The American perspective on agriculture is an evolving idea.

Student Learning Objectives:

1. Students will be able to identify and explain how agriculture has been defined in the past, present and how it will be defined in the future.

2. Students will predict how agriculture will change in the future

3. Students will explore career opportunities in tomorrow's agriculture.

Agriculture is evolving all the time.

As an industry, agriculture is forced to adapt and grow to accommodate and provide for a growing world population.

Link to the Past: The 20th Century Transformation of U.S. Agriculture and Farm Policy

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The Dizzying Grandeur of 21st-Century Agriculture: Link Here

Big, Really Big... What got us here?

1. Farming is subsidized.

2. Farming is evolving.

3. Farming equipment is expensive.

Assessment:

What would it take to start my own agribusiness?

Step #1

Step #2