Why Is Agriculture Important?

On a piece of Paper1.Write down 5 things that come to

mind when you here the word agriculture

2. Write down how you have interacted with agriculture today

Advances in medicine and agriculture Advances in medicine and agriculture have saved vastly more lives than have have saved vastly more lives than have been lost in all the wars in history.” been lost in all the wars in history.” Dr. Dr. Carl SaganCarl Sagan

Summarize quote then answer:Summarize quote then answer: What does this say about the importance What does this say about the importance

of agriculture? of agriculture? What advances in agriculture could this What advances in agriculture could this

be talking about? be talking about? What advances do you see in future for What advances do you see in future for

agriculture? agriculture?

Basic Agricultural Basic Agricultural AwarenessAwareness

What are the basic needs What are the basic needs of humans?of humans?

• FoodFood• FiberFiber• ShelterShelter

Basic Needs of HumansBasic Needs of Humans

Food - Provide our bodies with Food - Provide our bodies with nourishmentnourishment– Sources: Plants and AnimalsSources: Plants and Animals

Meat, eggs, milk, various Meat, eggs, milk, various parts of plants (leaves, parts of plants (leaves, stems, roots, fruits, and stems, roots, fruits, and seeds)seeds)

Fiber (clothing) Fiber (clothing) To clothe and protect our bodies To clothe and protect our bodies

(avoids embarrassment)(avoids embarrassment)– Come from Plant and Animal Come from Plant and Animal

SourcesSources Cotton, leather, furs, and by Cotton, leather, furs, and by products mostly from plant products mostly from plant oils that are used to make oils that are used to make materials used in clothing.materials used in clothing.

Shelter – to protect us from the Shelter – to protect us from the elementselements– Come from plant and animals Come from plant and animals

sources and from raw sources and from raw materials from the earth.materials from the earth. Forestry products, paper, Forestry products, paper, steel, plastics, brick and steel, plastics, brick and cement.cement.

Agriculture is about Agriculture is about providing the products providing the products

essential to life.essential to life.

Define Agriculture!Define Agriculture!

Activities concerned with the production Activities concerned with the production of plants and animals, and related of plants and animals, and related supplies, services, mechanics, supplies, services, mechanics, products, processing and marketing.products, processing and marketing.

Agriculture is often labeled as Agriculture is often labeled as “agriculture/agribusiness and “agriculture/agribusiness and renewable resources”renewable resources”

Also as “The food, fiber and Also as “The food, fiber and environmental systems industry.”environmental systems industry.”

Agriscience/Agribusiness Agriscience/Agribusiness DefinedDefined

AgriscienceAgriscience- The - The application of application of scientific scientific principles to principles to agricultureagriculture

AgribusinessAgribusiness- - Refers to Refers to commercial commercial firms that have firms that have developed from developed from agricultureagriculture

Is Agriscience like the Is Agriscience like the other Sciences I have to other Sciences I have to

take in High School?take in High School?

Let’s try to understand how it Let’s try to understand how it fits into the big picture of the fits into the big picture of the

sciences.sciences.

The Basic SciencesThe Basic Sciences1) 1) BiologyBiology- The study of living - The study of living

things; both plants and animalsthings; both plants and animals

2) 2) ChemistryChemistry- The study of nature - The study of nature and characteristics of elements and characteristics of elements and simple substancesand simple substances

3) 3) Bio-Chemistry – Bio-Chemistry – The study of The study of chemical activities or processes chemical activities or processes of living organisms.of living organisms.

Applied SciencesApplied Sciences

AquacultureAquaculture Agricultural Agricultural

EngineeringEngineering Animal Animal

ScienceScience AgronomyAgronomy

Soil ScienceSoil Science BiotechnologyBiotechnology HorticultureHorticulture EntomologyEntomology

Definition- The application of one or more of the basic sciences for practical (real life) purposes.

