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1 a sd carr program No o s Thr a lf : r los o f job opp or uni is in h s d indus r y. ns d u s o k Tal. r u u f h abou g r o f n o D ny a m h u abo s. c r u o s r onlin carr handbook for school counslors and collg advisors

2 Sds of Opporuniy Working in h sd indusry is vry rwarding. I givs m gra saisfacion o know ha I m hlping o fd h world. Dr. Alan W. Soyban Produc Dvlopmn Did you know ha hr ar los of xciing jobs in h sd indusry? Tak a look insid his handbook o xplor h many diffrn yps of carrs i offrs. You r abou o discovr ha h sd indusry is a vial, growing fild whos mploys no only mak a good living, hy also mak a diffrnc. Sds impac our livs vry day. Th impac of sds on our livs is normous. Th food w a, h clohs w war and h ful ha gs us from poin A o poin B, all com from sd. From corn, coon and canola o wha, barly and soybans o fruis and vgabls, sds affc vry aspc of our livs on a daily basis! Do you wan o chang h world? Ar you concrnd abou imporan issus lik h nrgy crisis, global warming and world hungr? Would you lik o posiivly impac h fuur of Amrica and h World? If you r looking for an opporuniy o do good for a br world hn considr on of h many sd carrs. Wha s insid his handbook? Th sd indusry accouns for narly 22 million jobs in h Unid Sas. Sd Carrs Lis: A lis of sd carrs wih h mos opporuniis. Thr s sur o b a prfc mach for you!...5 Sds of Prparaion: A handy chcklis o guid you hrough h basic sps in prparing for a fuur sd carr. G sard oday! Sds of h Fuur: A parn handou wih informaion and rsourcs for larning abou h wondrful carr opporuniis in h sd indusry Rsourcs: A valuabl, im-saving lis of wbsis so you can chck ou sd-rlad carrs, collgs, scholarships, inrnships and much mor wihou laving your chair! Sd Carr Profils: Carr profils of ral popl ha giv you a br ida of hir job rsponsibiliis, as wll as h inrss, skills, ducaion and raining ha ld hm o a succssful carr in h sd indusry. You can chck ou mor carr profils onlin a Sds + You = A Br World Whn you choos a carr in h sd indusry, you ll b making h world a br plac! 2 grow carr handbook

3 Why ar sds imporan? Sds ar h foundaion of lif. Sds ar h foundaion of lif on arh, and h sd indusry is a mulibilliondollar, high-ch businss ha plays a criical rol in providing food, clohing and ful o popl hroughou h world. Today s sd indusry is a h forfron of a growing wav of innovaiv producs, procsss and idas ha ar improving h way w liv ach and vry day. Sds ar h basis for agriculur, and chnology is criical. Evryon is looking for a carr ha maks a diffrnc. Wha grar diffrnc could on mak han his? Rob R. Sd Businss Ownr As h dlivry mchanism for nw plan chnologis and variis of plans, sd is h crux of agriculur. Qualiy sd is ssnial for growing qualiy crops. During h pas 30 yars, h us of nw chnologis has ld o a 50% incras in produciviy of h major agriculural producs. Sds play a vial rol in addrssing global challngs. Bwn 2015 and 2030, h world populaion is xpcd o grow by ovr 1.86 billion popl, many of hm in undrdvlopd counris. Thanks o coninuous improvmn in chnology and produciviy, h sd indusry is puing islf in a posiion o m hs xpanding nds. Th sd indusry suppors innovaion. Sd companis dvo significan im and rsourcs o innovaion. In 2007 alon, h indusry spn narly $3 billion on rsarch and dvlopmn. Currnly, projcs includ drough-rsisan crops, biodgradabl indusrial producs and vaccins ha ar dlivrd in fruis. Sds boos our conomy. Th sd indusry is making a growing conribuion o h conomy. In 2007, h U.S. sd indusry, which rprsns abou 21% of h global sd mark, gnrad $11.2 billion in sals. I is also xpcd o provid 52,000 annual job opnings for nw graduas hrough

