The Importance of Agriculture -Agriscience in Our Lives- Holton Agricultural Education Department Agriculture Exploration Class

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.



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.



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



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



Processing involves the changing of a raw natural product and converting it into a useable, consumable product.



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.



Marketing involves packaging, distribution, and sales of finished agriculture products to retailers and to the consumers.



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



E. Coli Food Poisoning



E. Coli Food PoisoningBeef and Apple Juice




Growth Hormones




Growth Hormones

Biotechnology or genetic engineering




Growth Hormones


-Bt Corn




Growth Hormones


-Bt Corn-Roundup Ready

Beans




Growth Hormones


-Bt Corn-Roundup Ready Beans

Oprah Winfrey Trial




Growth Hormones

Biotechnology or genetic engineering-Bt Corn -Roundup Ready Beans

Oprah Winfrey Trial - I will never eat another burger




Growth Hormones



Pesticides in the drinking water




Growth Hormones




Pesticide residues found on fruit




Growth Hormones





BSE - Bovine Spongiform Ecephalathy

-(Mad Cow Disease)




Growth Hormones






-(Mad Cow Disease)

Livestock waste runoff in water




Growth Hormones






-(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.



Knowledge is your protection.



Knowledge is your protection. Intelligent people listen to all of the

information and then ask the right questions.



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 won’t 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.



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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The Importance of Agriculture -Agriscience in Our Lives- Holton Agricultural Education Department Agriculture Exploration Class