tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878500961472457677.post7828179982228993418..comments2024-01-05T18:41:05.291-06:00Comments on Buzzard's Beat: How Useless would Agriculture Be if You Went Hungry?Brandi Buzzard Frobosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07335067831358688328noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878500961472457677.post-19342382990380136542012-01-28T20:10:24.470-06:002012-01-28T20:10:24.470-06:00Thanks for the comment Web!
Joanne - just because...Thanks for the comment Web!<br /><br />Joanne - just because people aren't going back to those doesn't mean they're worthless. It just means that they're not exploring those opportunities. That author saying that agriculture degrees, horticulture and animal science degrees aren't yielding jobs right now is absurd. Jobs all over in agriculture.Brandi Buzzard Frobosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335067831358688328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878500961472457677.post-45869604883740583682012-01-25T23:23:45.273-06:002012-01-25T23:23:45.273-06:00I supose it depends on what part of agriculture yo...I supose it depends on what part of agriculture you want to work in. For instance, I definately want my veterinarian to have a college degree. <br /><br />But the vast majority of people going back to college in order to find work post graduation are not going into agriculture, horticulture or any animal related business. In that case, an agriculture degree would be worthless.Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06713890730631954040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878500961472457677.post-54409313475204918512012-01-24T04:15:11.921-06:002012-01-24T04:15:11.921-06:00Executive MBA in Delhi is the need of the hour. MB...Executive MBA in Delhi is the need of the hour. MBA in Delhi, India is the global acclaimed spot owing to the quality universities and institutes. The managers and executives who are already in a few organization or company avail this syllabus happily. One year <a href="http://www.softdoteducation.com" rel="nofollow"><b>Executive MBA in Delhi</b></a> has the up-to-the-date syllabus which is structured for the demand and availability of the aspirants.Soft Dothttp://www.softdoteducation.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878500961472457677.post-44493200791725076852012-01-23T14:33:09.506-06:002012-01-23T14:33:09.506-06:00As someone who works in the meat industry, but not...As someone who works in the meat industry, but not at a plant - I can say that there is considerable growth. Not just with my company, but I've seen many companies continually hiring.Webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17029640960401340216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878500961472457677.post-81181332713772817602012-01-21T13:26:26.384-06:002012-01-21T13:26:26.384-06:00Joanne,
While I appreciate your comment and readi...Joanne,<br /><br />While I appreciate your comment and reading my blog, I must respectfully disagree with you. With the growing popularity of niche marketing programs and the increasingly strong awareness of animal well-being, animal science jobs are on the rise. Next week, I am attending an agriculture career fair that will feature over 75 employers, many of which will be seeking animal science grads. Yes, there are lots of jobs in meat plants, however, there are lots of jobs in marketing, research, sales, management and more. If you check out a website like PigCareers.com you can see the need for animal science degrees. I can't speak for much of the horticulture industry in terms of degrees because mine are in animal science and ag econ. However, I do work at a nursery and see that industry continuing to grow proportionally with the rate of urbanization. <br /><br />Like I said, I appreciate your honest opinion and hope you'll continue to read my blog and comment.<br /><br />Thanks for your thoughts!Brandi Buzzard Frobosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335067831358688328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878500961472457677.post-44712552685896790352012-01-21T11:42:30.232-06:002012-01-21T11:42:30.232-06:00While I agree with you as far as the importance of...While I agree with you as far as the importance of agriculture, having read the article, I also agree with the author. He wasn't saying that agriculture is unimportant, or even that an ag degree is unimportant or useless per se. He was saying that if you are going back to school in order to get yourself a job or a better job, then, by and large, according to the companies that were surveyed (would have been nice to know what the business sectors were for those) then a degree in any of the 3 ag related fields probably are going to do nothing more than saddle you with debt you'll never pay off even if you could get into that field. In general, if you're going back to college so you can get a better job, a degree in horticulture, animal sciences, or any other part of agriculture isn't going to help you at all. <br /><br />With continuing consolidation in agriculture, especially animal ag, there are going to be fewer and fewer jobs in those field related to animal growing and breeding. About the only area I've seen a real need for more people is large animal vets in certain areas. And then too, I think you need a veterinary degree to inspect plants for FSIS and they've been short handed for years and years. But even given that, you're best bet at getting a job in animal agriculture is a job at a meat plant on the line, and I don't think you need a degree for that. Besides, those jobs pay low enough you'd never get your student loan paid off anyway.<br /><br />Horticulture might still have some potential, depending on what you studied in horticulture (greenhouse work, various types of propagation, field crops, etc.) Now, if you were to go into the nursery industry, you might have a chance of working your way up to a fairly well paying job. That degree would even give you a good chance at starting your own business.<br /><br />I'm saying this as someone who has been making her living in agriculture for the past 3 years as a farm owner/grower with no ag degree.Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06713890730631954040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878500961472457677.post-14532799740999730612012-01-20T21:46:44.799-06:002012-01-20T21:46:44.799-06:00Love it! Great post!
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theambitiouscattlegir...Love it! Great post!<br /><br />Hannah<br />theambitiouscattlegirl.blogspot.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07389676687837120420noreply@blogger.com