4 Sds of Succss Th salaris in h sd indusry ar vry compiiv. In my ara of h businss hy rang from $65,000 o $160,000. Laurn S., Bulk Sd Producion Suprvisor Thr ar 22 million rasons o considr a job in h sd indusry. Today s sd indusry is a scinc-basd, high-ch fild ha gnras narly 22 million jobs in h Unid Sas h majoriy of which ar locad off h farm. In fac, fwr han 2 million Amricans ar acivly ngagd in farming oday. Th las wo dcads hav sn rmndous advancs in sd innovaions and chnologis, and, from all indicaions, h bs is y o com. Wha kinds of jobs ar hr in sds? Small businsss, major corporaions and govrnmn agncis offr carr opporuniis for popl wih a variy of skills and inrss. Th four cagoris ar Managmn and Businss; Scinific and Enginring; Agriculur and Forsry Producion; and Educaion, Communicaion and Govrnmnal Srvics. Whr ar h jobs? Carr opporuniis in h sd indusry can b found hroughou h counry, and many ar inrnaional in scop. So whhr you r inrsd in a chnical job ha s off h ban pah, a laboraory job in a major ciy or a job ha ls you spli your im bwn boh, h sd indusry has somhing for you. Thr ar carr opporuniis in h sd indusry from coas o coas. Wha will I g paid? Th salary rang for an nry-lvl job for a collg gradua wih a Bachlor of Scinc dgr could b from h mid-$30,000s o low $40,000s. Exprincd profssionals could xpc o rciv a saring salary in h mid-$60,000s. Ths figurs ar simad and salaris will vary across h various rgions and carr posiions. To xplor sd-rlad carrs and salaris, visi and To larn abou wha sd jobs ar lik dircly from sd profssionals hmslvs, you can jump ovr o h Carr Profils on pags or visi A Posiiv Carr Forcas A 2004 sudy by h U.S. Dparmn of Agriculur simad ha hr would b around 52,000 job opnings in h sd indusry for nw graduas hrough 2010, bu only 49,300 qualifid graduas availabl ach yar for hs posiions. 4 grow carr handbook

5 Sd Carr Lis Managmn and Businss Mark Rsarch and Planning Advrising Produc Managmn Marking Adminisraion Cusomr Srvic Managr Financial Managr Food Brokr Human Rsourcs Managr Sals Rprsnaiv Businss Managr Inrss and Skills: sals, marking, communicaion, organizaion, collaboraion, craiviy Scinific and Enginring Plan Brdr Rsarch Scinis Molcular Gnicis Fild or Lab Tchnician Enomologis Pahologis Bioprocss Enginr Food Enginr Nanochnologis Environmnal Scinis Fild, Plan, and Qualiy Managr Biomarials Enginr Physiologis Th nic par abou agriculur is ha hr ar lirally opporuniis vrywhr. Jrry F., Dircor, Rgulaory Affairs Inrss and Skills: scinc, mahmaics, gnics, compurs, chnology, rsarch Agriculur and Forsry Producion Educaion, Communicaion and Govrnmnal Srvics Frui and Vgabl Growr Grnhous Managr Sd Producr Aquaculuris Fild Producion Agronomis Plan Opraor Mainnanc Tchnician Tr Farmr Viiculuris Agriculural Scinc and Businss Tachr Agriculural Scinc Rporr Environmnal Impac Analys Food Inspcor Public Rlaions Spcialis Nauralis Consrvaion Officr Plan and Animal Inspcor Inrss and Skills: Inrss and Skills: scinc, chnology, compurs, naur, problm-solving scinc, mahmaics, ducaion, communicaion, rsarch, naur l Managmn and Businss 13% l Scinific and Enginring 16% 46% 25% l Agriculural and Forsry Producion l Educaion, Communicaion and Govrnmn Srvics 5

6 Sds of Growh Agriculural rsarch and innovaion allows you o mak a conribuion ha bnficially impacs millions of acrs, farmrs and consumrs. Kar H., Agriculural Rsarch lf : s o No r r a c h Rsarc iis in n oppor u ndus r y. i d s h 6 grow carr handbook Tn Good Rasons o Considr a Carr in h Sd Indusry 1 You ll chang h world. Th sd indusry has a rich hisory of innovaion and will b a ky playr in addrssing criical issus such as world hungr and h nrgy crisis. 2 You ll b hlping popl. Th sd indusry is working o produc halhir foods, clanr, mor nrgy-fficin fuls and br producs. 3 You ll mak a good living. Saring salaris in h sd indusry rang from $30,000$100,000+, dpnding on ducaional background and work xprinc. 4 You ll b par of a growing fild. Th sd indusry gnrad mor han $11 billion sals in 2007 and is xpcd o offr nw graduas abou 52,000 jobs annually hrough You can choos from a wid rang of jobs. Th sd indusry offrs many rwarding carr opporuniis for sudns wih a variy of skills and inrss.

