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5th Grade QCC Standards

• Science 1, 2, 23
• Mathematics 7, 15, 31
• Language Arts 8, 33
• Social Studies 4, 5, 10, 29, 30, 58, 71
• For more information visit http//www.doe.k12.ga.
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Welcome to Georgia Agriculture!Ag Awareness
Week is March 19-25

• Dependence on agriculture knows no boundaries.
  Urban or rural, wealthy or poor, white collar and
  blue collar, young and old, any culture, any
  nation, any race agriculture is the lifeline
  that supports us all. An understanding of
  agriculture is important to every citizen. The
  economic well-being of our society is dependent
  on agriculture to supply an inexpensive, safe and
  abundant food supply as well as food, clothing,
  shelter, and plants, animals and natural
  resources for recreation, companionship and for
  aesthetic value.
• Knowledge of the food and fiber system is
  important for informed consumers as well as for
  the continued economic success of our state and
  for environmental stewardship. -- The
  Governors Advisory Committee on Agriculture

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A Guide to Georgia Agriculture

• Georgia Agriculture
• Agriculture Georgias Largest Industry
• Georgia Agricultural History
• Georgia Agriculture Firsts
• Georgia Agriculture Facts
• Agriscience and Technology
• Careers in Agriculture

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Georgia AgricultureWhat is Agriculture?

• Agriculture is the science, art, and business of
  the production and management of plants, animals,
  and natural resources to supply food, clothing,
  shelter, recreation, companionship, and for a
  safe and beautiful environment.

Did you know? 1.6 of people are involved in
production agriculture and 15-17 work in the
agriculture industry.
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Georgia AgricultureAreas of Agriculture

• Sales and Service
• The things used in the production and
  management of plants, animals, and natural
  resources. Major areas include machinery and
  equipment, seed and plants, chemicals, feed, and
  animal medicines.
• Production Agriculture
• Involves the production of plants and animals,
  such as the big five Ps of Georgia Agriculture
  Peanuts, Pecans, Pines, Poultry, and Peaches.
  Others include livestock, landscape plants, fish,
  etc.
• Marketing and Processing
• This major division of agribusiness moves
  agricultural products from the farm to the
  consumer. An example is a potato being grown and
  then the process of it being made into a potato
  chip to be sold at the grocery store.
• Education and Research
• Involves the areas of agriculture education and
  research to educate youth and the general public.

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AgricultureGeorgias Largest Industry

• Georgia agribusiness makes up about 16 of the
  state's annual economic output.
• One out of every 6 Georgians has a career in or
  related to agriculture.
• The annual farmgate value of Georgia agriculture
  and forestry is more than 8.7 billion.

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AgricultureGeorgias Largest Industry
The Importance of Food and Fiber in Georgia
Counties
This map shows that in over two-thirds of
Georgias counties that agriculture is either the
largest or second largest part of the counties
economies.
Source The Economic Importance of Food and
Fiber to Georgias Rural Economy
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Georgia Agricultural HistoryJames Edward
Oglethorpe and the Trustees Garden

• Georgia was founded on the firm foundation of
  agriculture in 1734.
• In 1734, General James Edward Oglethorpe
  established the Trustees Garden in Savannah, GA.
  It was a 10-acre plot used to make sure certain
  crops could grow in Georgias climate.
• Oglethorpe had an agricultural plan for Georgia
  long before sailing to North America.
• The Trustees Garden was laid out as North
  Americas first economic garden or agricultural
  experiment station.
• Upon arrival in Savannah, with the first
  colonists, Oglethorpe arranged for Tomochichi, a
  local Indian Chief, to teach agriculture to the
  colonists.

James Oglethorpe
Tomochichi
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Georgia Agricultural HistoryJames Edward
Oglethorpe and the Trustees Garden

• Savannah was the first city to export silk from
  North America, and the silkworms made their home
  in the mulberry trees in Trustees Garden.
• The Trustees Garden was meant to be modeled after
  the gardens in England. The gardens main purpose
  was to provide semitropical products to England
  and the crown.
• Georgias official state tree, the Live Oak,
  served as frost-trees under which orange trees
  were planted to grow to survive the blasts of
  frost in the spring that came with Savannahs
  climate.

