Green Jobs and Green Jobs and AgricultureAgriculture
Green Today, Jobs Tomorrow Conference
May 11, 2009
James Johnson, Director
Environmental Stewardship Division Michigan Department of Agriculture
Agriculture:Agriculture:The Original Green JobsThe Original Green Jobs
Movement from Movement from hunter-gatherers to hunter-gatherers to farmersfarmers
Approximately 10,000 -Approximately 10,000 -12,000 years ago12,000 years ago
Involved cultivation of Involved cultivation of wild grains and wild grains and domestication of domestication of animalsanimals
ProductionProduction
Feed the family… Feed the family… feed the tribefeed the tribe
Feed the Feed the community… feed community… feed the worldthe world
Work/Work/Responsibility Responsibility ShiftShift
Mechanization - InputsMechanization - Inputs
Environmental ImpactsEnvironmental Impacts
Work Toward Work Toward SustainabilitySustainability
Michigan Department of Michigan Department of AgricultureAgriculture
Conservation and Environmental Conservation and Environmental OrganizationsOrganizations
Michigan State University Michigan State University ExtensionExtension
USDA NRCS (Soil Conservation USDA NRCS (Soil Conservation Services)Services)
State’s Conservation DistrictsState’s Conservation Districts Private ConsultantsPrivate Consultants
Farm JobsFarm Jobs Animal CareAnimal Care Animal NutritionAnimal Nutrition Nutrient ManagementNutrient Management Agronomy/HorticultureAgronomy/Horticulture Global Positioning SystemsGlobal Positioning Systems VeterinariansVeterinarians Public RelationsPublic Relations
MDA/Government JobsMDA/Government Jobs Food ScienceFood Science Dairy ScienceDairy Science BiologistsBiologists EcologistsEcologists HydrologistsHydrologists
Soil ScientistsSoil Scientists AgronomistsAgronomists Animal ScienceAnimal Science EngineersEngineers
ProgramsPrograms Conservation Districts – Conservation Districts –
Forestry Assistance Program Forestry Assistance Program (degreed forester)(degreed forester)
Nature Centers – Nature Centers – Interpreters/Educators/LaboreInterpreters/Educators/Laborersrs
Irrigation Water Management Irrigation Water Management – System – System Evaluation/SchedulingEvaluation/Scheduling
Pesticide and Plant Pest Pesticide and Plant Pest Management DivisionManagement Division
Pesticide SectionPesticide Section
Pesticide and Plant Pest Pesticide and Plant Pest Management DivisionManagement Division
Plant Industry Section
Animal Industry DivisionAnimal Industry Division
Food & Dairy DivisionFood & Dairy DivisionFood SectionFood Section
Food & Dairy DivisionFood & Dairy DivisionDairy SectionDairy Section
Trends – Future Jobs