7 6 You can choos from a wid rang of mployrs. Th sd indusry is mad up of a divrs collcion of organizaions from small businsss o govrnmn agncis o major corporaions. 7 You can choos from a wid rang of locaions. Thr ar sd indusry jobs hroughou h counry, in boh urban and rural aras. 8 You ll b working wih cool popl. Thr ar los of innovaors in h sd indusry, popl who ar changing h world on a daily basis. 9 You ll hav los of room o grow. Narly vry job in h sd indusry offrs room o grow from h scinc and chnology jobs o h marking and communicaion posiions. 10 You ll b procing h nvironmn. Th sd indusry is consanly working o find ways o lav a smallr nvironmnal fooprin. Agriculur is a fac-o-fac indusry whr prsonal valus and ingriy play an imporan rol in ging hings don. Jrry F., Dircor, Rgulaory Affairs Counslors/Advisors: Th nx four pags Sds of Prparaion ar dsignd as ools for working wih sudns and parns. W suggs using h wo-pag sudn handou as a ool for guiding sudns hrough an xploraion of ducaion and carr pahs. You may choos o hav sudns xplor h rsourcs on pag 11 prior o ming wih hm. I pays o work in h sd indusry, wih som saring salaris of up o $100,

8 a sd carr program Sds of Prparaion Th im o hink abou your carr is now. Evn if you r sill in high school, hr ar sps you can ak o bgin o prpar for a rwarding carr in h sd indusry. Hr s a handy four-sp chcklis o guid you hrough h procss. STEP 1 G o Know Yourslf Br Th firs sp in discovring a carr in h sd indusry is aking som im o discovr YOU. M wih your school counslor or collg advisor. Ask for hlp in xploring carr pahs in h sd indusry. Think abou wha you r good a. Whn rsarching sd carrs, you ll wan o considr hos ha mach your alns and inrss. Considr your prsonal valus. Wha s imporan o you? Saving h nvironmn? Hlping o fd popl in dvloping counris? You ll b happir going o work if you know you r conribuing in a way ha mars o you! Tak prsonal inrs invnoris. Invnoris ar qusionnairs you fill ou o discovr carr pahs ha ar righ for you. Wih all h carr opporuniis h sd indusry has o offr, you ll nd hlp zroing in on h bs carrs for you. Ask your counslor or advisor o giv you a prsonal inrs invnory. Sign up for carr xploraion classs. Ths classs giv you an opporuniy o rsarch carrs bfor making any dcisions. Thy also hlp you prpar for lif as a profssional by focusing on h dvlopmn of criical skills such as how o inrviw and wri a rsumé. Sk opporuniis o volunr and/or inrn. Volunring or inrning givs you a chanc o discovr your naural alns, xplor your inrss and dvlop imporan skills. I also shows prospciv collgs and mployrs ha you can handl commimn. Many sd companis offr such opporuniis. Visi o larn mor. Find a mnor. A mnor can b a parn, achr, counslor or indusry profssional. An ffciv mnor will guid you in prparing for your fuur and ncourag you o ak h sps you nd o pursu your carr pah. STEP 2 Rsarch ponial sd carrs and companis Onc you v found a fw sd indusry carrs ha inrs you, find ou wha hy r all abou. Ask your counslor for a lis of sd-rlad wbsis. Thr ar sd profssionals working in rsarch, marking, businss and managmn, sd producion and vn ducaion. As you larn mor abou ach carr, considr whhr i machs your alns, inrss and valus. S pag 11 for a lis of sd-rlad wbsis. Rsarch ducaional pahs for hos carrs. Find collgs ha offr ducaion programs for hos carrs. Wha courss would you nd o ak? How much is uiion? Do hy offr scholarships? You can ak virual ours of many collgs a Rsarch companis ha offr hos carrs. Whr ar hy locad? How big ar hy? How succssful hav hy bn? Do hy offr inrnship programs? Larn mor abou sd companis a Find profssionals working in hos carrs. Ask o inrviw and/or shadow profssionals working in h sd indusry o g a br ida of wha hy do. As you s wha a ypical workday is lik, ry o nvision yourslf in ha carr. Suggsions: Visi oday for mor informaion.

