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place like Corteva where we have lots
of laboratories that have potentially
dangerous chemicals or equipment that
could be dangerous to use.”
Overall, safety management is
a broad career path in agriculture.
Safety managers can test agricultural
equipment to ensure it meets safety
standards, enforce regulations at farms
or laboratories, and even work with
emergency services. Many universities
offer degrees in safety management,
but some jobs in this field only require a
trade school degree. It all depends on
the specifics of the job.
In addition to everything listed
above, there are hundreds of other
unique ag jobs out there waiting
to be discovered. For example,
you can supervise the grass on
football fields and golf courses as
a turf manager. You can
farm fish, lobsters, seaweed and
more as an aquaculture
specialist. You can even help
run the National Cowboy Poetry
Gathering as a nonprofit
organizer with the Western
Folklife Center.
As former FFA members and
specialists in education and outreach,
Hamm and Fouard both said learning to
find these job opportunities for yourself
is a valuable skill. They recommend
using websites such as ,
AgCareers.com and AgExplorer.FFA.
org to find out about unusual jobs that
suit your interests.
is a highly recommended resource for
discovering new careers and seeing
how they connect to other jobs in
agriculture.
Additionally, Fouard’s top
recommendation to students is applying
for internships.
“I highly recommend going to your
high school or college career fairs and
making connections with businesses
there, and hopefully finding a few
companies you like and want to apply
for internships with,” Fouard said.
Meanwhile, Hamm’s biggest
recommendation is to keep an open
mind toward entrepreneurism and
creating jobs that don’t exist yet. AG
“If you don’t find it,
create it,” Hamm said.
To learn more about
National FFA Organization,
visit .
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