The Importance of Agriculture - Agriscience in Our Lives

The Importance of Agriculture -Agriscience in Our Lives-
Holton Agricultural Education Department Agriculture Exploration Class
What was it like?
What was it like?
Every second was spent worrying about your next meal.
Hunters and Gatherers
If you wanted to eat you either had to go out and kill it or go out and gather it.
Nature provided caves for shelter and wood for fire.
Wild animals provided meat for food and clothing.
What is Agriscience?
Agriculture -
Agriculture - The production, processing, and marketing of food, fiber, and renewable natural resources.
Agriculture - The production, processing, and marketing of food, fiber, and renewable natural resources. Production involves the actual producing of the food and fiber, this area includes all of the inputs necessary for production and all of the production labor.
Agriculture - The production, processing, and marketing of food, fiber, and renewable natural resources. Production involves the actual producing of the food and fiber, this are includes all of the inputs necessary for production and all of the production labor. Grain, Livestock, and Fruit Farming
Agriculture - The production, processing, and marketing of food, fiber, and renewable natural resources. Production involves the actual producing of the food and fiber, this are includes all of the inputs necessary for production and all of the production labor. Grain, Livestock, and Fruit Farming
Chemicals, fertilizers, & supporting agribusiness
Agriculture - The production, processing, and marketing of food, fiber, and renewable natural resources. Processing involves the changing of a raw natural product and converting it into a useable, consumable product.
Agriculture - The production, processing, and marketing of food, fiber, and renewable natural resources. Processing involves the changing of a raw natural product and converting it into a useable, consumable product. Grain and Feed Milling, Meat Processing, Saw Mills, etc.
Agriculture - The production, processing, and marketing of food, fiber, and renewable natural resources. Marketing involves packaging, distribution, and sales of finished agriculture products to retailers and to the consumers.
Agriculture - The production, processing, and marketing of food, fiber, and renewable natural resources. Marketing involves packaging, distribution, and sales of finished agriculture products to retailers and to the consumers. Shipping, advertising, restaurants, grocery stores, lumber yards, etc.
Agriscience Defined -
Agriscience Defined - The application of scientific principles and new technologies relating to agriculture.
Agriscience Defined - The application of scientific principles and new technologies relating to agriculture. Agriscience makes our agriculture production system more productive and efficient.
Agriscience - Science put into action.
The Basic Sciences
The Basic Sciences

Biology Earth Science Chemistry Biochemistry Physics
The Applied Sciences
Applied Sciences

Horticulture Animal Science Agronomy Agriculture Mechanization Aquaculture Integrated Pest Management Irrigation
Currently people in the united states only spend 14 cents of every dollar they earn on food.
Food in the United State is cheaper than any other place in the world.
Food in the United State is cheaper than any other place in the world. Advances in agriscience are the reason!!!
Recent Agriculture Headlines
BST - Bovine Somatotropin
BST - Bovine Somatotropin E. Coli Food Poisoning
BST - Bovine Somatotropin E. Coli Food Poisoning Beef and Apple Juice
BST - Bovine Somatotropin E. Coli Food Poisoning Growth Hormones
BST - Bovine Somatotropin E. Coli Food Poisoning Growth Hormones Biotechnology or genetic engineering
BST - Bovine Somatotropin E. Coli Food Poisoning Growth Hormones Biotechnology or genetic engineering -Bt Corn
BST - Bovine Somatotropin E. Coli Food Poisoning Growth Hormones Biotechnology or genetic engineering -Bt Corn -Roundup Ready Beans
BST - Bovine Somatotropin E. Coli Food Poisoning Growth Hormones Biotechnology or genetic engineering -Bt Corn -Roundup Ready Beans Oprah Winfrey Trial
BST - Bovine Somatotropin E. Coli Food Poisoning Growth Hormones Biotechnology or genetic engineering -Bt Corn -Roundup Ready Beans Oprah Winfrey Trial I will never eat another burger
Pesticides in the drinking water
Pesticides in the drinking water Pesticide residues found on fruit
Pesticides in the drinking water Pesticide residues found on fruit BSE - Bovine Spongiform Ecephalathy -(Mad Cow Disease)
Pesticides in the drinking water Pesticide residues found on fruit BSE - Bovine Spongiform Ecephalathy -(Mad Cow Disease) Livestock waste runoff in water
Pesticides in the drinking water Pesticide residues found on fruit BSE - Bovine Spongiform Ecephalathy -(Mad Cow Disease) Livestock waste runoff in water Methane is depleting the ozone and causing global warming
The Media Can Be Pretty Scary
You should know enough to make and informed decision and find out the rest of the information.

You should know enough to make and informed decision and find out the rest of the information. Knowledge is your protection.

You should know enough to make and informed decision and find out the rest of the information. Knowledge is your protection. Intelligent people listen to all of the information and then ask the right questions.

You should know enough to make and informed decision and find out the rest of the information. Knowledge is your protection. Intelligent people listen to all of the information and then ask the right questions.
What do you believe?
If you were to believe all of the negative publicity about the agriculture industry then you wont be left with many options when it comes time for dinner.

If you were to believe all of the negative publicity about the agriculture industry then you wont be left with many options when it comes time for dinner. Meat, grains, juices, fruit, vegetables, water, milk, pasta, etc have all been challenged as not safe by the recent media attention on agriculture.

If you were to believe all of the negative publicity about the agriculture industry then you wont be left with many options when it comes time for dinner. Meat, grains, juices, fruit, vegetables, water, milk, pasta, etc have all been challenged as not safe by the recent media attention on agriculture. If all of these foods are unsafe then what is left?
Are you hungry?
Are you hungry?
You will eat for the rest of your life.
Are you hungry?
You will eat for the rest of your life.
The more you know about agriculture the better off you will be!!!

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Holton Agricultural Education Department Agriculture Exploration Class

What was it like?

What was it like?

Every second was spent worrying about your next meal.

Hunters and Gatherers

Hunters and Gatherers

Nature provided caves for shelter and wood for fire.

Hunters and Gatherers

Wild animals provided meat for food and clothing.

Chemicals, fertilizers, & supporting agribusiness

Agriscience - Science put into action.

Agriscience - Science put into action.

The Basic Sciences

Agriscience - Science put into action.

The Basic Sciences

Biology Earth Science Chemistry Biochemistry Physics

Agriscience - Science put into action.

Agriscience - Science put into action.

The Applied Sciences

Agriscience - Science put into action.

Agriscience - Science put into action.

Agriscience - Science put into action.

Agriscience - Science put into action.

Recent Agriculture Headlines

Recent Agriculture Headlines

BST - Bovine Somatotropin

Recent Agriculture Headlines

BST - Bovine Somatotropin E. Coli Food Poisoning

Recent Agriculture Headlines

Recent Agriculture Headlines

BST - Bovine Somatotropin E. Coli Food Poisoning Growth Hormones

Recent Agriculture Headlines

Recent Agriculture Headlines

Recent Agriculture Headlines

Recent Agriculture Headlines

Recent Agriculture Headlines

Recent Agriculture Headlines

Pesticides in the drinking water

Recent Agriculture Headlines

Pesticides in the drinking water Pesticide residues found on fruit

Recent Agriculture Headlines

Recent Agriculture Headlines

Recent Agriculture Headlines

The Media Can Be Pretty Scary

The Media Can Be Pretty Scary

The Media Can Be Pretty Scary

The Media Can Be Pretty Scary

What do you believe?

What do you believe?

What do you believe?

Are you hungry?

Are you hungry?

You will eat for the rest of your life.

Are you hungry?

You will eat for the rest of your life.

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