9 STEP 3 Plan & Implmn Afr you v narrowd down your lis of ponial sd carrs o hos ha inrs you mos, dig a lil dpr and hn g som ral-lif xprinc. Talk wih a counslor or advisor again o narrow down h lis of collgs you v rsarchd. You ll nd o considr h following: GPA Ar your grads and SAT scor high nough o qualify for h school? Locaion Is h school narby? Will you hav o pay ou-of-sa uiion? Scholarships, grans and loans Thr ar los of ways o financ your ducaion. Ask your counslor o hlp guid you in your rsarch. Visi for sd-rlad scholarships and grans informaion. Financial aid Visi sudnaid.d.gov or o larn mor. Dvlop skills and dpn your knowldg. Sign up for classs ha will hlp you gain h undrsanding and skills you nd o pursu your dsird carr pah in h sd indusry. Ths could includ: forign languags, inrnaional businss, sociology, biology, boany, physiology, psychology, businss managmn, and communicaions, o nam a fw. G involvd in sd-rlad organizaions. Find opporuniis o volunr, inrn or do work-sudy wih a company, govrnmn agncy or foundaion ha will giv you carr-rlad xprinc. Join organizaions lik 4-H, AFA, NAMA and h Naional FFA Organizaion. Ths as wll as many local organizaions provid suppor and opporuniis for xploring and dvloping your inrss and alns. Do som rsarch o s how you can g involvd! Choos a major. M wih a counslor or collg advisor for hlp planning your carr pah. Thr ar a numbr of acadmic programs ha can prpar you for a fuur in h sd indusry. Ths includ agronomy, plan scinc, plan brding, agribusinss, agriculural conomics, agriculural nginring, gnics and lif scincs. STEP 4 R-valua Your Choics As a young adul, your inrss and alns may chang ovr im. Thrfor, onc you v akn h bformniond sps, r-valua your choics and mak adjusmns. Considr whhr h carr pah you v xplord hus far sill machs your alns, inrss and valus. Giv h following qusions som hough: Wha ar your op carr choics a his poin? Hav you discovrd addiional carrs you d lik o xplor? Hav your inrss and/or alns changd? Wha schools do you lik? Mak a lis of your op fiv and wri pros and cons of ach. Can you arrang a campus visi? Is your school planning o arrang a visi? Wha scholarships or grans could you apply for? Whn ar h applicaions du? Wha financial aid do you qualify for? Whn ar applicaions du? Wha ss do you nd o ak? Whn ar hy adminisrd? How much do hy cos? How ar you going o prpar for h ss? Suggsions: Visi oday for mor informaion.

