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BY JENNA STEVENS<br />
Ag in the Classroom<br />
Coordinator<br />
Clinton County Farm Bureau<br />
EASTERN IOWA FARMER<br />
Looking around on the internet for<br />
inspiration for this piece led me<br />
to do a quick Google search on ag<br />
career topics. Website after website<br />
popped up with lists of ag jobs from<br />
farm workers to hydrologists. I admit, I<br />
had to look that one up. It is someone who<br />
helps protect the water supply and water<br />
sources.<br />
Relax, Refresh,<br />
Recharge & Explore<br />
Next generation of ag<br />
professionals has opportunities<br />
for study and experience<br />
Anyway, Google listed these careers in<br />
alphabetical order with rows and rows of<br />
clickable links complete with the degree<br />
requirements and starting salaries. The<br />
opportunities seemed almost endless,<br />
which, when you think about it, they are.<br />
Especially considering the pace of change<br />
happening in the ag sector.<br />
As the current class of freshmen settles<br />
into their cozy dorm rooms on college<br />
campuses across the state, their majors will<br />
include things that those of us over the age<br />
of 30 may have never heard of. Yes, that<br />
means we are getting old, but it also means<br />
that the next generation has more opportunities<br />
in front of them than ever before.<br />
One example of this is the newly minted<br />
ag communications program at Iowa State<br />
University. Before, any student wanting<br />
to major in ag communications had to get<br />
a degree in agricultural education with<br />
communications tacked on as a sort of afterthought.<br />
Now students can major in this<br />
field and learn skills in journalism, social<br />
media, and policy.<br />
The other opportunity that students<br />
today have more of is the chance to do<br />
internships. For college kids, especially<br />
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