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The Size and Importance of Agribusiness

Objectives~. Discuss the size and importance of production agriculture.Analyze the efficiency of production agriculture.Discuss the impact of U.S. agriculture on the global economy.Discuss the agribusiness economy. Describe the agriservice sector of the agricultural industry. Explain the importance of agribusiness and foreign trade.Describe the relationship between agribusiness and energy.Describe the relationship between agribusiness and the environment. .

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The Size and Importance of Agribusiness

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    1. Chapter 3 The Size and Importance of Agribusiness

    2. Objectives~ Discuss the size and importance of production agriculture. Analyze the efficiency of production agriculture. Discuss the impact of U.S. agriculture on the global economy. Discuss the agribusiness economy. Describe the agriservice sector of the agricultural industry. Explain the importance of agribusiness and foreign trade. Describe the relationship between agribusiness and energy. Describe the relationship between agribusiness and the environment.

    3. Importance of Production Agriculture No agribusiness without production agriculture Starts with the land Goods come from the land, farms and hard work of production agriculturalists Role of American production agriculturalists grows in importance each day More and more people become dependent on them each day

    4. Land~ Land is the major resource in modern farming Especially interested in amount available and usage 2.3 billion acres in United States 21% used for crops 25% for livestock 30% for forestry products Remaining 24% for non-agricultural purposes

    5. Products~ GDP Gross Domestic Product - value of goods and services that America produces in a year Agricultural industry accounts for 17% of the GDP Provides more than 20% of all the jobs in the country 2% from firms that sell goods and services to production agriculturalists 13% from related industries

    6. Related Industries? Purchase food and fiber from production agriculturalists Process and package it so they will have a value-added product to sell to consumers Ice cream makers Textile mills Flour mills Tanneries Breakfast food makers Many more Figure 3-1

    7. Efficiency of Production Agriculture~ Tremendous increase in production efficiency American agriculture efficiency is second to none Less than 0.3% of the worlds production agriculturalists US produces a major percentage of the worlds total food supply Figure 3-3

    8. American Farmers~ Unique ability to continually increase output while inputs remain relatively constant In the past 20 years, agricultural productivity has increased more than 3 times faster than industrial productivity per hour worked One hour of farm labor today produces 16 times as much food and fiber as it did 60 years ago One production agriculturalist creates 6 agribusiness jobs Figure 3-4

    9. Why is Efficiency So Important? Releases manpower for other work Increases industrialization Leads to a healthier economy Gradual elevation of the standard of living of all people

    10. US Agriculture and the Global Economy Agriculture is one of the worlds largest industries More people are in some way involved in agriculture than in all other occupations combined The U.S. produces more food than any other nation in the world Export revenues account for 25 30% of U.S. farm cash receipts and are a key factor in determining gains in net farm income

    11. Global Agriculture Market Three events transformed the global agricultural market: formation of the European Community and its Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) collapse of many Socialist economies (Soviet Union) developing countries takeover of excess grain imports

    12. World Trade World trade is the common thread in these changes General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) established baseline trade positions and protectionism levels for each signatory country

    13. The Agribusiness Input Sector Most neglected area is agribusiness input sector Input suppliers play a major role in the production of food and fiber Sector is currently recognized as a major phase of agribusiness Agricultural input provides: feed seed fertilizer credit machinery fuel chemicals

    14. The Agribusiness Output Sector Includes all agribusinesses and individuals that handle agricultural products from the farm to the final consumer buying * packing transporting * selling storing * merchandising warehousing * insuring grading * regulating sorting * inspecting processing * communicating assembling * advertising

    15. Agriservice~ Research new and better ways to produce and market food Protect food producers and consumers Provide special, customized services to all other phases of agriculture Public agencies dominant in agriservice area Private agencies rapidly increasing their offerings of farm services

    16. Public Agriservice Provides special services at federal, state, and local levels Major areas of emphasis include: research education communication regulation United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) more than 100,000 employees 12,000 in Washington D.C.

    17. Private Agriservice More than 30,000 firms provide agricultural services Production agriculturalists pay more than $1 billion yearly for private agriservices such as: veterinary care feed grinding and mixing machine harvesting contract labor spraying

    18. Agribusiness and Foreign Trade US is leading participant in international trade of ag. products 5 major farm commodities sold in world markets in 1994: Feed grains and feed grain products Soybean and soybean products Wheat and wheat products Live animals Meat and meat products Vegetables

    19. Imports and Exports~ United States is major exporter Total export value in 1966 was only $6 million Almost every country purchases US ag products today United States is major importer as well annual farm imports increased from $4.45 billion to $10.5 billion in ten years (136%) imports come from every continent except Antarctica largest quantities from Latin American, Asia, and Europe US trade surplus was $18.9 billion in the 1990s

    20. Agribusiness and Energy Agriculture is both a producer and a user of energy Consumes 10-20% of the nations energy 1/3 of the energy is used by production agriculturalists Remaining 2/3 is used by agribusinesses Agriculture is becoming a larger producer of energy Direct Burning Ethanol production Biodiesel Methane gas production

    21. Sun and Water Vehicles CAN run off of water only!! Researchers at MTSU developed a process A 10-kilowatt solar unit is used to produce electricity from the sun. The electrical energy is stored in the local power companys grid; in essence, the electricity used is measured and taken from the bank. A solid polymer electrolysis unit separates the hydrogen from water. The electrolysis unit is powered by stored (banked) electricity. The hydrogen produced is stored and used to run an internal combustion engine that powers the vehicle.

    22. Agribusiness and the Environment Environment is becoming more important to the business of agriculture Environment took a back seat to production and profit for most of the 20th century Quality of air and water was deteriorating Citizens and scientists began to speak out about pollution considered radicals and alarmist in the beginning many Americans joined the effort in the 1960s Rachel Carsons Silent Spring Sierra Club

    23. Environmentalists in Agribusiness Those involved in the use of soil for growing crops are environmentalists fruit, vegetable, and grain producers First research on soil and water conservation conducted by M.F. Miller and F.L. Daley at the University of Missouri National Resource Conservation Service Provide leadership and administer programs to help landowners and land users to conserve, improve, and sustain our natural resources and the environment, while enabling the United States to continue as the worlds preeminent producer of food and fiber. Can you name some traditional soil and water conservation practices that protect the environment?

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