{"id":10240,"date":"2021-07-12T04:21:19","date_gmt":"2021-07-12T04:21:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/explorecareers.com\/industry\/agricultural-horticultural\/"},"modified":"2024-05-09T11:41:50","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T01:41:50","slug":"agricultural-horticultural","status":"publish","type":"ra-industry","link":"https:\/\/explorecareers.com\/industry\/agricultural-horticultural\/","title":{"rendered":"Agricultural &#038; Horticultural"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The agricultural and horticultural industry is responsible for managing some of the country\u2019s natural resources in various ways. Across the U.S., this industry also includes forestry, land conservation, and land research.<\/p>\n<p>Agricultural encompasses a breadth of produce including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Grains and plant produce<\/li>\n<li>Dairy produce<\/li>\n<li>Animal meat and related produce<\/li>\n<li>Cotton and wool produce<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>The agriculture industry is divided into two core areas:<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Growers:<\/strong> including crops, which could be grown outdoors or using indoor\/covered growing techniques.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Farmers:<\/strong> including sheep, cattle, poultry, deer, and other livestock such as chickens.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>The states play a vital role internationally in the export of agricultural services and products. Some of the top export products include:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Soybeans<\/li>\n<li>Corn<\/li>\n<li>Pork and pork products<\/li>\n<li>Beef, beef products, and dairy<\/li>\n<li>Wheat<\/li>\n<li>Cotton<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>The horticultural industry encompasses:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Fruit and vegetables produce<\/li>\n<li>Nuts and seeds<\/li>\n<li>Flowers, turf, and nursery products<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The industry operates in a competitive domestic and international market, is very labor-intensive, and mostly seasonal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Horticultural roles can be divided into two areas:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Production:<\/strong> supporting the growth and production of seasonal plants and natural resources for sale\/export.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Amenity<\/strong>: supporting the growth and production of plants for recreational\/residential purposes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usda.gov\/our-agency\/careers\/benefits-and-services\">U.S. Department of Agriculture<\/a> supports, promotes, and provides jobs at every level across this industry and is a fantastic starting point for anyone wanting to get started. Their website details the different roles you could pursue and provides in-depth knowledge of the various subsectors within the industry.<\/p>\n<p>Both the agricultural and horticultural industries rely on seasonal work due to the nature of the services and products they work with. It can be a demanding but incredibly satisfying industry to build a career in!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":10241,"template":"","meta":{"content-type":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/explorecareers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ra-industry\/10240"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/explorecareers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ra-industry"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/explorecareers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ra-industry"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/explorecareers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/explorecareers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10241"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/explorecareers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10240"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}