Agriscience ExamplesAgriscience Examples Agronomy/Crop Agronomy/Crop

ScienceScience– Uses biology and Uses biology and

chemistry to produce chemistry to produce and control cropsand control crops CottonCotton SoybeansSoybeans TobaccoTobacco Hay and Turf grassHay and Turf grass

Agriscience ExamplesAgriscience Examples

EntomologyEntomology– Uses biology and chemistry to study Uses biology and chemistry to study

insect lifeinsect life Agriculture EngineeringAgriculture Engineering

– Uses physics to develop new Uses physics to develop new machines, tools and implementsmachines, tools and implements

Agriscience ExamplesAgriscience Examples

BiotechnologyBiotechnology– Uses biology, genetics, and chemistry Uses biology, genetics, and chemistry

to modify or change organisms for a to modify or change organisms for a useful purposeuseful purpose

Horticulture – the science of Horticulture – the science of producing, processing, and marketing producing, processing, and marketing of fruits, vegetables and ornamental of fruits, vegetables and ornamental plants.plants.

Animal Science – the science of animal Animal Science – the science of animal growth, care and management.growth, care and management.

Soil Science – The science and study Soil Science – The science and study of the properties and management of of the properties and management of soil to grow plants.soil to grow plants.

Scientific MethodScientific Method

Agriculture and Agriculture and other sciences other sciences use the use the Scientific Scientific Method to Method to solve problemssolve problems

Scientific MethodScientific Method

Identifies a ProblemIdentifies a Problem Reviews LiteratureReviews Literature Forms a HypothesisForms a Hypothesis Prepare a Project ProposalPrepare a Project Proposal Design the ExperimentDesign the Experiment Collect the DataCollect the Data ConclusionsConclusions Prepare a Written ReportPrepare a Written Report

Exit TicketExit Ticket

1. What are the 3 basic human 1. What are the 3 basic human needs?needs?

2. What is an applied science?2. What is an applied science?

3. What is the first step in the 3. What is the first step in the scientific method?scientific method?

Which is an applied science?Which is an applied science?–     ?    Chemistry ?    Chemistry –     ?    Entomology ?    Entomology –     ?    Physics ?    Physics –     ?    Biology?    Biology

Which is often called an applied Which is often called an applied science since it uses principles science since it uses principles learned in other sciences to solve learned in other sciences to solve practical problems?practical problems?–     ?    Chemistry ?    Chemistry –     ?    Biochemistry ?    Biochemistry –     ?    Agriculture ?    Agriculture –     ?    Biology?    Biology

In agriscience as well as other In agriscience as well as other sciences, the method used to solve sciences, the method used to solve a problem is called the:a problem is called the:–     ?    Process of elimination. ?    Process of elimination. –     ?    Scientific method. ?    Scientific method. –     ?    Most popular decision technique. ?    Most popular decision technique. –     ?    Educated guess method.?    Educated guess method.

A local tractor dealership is BEST A local tractor dealership is BEST described as an:described as an:–     ?    Agribusiness. ?    Agribusiness. –     ?    Agri-Marketing Service. ?    Agri-Marketing Service. –     ?    Agriculture Production ?    Agriculture Production

Enterprise. Enterprise. –     ?    Agriculture Display.?    Agriculture Display.

The FIRST step in the scientific The FIRST step in the scientific method of problem solving is to:method of problem solving is to:–     ?    Draw conclusions. ?    Draw conclusions. –     ?    Identify the problem. ?    Identify the problem. –     ?    Prepare a written report. ?    Prepare a written report. –     ?    Collect data.?    Collect data.

The BEST term to describe the The BEST term to describe the application of scientific principles application of scientific principles and new technologies in and new technologies in agriculture is:agriculture is:–     ?    Farming. ?    Farming. –     ?    Agriscience. ?    Agriscience. –     ?    Renewable natural resources. ?    Renewable natural resources. –     ?    Agribusiness.?    Agribusiness.

Which is an agribusiness related to Which is an agribusiness related to horticulture?horticulture?–     ?    Dairy processor ?    Dairy processor –     ?    Livestock market ?    Livestock market –     ?    Greenhouse dealer ?    Greenhouse dealer –     ?    Veterinarian?    Veterinarian

Scientific MethodScientific Method

List in your notebook at least five List in your notebook at least five problems that you think could be problems that you think could be solved by science to make our solved by science to make our world a better placeworld a better place