10 Sds of h Fuur a sd carr program Whhr your child is sill in high school or alrady in collg, now is h im o sar hinking abou h fuur. Thr ar imporan dcisions o b mad whr o go o collg, wha o major in, wha yp of carr o pursu and h/sh nds your hlp and advic o mak hm. ng i w o r g s a Dar Parns/Cargivrs, This f r u u f h f Rood in scinc and drivn by innovaion, h sinss o u b illion sd indusry is full of opporuniis for hos who m 2 2 s a ar inrsd in scinc, businss, rsarch and nr g 00 0, 2 5 g n vn ducaion. This fas-growing businss of h i d fuur gnras narly 22 million jobs in h U.S.! jobs, inclu yar. Wih compiiv saring salaris and a variy of w jobs pr n carrs ha appal o a wid rang of diffrn skills A no from : Couns lor s N am and inrss, h sd indusry is a fild o considr. For mor informaion abou h sd indusry, visi 5 sps you can ak o hlp your child prpar for h fuur: 1. Talk o your child abou h fuur. Encourag him/hr o xplor his/hr inrss and alns. Talk abou your prsonal valus and how hy hav impacd your ducaion and carr dcisions. Dos h/sh wan o proc h nvironmn? Hlp addrss world hungr? Popl who work in h sd indusry no only mak a good living, hy also hlp mak h world a br plac. 2. Encourag your child o volunr. Volunring builds communicaion skills and popl skills and shows collgs and mployrs ha your child can liv up o a commimn. Many sd companis offr such opporuniis. Visi o larn mor. 3. Assis your child in rsarching collgs and carrs onlin. I can b inrsing and fun o xplor diffrn schools and programs oghr. B sur o visi and o larn abou sd carrs, locaions and salaris. 4. Encourag your child o ak scinc, chnology and forign languag classs. W liv in a pluggd-in, muliculural world, and i is imporan for your child o ak hs classs no mar wha yp of carr h/sh may wish o pursu. Th sd indusry is a global indusry whr many carrs uiliz chnology advancs and bing bilingual can b a significan advanag in finding a job. 5. Rsarch loans, scholarships and grans wih your child. Collg can b an xpnsiv proposiion. Work oghr o xplor financial aid possibiliis and cra a plan. Many sd-rlad organizaions suppor sudns prparing for carrs in sd. Visi and Visi oday for mor informaion.

11 Rsourcs Wih h walh of informaion availabl on h Inrn hs days, you can find ou vryhing you nd o know abou prparing for collg and a carr in h sd indusry wih a fw simpl mous clicks. Th links blow will hlp you g your rsarch sard: Sd Indusry Informaion and Organizaions Agriculur Carrs Hlps sudns xplor agriculur-rlad carrs by locaion and larn abou inrnship opporuniis. Agriculur Fuur of Amrica (AFA) Suppors sudns prparing for carrs in h agriculur and food indusry by offring scholarships, ladrship raining and carr dvlopmn. Agriculur in h Classroom Hlps sudns gain a grar awarnss of h rol of agriculur in h conomy and sociy AgrowKnowldg Educas and prpars collg agriculur sudns o uiliz nw chnologis. Th Council for Biochnology Informaion Provids informaion abou h bnfis and safy of agriculural biochnology and is conribuions o susainabl dvlopmn. Food and Agriculur Organizaion of h Unid Naions Lads inrnaional ffors o dfa hungr. 4-H Hlps 6 million young popl across Amrica larn ladrship, ciiznship and lif skills hrough scinc-basd srvic projcs and campaigns. FuSE Educas and suppors fuur sd indusry xcuivs. Thir Campus Conncions program awards grans o undrgradua sudns wishing o pursu a carr in h sd indusry. Naional Agriculural Saisics Srvic Provids agriculur-rlad saisics and carr info. Naional FFA Organizaion Works o hlp sudns dvlop carr, prsonal and ladrship skills. Naional Posscondary Agriculural Sudn Organizaion Provids sd-rlad opporuniis for individual growh, ladrship and carr prparaion. Purdu Agriculur Th Purdu Univrsiy Collg of Agriculur srvs Indiana and h naion hrough aching, xnsion, rsarch and inrnaional programs. Sd Qus Givs sudns a prviw of jobs in h sd indusry, including job opnings, locaions and salaris. Collg Planning Rsourcs Acadmic Info Provids fr and accura informaion abou dgr programs, financial aid, s prp and mor. Collg Board Hlps sudns find informaion abou prparing for collg, prsonal inrs invnoris, pracic s qusions, schools and programs. Collg.gov Provids informaion abou planning, prparing and paying for collg. Know How 2 Go Provids high-school sudns wih a lis of grad-lvl-spcific sps and ips for prparing for collg. Sudn Aid on h Wb Offrs fr financial aid informaion from h U.S. Dparmn of Educaion. sudnaid.du.gov YOUnivrsiyTV.com Provids virual ours of collgs and univrsiis all ovr h U.S. and abroad, and highlighs h op 100 carrs. B sur o chck ou h virual collg ours and op 100 carrs on YOUnivrsiyTV.com. 11

