is nutrition. As a nutrition major, it is important to know the chemistry of food and plants, the growing places of crops in the United States, the way farmer grow the crops, the benefits and risks behind organic crops, the benefits and risks of GMO and the potential food safety problems associated to pathogens, pesticides, toxicity. Besides, knowing how much crop grown and crop prices can give me a more complete picture on nutrition. Since food costs and availability influences people’s food choices and their nutrient intake. For example, the high costs for vegetables is one of the reason that causes obesity problem in the United States. Besides, one of my aunt is currently living in China, she owned a farmland and grow crops such as sweet potatoes, choy sum for her family.

Back then the farmers used their food to make money but because today we have so many ways to make much more money like jobs. Another quote from an different article, shows that farmers are much different from back then because they have many more

The daily life for a farmer looked like this: Wake up very early, work hard all day until nightfall go back to your

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) “is an introspective self-report questionnaire designed to indicate psychological preferences in how people perceive the world and make decisions” (13). It is one of several personality assessments that is popular among modern mental health experts throughout the world. Currently, it is estimated that the MBTI is “taken by more than two million people per year and is translated into 16 languages (10). “The purpose of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator personality inventory is to make the theory of psychological types described by C. G. Jung understandable and useful in people 's lives” (4).

The agriculture field is one of the biggest employers, employing over 155 million people in the United States. What do you think about when you hear the word “agriculture?” Many people would say farming, but this is not the most common occupation in this field. Farmers make up a fraction of the agricultural jobs at 900,000, but over 2.1 million people own, rent, and claim farming as a primary source of income. The average farm size has dropped from 460 acres in 1990 to 418 acres in 2007, while the average age of this occupation rose to 57, making this one of the older workforces in the United States.

Farming has been around as far back as anyone can remember. Civilization began with farming. About 10,000 years ago, we began to domesticate plants and animals as a way to make our food supply more accessible and predictable. In many ways, the beginning of farming can be defined as the moment we stopped chasing our food and started growing it. As humans advanced the way they farmed, agriculture has reshaped human civilization. For the most part, these changes have been good ones. But as we enter a new era of human history, agriculture faces new challenges and new responsibilities. It seems that in today’s world, many in the urban areas have forgotten this fundamental connection