Georgias state tree, the Live Oak
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Georgia Agricultural HistoryAn Introduction to
Georgia Geography

• Georgia was founded as a colony in 1733.
• Georgias origins and historic development are
  closely tied to agriculture. Georgias large
  size, environment, and different cultures make
  Georgia stand apart.
• There are five geographic regions of Georgia
• Blue Ridge Mountains
• Valley and Ridge
• Appalachian Plateau
• Piedmont
• Coastal Plain

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Georgia Agriculture Firsts

• The first agricultural experiment farm and
  station in North America was established in
  Savannah, GA, in 1735.
• Georgia was the first colony to grow grapes.
• Georgia was the first state to create a state
  department of agriculture.
• Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin near Savannah
  in 1793.
• Georgia was the first state to grow cotton
  commercially and the first to run a successful
  cotton mill.
• The first silk from the colonies of early
  America was shipped from Savannah and made into a
  dress for the queen of England.
• American cattle were first exported from Savannah
  in 1785.
• The Elberta peach, developed by Samuel Rumph and
  named for his wife, helped to make peaches
  popular in Northern markets.

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Georgia Agriculture FactsTop 25 Products in
Georgia
14. Tobacco 15. Corn 16. Watermelon 17. Deer
hunting leases 18. Field Nursery 19. Onions 20.
Sweet corn 21. Beef stockers 22. Bell
peppers 23. Tomato 24. Peaches 25. Cucumbers

• 1. Broilers
• 2. Timber
• 3. Cotton
• 4. Eggs
• 5. Horses
• 6. Dairy
• 7. Beef cows
• 8. Greenhouses
• 9. Peanuts
• 10. Nursery crops
• 11. Hay
• 12. Turfgrass
• 13. Breeder pullets

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Georgia Agriculture FactsGeorgias National
Rankings

• Number 1 in
• Broiler Production
• Vidalia Onion Production
• Rye Production
• Egg Production Muscadine Production

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Georgia Agriculture FactsGeorgias National
Rankings

• 2 in 3 in 4 in
• Pecans Cucumbers Sweet Corn
• Peaches Eggplants Watermelon

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Georgia Agriculture FactsGeorgia County Rankings

• To find out about your county or area, just visit
  this website for more information.
• www.georgiastats.uga.edu/crossection03.html

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Georgia Agriculture FactsTotal Farm Gate Value
in Georgia
Source John C. McKissick, Extension Economist
and Director The Center for Agribusiness and
Economic Development College of Agriculture and
Environmental Sciences The University of Georgia
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Georgia Agriculture FactsWhere Your Food Dollar
Goes
This picture shows how each dollar spent on food
is divided up among off-farm and on-farm costs.
0.38 Off-farm Labor 0.08 Packaging 0.04 Transp
ortation 0.035 Energy 0.045 Profits 0.04 Advert
ising 0.035 Depreciation 0.04 Rent 0.025 Inter
est 0.015 Repairs 0.035 Business
Taxes 0.04 Other Costs 0.19 Farmers and
Ranchers
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Georgia Agriculture FactsImpact of Agriculture
How many people do you think one farmer can
feed? In 1940, it was 19.
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Georgia Agriculture FactsImpact of Agriculture
In 1950, it was 27
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Georgia Agriculture FactsImpact of Agriculture
In 1960, it was 46.
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Georgia Agriculture FactsImpact of Agriculture
In 1970, it was 73.
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Georgia Agriculture FactsImpact of Agriculture
In 1980, it was 115.
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Georgia Agriculture FactsImpact of Agriculture
And today, it is up to 129!!!
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Georgia Agriculture FactsFarming is More Than
Food
This picture shows that agriculture is more than
food. Agriculture is involved in Manufacturing Sp
orts Health Care Construction Entertainment Person
al Care Products Printing Education Transportation

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Agriscience, Technology, and the FutureAmerican
Agriculture

• American agriculture is one of the greatest
  success stories in the history of the world!
• Americans enjoy an abundant and the least
  expensive food supply in the world.
• American labor and resources have been freed to
  create and produce other products and services,
  giving Americans the highest standard of living
  in the world because of the success of
  agriculture.
• Agriculture is Science the scientific method
  and many modern scientific procedures were
  established through the agricultural experiment
  stations. Biological research has only two
  applications human medicine and agriculture.
  Research is important to the continued success of
  agriculture.

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Agriscience, Technology, and the FutureSuccess
in American Agriculture
The main reasons for the success of the
agricultural industry are agricultural research
and education. The following groups and
departments have greatly helped Georgia
Agriculture

• US Department of Agriculture
• Georgia Department of Agriculture
• Industry research initiatives
• Colleges of Agriculture and Environmental Science
• Agriculture Education Programs in public schools
• Cooperative Extension Service

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Agriscience, Technology, and the FutureThe
Future of Agriculture

• The future of Agriculture is bright with further
  developments in
• Biotechnology
• Genetic Engineering
• Basic and Applied Research
• Mechanical technology
• And Much, Much More!