12 Sds of Saisfacion Who Works in h Sd Indusry? Popl of all backgrounds, gographic locaions and inrss work in h sd indusry. Th following profils will provid a sris of snapshos of h many yps of jobs h indusry offrs. Carr Profil 1 Laurn S. Job/Carr Posiion Bulk Sd Producion Suprvisor Locaion Nw York Ciy, NY Saring Salaris $65,000-$160,000 Thr ar many diffrn facs of h sd indusry, so hr ar jobs for many diffrn disciplins. Bio I was born and raisd in Norh Carolina. My inrss growing up wr all basd in h ars. I sudid violin, piano and danc. I was always acadmically inclind, spcially oward h scincs. During high school, I ook advanag of a program ha placd advancd sudns wih labs a local collgs. From hr, my acadmic inrss ook prioriy ovr a carr in danc and I dcidd I wand o b a microbiologis. Why I Pursud a Carr in Sds I didn rally occur o m o work wih sd unil I was acually a sd producr. My Educaional Pah In high school I ook AP Biology, Physics, Chmisry, Environmnal Scinc, Hisory, English and Liraur. I andd McGill Univrsiy in Monral, whr I arnd a diploma in farm managmn. During h school yar, I workd a local farms, which was an ducaion in islf. I hav coninud my ducaion a Rugrs Univrsiy, whr I am currnly a nonmariculad sudn. Mnors, Clubs and Organizaions In collg I blongd o h Ecological Agriculur Club, which ook rips o local farms and o confrncs abou susainabl farm chniqus. Th faculy a Macdonald Collg was vry hlpful whn job sarching or looking for inrnships. Why I Lov My Carr I njoy sing h crops grow and chang during h sason. I also lik having o b craiv using nw covr crops for wd managmn and frilizaion, xprimning wih diffrn fild chniqus and building diffrn conrapions o mak sd claning asir and mor fficin. Why My Job Is Imporan Nw York Ciy has limid naural aras lf, so i is of h umos cological imporanc o prsrv hs aras and h naural gnic divrsiy of naiv plan spcis. A Typical Day a Work I nvr rally hav a ypical day. Somims I will b on my kns wding all day or in h racor mowing all day. Mor ofn han no, I will do svral diffrn hings, ranging from gardning-yp work o racor mainnanc o making spradshs on h sd invnory. Skills and Talns Skills and knowldg rquird for my posiion ar: plan idnificaion, havy-quipmn opraion, basic carpnry and mchanics, grnhous propagaion, working knowldg of soils and nurin managmn, plan physiology, insc and ps idnificaion, as wll as h abiliy o us Microsof Word, Excl and PowrPoin. Why You Should Considr a Carr in h Sd Indusry Thr ar many diffrn facs of h sd indusry, so hr ar jobs for many diffrn disciplins. My advic would b o do a lo of inrnships bcaus i is a gra way o xplor and discovr your inrss. 12 grow carr handbook

13 Carr Profil 2 Dr. Alan W. Job/Carr Posiion Soyban Produc Dvlopmn Locaion Huxly, Iowa Saring Salaris $65,000-$160,000 Th sd indusry is vry rwarding for anyon who pus hir mind and har ino i. Bio I was raisd on a farm nar Aldn, Minnsoa. W grw corn, soybans, alfalfa, oas, wha, cal and hogs. I lovd agriculur and ook agriculural classs in high school. I also paricipad in h couny fair. My farm background mad i naural for m o say in agriculur. Why I Pursud a Carr in Sds I wand o sudy agronomy so ha I could hlp fd a hungry world. My Educaional Pah I firs bcam inrsd in a carr in h sd indusry bwn my sophomor and junior yar in collg. I had a mnor a h Univrsiy of Minnsoa who hlpd o ncourag and guid m oward my carr. B.S., Agronomy, Univrsiy of Minnsoa M.S., Plan Brding, Univrsiy of Maryland Ph.D., Plan Brding and Cyognics, Iowa Sa Univrsiy Mnors, Clubs and Organizaions In high school, I ook four yars of vo-ag classs and was also a mmbr of h FFA from frshman hrough snior yar. In h FFA, my projc was o rais hogs and show hm a h annual couny fair. Vo-ag classs wr imporan o m and my carr dvlopmn, as was my mnor, John Nlson, who was good a drmining a prson s inrs and hlping hm dvlop ha inrs. Why I Lov My Carr I givs m saisfacion o know I m hlping o fd h world. Why My Job Is Imporan In my job, w coninuously innova o mak growing mor fficin, which mans br and mor crop yilds. A Typical Day a Work Evry day is diffrn. W sar h day by rading h daily safy mssags. As a produc managr, I hn answr qusions ha com in from sals rps and agronomiss in h fild on produc characrisics. Planning for h nx yar s sd supply aks a lo of im during h winr and spring monhs. During h summr I rain agronomiss and sals rps on producs. During h fall I am valuaing ponial producs and slcing h bs o b commrcializd. Skills and Talns As a plan brdr, on mus hav ladrship skills, b a risk akr, plan o g rsuls, b a good communicaor, hav craiviy for problm solving, b a am playr, and always b abl o larn and apply nw hings. Why You Should Considr a Carr in h Sd Indusry I is a vry rwarding indusry for anyon ha pus hir mind and har ino i. I s a smallr indusry, and hrfor your conribuions ar mor asily noicd. As an individual, you g o s h diffrnc you can mak. W nd brigh minds o fill h nds, so I d suggs aking classs in biology, mah and h scincs o g h basics bfor drmining your major. 13

