TIFFANY CICHONROSHOLT AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION

DEPARTMENT

Size and Importance of Agriculture

Without Production Agriculture…

There would be no land!

What does it all start with?

Land

Production Agriculture would not be possible without plants and plants are

impossible to grow without land

Land

How much land is available in this area?How much is being used?

In the US 2.3 billion acres 21% is used on crops 25% is used for livestock 30% is used for forest products 24% is used for non agricultural products

Crops

Livestock

Forest

Non ag products

Are We Running Out of Land?

• Some people contend that because of increase in non agricultural uses of land, we are running out of good farmland.

• The Facts do not support this conclusion.

• Even though the number of acres is increasing- the productivity of land in increasing faster than the acres are decreasing.

What is the #1 place farmers sell their land/farms too?

To other farmers

What do Economists predict?

That the trend toward fewer farms will continue, but the decrease will occur in small- and medium- sized farms.

Larger farms are expected to increase in number and volume of sales.

Farms Today

176,990 farms contain 1,000 acres or more161,550 farms contain 500-1,000 acres1,611,090 farms contain 10-500 acres179,350 farms contain less than 10 acres

Products

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)= the yardstick that measures the value or goods and services that America produces in a years

Agriculture accounts for 17% of the GDP and 20% of jobs in the US

America’s Share of World Food Productions

Efficiency of Production Agriculture

Today’s farmer produces enough to feed more than 150 people

90% of the food in the US is made by the American farmer

Per capita has increased 47% from 1970-1997

Why is Efficiency so Important

Efficiency of production agriculture releases manpower for other work and for increasing industrialization.

Greater industrialization leads to a healthier economy

Events Shaping the Global Ag Market

• European Community of its Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)– Changed the EC from a 20 million ton/year importer– To 20 million ton/year exporter

• Collapse of many of the Socialist economists– At 1 time the Soviet Union (USSR) and the People’s

Republic of China were importing 40-50 million tons of grain annually and now are exporters

• Other countries taking over 80 million tons of grain imports

Public Agriservices

Provides special services at the federal, state, and local levels.

The major areas of emphasis include • Research• Education• Communication• Ag regulationUSDA along has more than 100,000 employees

Private Agriservices

Production agriculture pays more than $1 billion yearly on private services

Include Vet Feed grinding and mixing Machine harvesting Contract labor Spraying

Agribusiness

It is amazing how many stores are Agribusiness.

Circle or Underline the ones that YOU give business too and we will total it up and give the results for Monday.

Financial Services

Considered a Private serviceLends money to all three servers of the

agricultural industry Input Output Production

It is almost impossible to run a business without financial service Land Livestock Equipment

Trade Associations

Where is our local trade association?

Every agribusiness association and production agriculture has a trade association.

Trade is more efficiently carried out in groups compared to individuals.

Trade Associations

Help with or give Public Relations Promotion Publicity Communications Sales Training Auditing Recordkeeping

Agricultural Cooperatives

Provide services essential to the agriculture industry

25% of all agricultural products are marketed

by cooperatives

What are some cooperatives around here?

Foreign Trade Categories

6 Categories of Foreign Trade Feed grains and feed grain products Soybeans and Soybean products Wheat and wheat products Live animals Meat and meat products Vegetables

Exports and Imports

Imports: Buying goods from other countriesExports: Selling goods from other countries

All Agricultural exports reach $50 billion

The United States is a major importer

In 10 years imports have increased in agriculture from $4.45 billion to $10.5 billion (136% increase)

Agribusiness and Energy

Agriculture is both a producer and user of energy

As a whole uses 10-20% of the world’s energy.

1/3 of the energy is used by production agriculturalist

2/3 of the energy is used by other agribusiness

Renewable Agricultural Products

Agriculture is becoming a larger producer of energy.

Types: Direct burning Ethanol production Biodiesel Methane gas production

Direct Burning

Wood burning stoves

Ethanol Production

Sugars and/or high-strach grains

E-85

Biodiesel

Most used renewable agricultural alternative energy source

Soy diesel

Methane Gas Production

Methane- natural gas

2/3 of biogas

Agribusiness & The Environment

Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring in 1962Why?EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)Natural Resource Conservation Service