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Careers in AgricultureNine Major Career Areas

• Production Agriculture
• Agriculture Mechanics
• Agriculture Sales Service
• Agriculture Processing
• Forestry
• Rural Recreation Natural Resources
• Agriculture Marketing Business Management
• Horticulture
• Education Research

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Careers in AgricultureProduction Agriculture

• Includes careers that involve raising
• Field Crops
• Poultry
• Fruit
• Vegetables
• Livestock

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Careers in AgricultureAgriculture Mechanics

• Includes occupations such as
• Planning Constructing Buildings
• Machinery Maintenance
• Welding
• Electrical Work
• Plumbing

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Careers in AgricultureAgriculture Sales and
Service

• Includes occupations such as
• Veterinarian
• Ag Commissioner
• Equipment Dealers
• Feed Dealers
• Ag Flying

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Careers in AgricultureAgriculture Processing

• Includes occupations that involve processing and
  distributing food
• Butchers
• Plant Workers
• Egg Processing

Did you know? The food service industry is
responsible for 212,000 jobs and 6.1 billion of
output.
Food and Fiber Processing sector provides 170,000
jobs for Georgians and contributes 31 billion of
economic output.
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Careers in AgricultureForestry

• Includes occupations such as
• Producing Harvesting Timber
• Managing Forests
• Reforestation

Did you know? Farm and Forestry Production
sectors represent over 85,000 jobs and
contributes 7 billion in output.
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Careers in AgricultureHorticulture

• Include occupations such as
• Landscaping
• Floriculture
• Turf Management
• Nursery Management

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Careers in AgricultureRural Recreation and
Natural Resources

• Includes occupations that involve working with
  renewable resources such as
• Wildlife
• Water Soil

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Careers in AgricultureAgriculture Marketing and
Business Management

• Includes occupations such as
• Business Economics
• Developing Markets
• Successful Marketing

Did you know? Almost half of Georgias
manufacturing jobs are in agribusiness.
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Careers in AgricultureEducation and Research

• Includes occupations such as
• Agriculture Education Teacher
• Soil Scientist
• University of Georgia College of Agriculture and
  Environmental Sciences Research
• United States Department of Agriculture Research
• Agriculture Extension Agent

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Careers in Agriculture

• Ag Accountant
• Ag Chemical Dealer
• Ag Commodity Broker
• Ag Communicator
• Ag Crop Farm Managers
• Ag Electrician
• Ag Engineers
• Ag Equipment Operators
• Ag Journalist
• Ag Lawyer
• Ag Loan Officer
• Ag Marketing/Advertising
• Ag Photographer
• Ag Public Relations
• Agribusiness Manager
• Agriculture Teacher
• Agriculturist
• Agronomist
• Animal Behaviorist

• Biosystems Engineer
• Botanist
• Christmas Tree Producer
• Climatologist
• Cooperative Extension
• Crop Duster
• Dairy Nutritionist
• Dairy Producer
• Ecologist
• Economist
• Embryologist
• Entomologist
• Environmentalist
• Environmental Scientist
• Equipment Dealer
• Epidemiologist
• Farm Managers
• Farm Appraiser
• Farm Broadcaster

• Food Chemist
• Food Scientist
• Forester
• Forest Ranger
• Game Farm Supervisor
• Game Warden
• Geneticists
• Golf Course Superintendent
• Grain Broker/Buyer
• Grain Producer
• Greenhouse Management
• Home Economist
• Horticulturist
• Hydraulic Engineer
• Hydrologist
• Ichthyologist
• Irrigation Engineer
• Land Surveyors
• Landscape Architect

• Toxicologist
• Turf Scientist
• United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
• USDA Inspector
• Viticulturist
• Veterinarian
• Veterinary Assistant
• Veterinary Technician
• Weed Scientist
• Wildlife Biologist
• Winery Supervisor
• Zoologist

• Microbiologist
• Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
• Nematologist
• Nonfarm Animal Caretakers
• Orchard Supervisor
• Organic Chemist
• Parasitologist
• Park Ranger
• Park Naturalists
• Pest Control Technician
• Pharmacologist
• Plant Pathologist
• Plant Physiologist
• Plant Scientists
• Pork Producer
• Poultry Producer
• Poultry Scientist
• Quality Control Supervisor
• Range Manager

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Thanks for visiting Georgia Agriculture!
Slide Show Produced by the Agriculture Education
Curriculum Office Georgia Department of
Education Dr. Frank B. Flanders Jennifer L.
Simpson Modified January 2006