14 Carr Profil 3 Kar H. Job/Carr Posiion Agriculural Rsarch Locaion Cary, Norh Carolina Saring Salaris $100,000-$200,000 My advic o anyon considring a carr in h sd indusry is: Go for i. Your iming couldn b br. Bio Nihr my grandparns nor parns wr farmrs, bu w hav a clos associaion wih farming sinc my family ownd Iowa farm land. As a rsul, I bcam inrsd in plan brding in collg. Bu I ook jobs in fild agronomy from h San Joaquin Vally o h Mississippi Dla. I was only afr svral yars in fild agronomy ha I rurnd o plan brding and h sd indusry. My Educaional Pah Whil sill in high school, I ook advancd placmn courss. This allowd m o nr collg wih crdis alrady in plac. I rushd hrough wo collg dgrs, hn I workd for a fw yars bfor pursuing a Ph.D. I coninud o work whil in school. I was vry lucky ha my mployr suppord my work oward an advancd dgr, vn hough i ook a lil longr o compl. B.S. Gnics, Univrsiy of California a Davis M.S. Agronomy, Univrsiy of California a Davis Ph.D. Plan Scinc, Univrsiy of California a Rivrsid Mnors, Clubs and Organizaions Mnors hav bn criical. Working and inracing wih snior mmbrs of h indusry ls you larn from hir xprincs and xnds your knowldg bas o challngs hy facd and ovrcam. Why My Job Is Imporan Agriculural rsarch and innovaion allows you o mak a conribuion ha bnficially impacs millions of acrs, farmrs and consumrs. A Typical Day a Work I suprvis a am of igh sciniss and hir suppor saff. W coordina rsarch wih 350 diffrn coopraors. A ypical day for m includs mings, confrnc calls, wriing rpors and rading rsarch paprs. Skills and Talns As an agriculural rsarchr, on nds srong communicaion and collaboraion skills, slf-moivaion, h abiliy o adap o a rapidly changing indusry and o muliask, painc and a long-rm prspciv. Why You Should Considr a Carr in h Sd Indusry If you lov challngs, his is a gra indusry. I combins h radiional challngs of farming (crop producion, logisics, long-rm planning) wih h challngs of a high-ch indusry (rsarch, marking, cuing-dg scinc). Why I Lov My Carr I njoy using scinc o hlp popl, and I lik working wih my fllow agriculuraliss. 14 grow carr handbook

15 Firs h Sd Foundaion is a no-for-profi organizaion sablishd in 2008 by h Amrican Sd Trad Associaion, on of h olds rad associaions in Amrica, o inform oday s consumrs and omorrow s workforc abou h imporan rol of h sd indusry. A Spcial Thanks o Our Advisory Board Dian Rs, School Counslor Julia Taylor, School Counslor 15

16 In Parnrship wih: a sd ducaion program a sd carr program Firs h Sd Foundaion 225 Rinkrs Lan, Sui 650, Alxandria, VA Firs h Sd Foundaion