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21st Century Ag
Careers in a Cluster
Agricultural Pathways
Potpourri
100

The production of plants and animals. 

What is agriculture? 

100

Agency charged with regulating organic food production to ensure proper standards for labeling. 

Who is the USDA?

100

The number of career clusters which represent all jobs and careers. 

What is 16?

100

Pathway to careers which regulate & preserve resources such as forests, wildlife and water. 

What is Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences?

100

Pathway related to processing, storage, distribution and marketing of ag commodities and by products. 

What is food products and processing? 
200

As agriculture today continues to embrace technology, this system has allowed for more precise practices. 

What is GPS? 
200
Agricultural researchers utilize this set of logical steps and procedures to collect data. 

What is the scientific method? 

200

Defining future needs and wants is this step in setting a career goal. 

What is the first? 

200
The pathway which works to improve the production of animals. 

What is animal science?

200

Before choosing a career, one should always do this to determine the job requirements, compensation and benefits. 

What is research? 

300

When making breeding decisions in both plants and animals, agriculturist consider this study of heredity. 

What is genetics? 
300

This process is being heavily utilized and criticized in today's ag society as producers rush to meet the growing demand. 

What is genetically modified organisms?

300

The term for career clusters broken down by skills and knowledge into groups. 

What are pathways? 

300

Pathway that includes the study of plant nutrition, genetics, irrigation, fertility and weed science. 

What is Plant & Soil Science? 

300
College degree type which normally takes two years, consists of completing basic coursework, and precedes a bachelor's degree.

What is an associate's degree? 

400

The application of agricultural principals and new technologies. 

What is agriscience? 

400

Fuels today are comprised of living things, examples are ethanol and biodiesel. 

What are biofuels? 
400

Resources to identify possible career paths include online databases, teachers and this other school employee. 

Who is the counselor? 

400

Pathway which studies ag finance, policy, marketing or agricultural law. 

Agribusiness & Management

400

Career choices should be which of the following: temporary, building blocks or permanent. 

What are building blocks? 

500

This percentage of jobs are directly related to ag production. 

What is 2%?

500

Substance used in livestock species to control, prevent and treat disease. 

What are antibiotics? 

500

The number of agricultural career pathways. 

What is 7?

500

Pathway engaging in various areas of engineering, construction technology, and hydraulics. 

What is Agricultural Power, Structures and Technology? 

500

Pathway including careers which report and write ag related news, prepare publications, produce radio and television segments. 

What is Agricultural Communications? 

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