The document discusses challenges facing the future of the food industry and agriculture, including an aging farmer population, numerous global issues, and lack of awareness and stereotypes about careers in agriculture. It notes there are over 300 careers in agriculture employing more people than any other industry. Examples are then given of programs and organizations working to engage youth and support the next generation of leaders in agriculture.

1. A look at youth and the future of the
food industry.
Joenelle Futrell

2. Numerous challenges in agriculture:
ž Government regulations
ž Availability of land
ž Global trade policies
ž Climate
ž Disease
ž Fluctuations in the global marketplace
ž Water scarcity
ž Population growth

3. ž Average age of a farmer is 58 years old.
ž Diversity of issues needs a diversity of
perspectives.

4. ž Awareness:
• Of opportunities in agriculture
• Of false stereotypes in agriculture
• Of need for change in agriculture

5. Over 300 careers in agriculture employing
more people than any other industry.

7. Over 1,000, 000 acres of abandoned farmland
in Japan.

8. Farming versus the Food Industry

10. “Career is important because I want to feel
like I’m contributing to something and
doing something with my time that is
worthwhile.”

11. “It’s simple.Work should allow us to
generate an income, do what we love, and
make a positive impact on the world.”

12. “The biggest injustice in leadership is
people leading and not knowing why.”
-Jeff Simmons, Elanco Animal Health

13. Brazil

14. Three Circle Model
Chicago High School for Agriculture Science

15. Agricorps

16. Hunger U

17. Agriculture in the Classroom
Over 3 million K-6 students reached.

18. National Star in Agriscience
Jacob Schindler

19. Lincoln Electric
Young teachers receive gear and curriculum.

20. Internships, Scholarships, Syngenta.

21. Producers
Chelsey Schlosnagle
Star in Agribusiness

22. Dr. David Coffey
University

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