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Professionals dealing with biological tools and genetics that result in new variants of organisms, or provide biological solutions to diseases, birth rates, and more are constantly monitored and improved using biotechnology.

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Livestock farmers rely on the integration of applied sciences and professional disciplines such as veterinarians, animal nutritionists, animal scientists and geneticists to produce practical, ethical and sustainable solutions to farming.

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In order to develop a new crop variant, areas of study in molecular biology, agronomy, and statistics are involved to create that variant and test out its effectiveness.

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Farmers and veterinarians

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Either a grower has a farm agronomist, or they rely on retailers and/or chemical companies. Agronomists are crucial to agriculture. Agronomists help decide many things,s such as when and what to spray, crop planning, and soil health planning. harvest timing, IPM management, ect.

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If a farmer sees that his farm doesn't have good irrigation system ,he will use an agronomist to determine what the crop water needs and then he will need an engineer to be able to set up the sensor on how the water will be distributed.

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Aerospace engineers apply the laws and principles of physics to the design and operation of aircraft/spacecraft.

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Farmers work with vets to ensure herd health, by using vaccinations, special diets, or for general advice, and also work with a vet biologist for breeding/or health disorders.

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Let's say a farmer is worried about his production level, wants to increase his revenue, but also thinks about his future legacy to his children. He may want to consult an agroclimatologist, an economist, and an agropathologist, but also mathematicians for prediction models, a soil scientist, and an environmentalist to ensure he gets the best combination of all the factors that will lead him to a sustainable way of farming.

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brings together multiple disciplines to create practical agricultural solutions. Plant pathology, agronomy, soil science, microbiology, etc., all work together to reduce yield loss, lower chemical input and support sustainable crop production.

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Animal scientists and microbiologists come together with geneticists and often veterinary professionals to develop animal technologies including techniques such as artificial insemination, the application of transgenics and genetic modification to improve animal health and potential product yields, increase survivability, birth rates, or to change some undesirable or problematic characteristics biologically.

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When building a barn or new housing facility, farmers must work with all sorts of trades like carpenters, plumbers, electricians, etc.

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Agriculture produces the products, microbiologist ensure safety and develop new techniques to extend shelf life

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Mixed farming with cattle and grain, working with veterinaries to keep the cattle healthy, working with someone in agbusiness to help manage farming markets selling/loans. Agronomists and animal science professions to help sustain a grain production with soil and plant expertise and also adding appropriate cattle feed.

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A farmer may want to find new ways to increase the soil nutrients and increase the crop yield so he may consult with an agronomist

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You will need animal science to help with anatomy and growth efficiency, agricultural economics to analyze costs, forage science to analyze the crop quality and factors that could affect forage quality, and a nutritionist to analyze the dry matter percent and what could be beneficial for weight gain with reduced costs

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Livestock farm operations will work with a local veterinarian to find out the overall well-being of the herd's bulls and cows. For cows, they will perform ultrasounds, AI, ET, etc. While for bulls, they will perform soundness checks. These checks allow the farmer to be confident in his upcoming herd for success and reliability.

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When a producer has sick livestock they need to work with their veterinarians and in some cases nutritionists to help fix the problem

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To assess soil health, many disciplines are required. Chemistry assesses nutrients and fertility, Physics can assess whether the soil has adequate infiltration and water retention capacity, and biology can assess species diversity within the soil, which is an indicator of health.

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herd genetics

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Farmers work very closely with agronomist to get the most out of their land possible. They help them chose which crops to plant, what fertilizers, and what to spray based on the certain feilds. This all helps the farmer get the most out of their land

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Farmers get agronomists to come out to their farm and take soil samples, looking at the nutrients, testing crops, inspecting plants. They can decide what fertilizer to use or any recommendations they have.

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Allocating funds toward a program to expose children in care to farming. The program would allow farmers to pique the interest of future generations in their craft and allow these children to see value in hard work with rewarding outcomes.

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Something I find interesting, formed through previous classes, is how we can nurture food sovereignty on indigenous reservations. Numerous disciplines and applied sciences are required. Ecologists, Agronomists, Soil scientists etc.. Band council members would be included for governmental policy and decisions. Perhaps an Economist too. An Indigenous Resource Manager would be highly valued as well. And lastly, the youth and adults who wish to participate will further cement meaningful progress.

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A rancher with a sick animal would need to consult a vet on the best method of treatment. They may also need to contact a drug company in order to get the right medication

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Farmers and vets work together in many instances. For example, the formulation of balanced diets for animals. A vet is able to assist in the creation of a nutritious diet that is specific to a certain animals needs based on factors like age, weight and production goals.

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A farmer can work with a soil testing company to determine what is left in the soil from last years activities. They can then forecast what the soil is lacking in terms of nutrients and develop a plan that will lead to the highest yield possible depending on certain variables.

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environmental policy – I need to consider how the economics can be affected while advocating for implementing certain policies.

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In an attempt to increase yields and resource utilization, agronomy would also need environmental science to assess ecosystem services, a data scientist to make algorithms as well meteorologists to analyze weather and precipitation measures.

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A farmer may hire a soil testing company to test different areas to help decide what to plant or leave fallow or plants that will add nutrients back into the soil.

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A farm wanting to open new sector in the business needs a business analyst which will be agribusiness learned discipline. He will need both the knowledge of business and economics in relation to agriculture.

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Applying knowledge of past and possibly future environmental conditions as well as surrounding habitat and land configuration to find the most efficient ways of plant/ crop growth.

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If a farmer is trying to maximize his yields, he could work an soil scientist and a plant scientist to help improve the soil.

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If a farmer is having issues with his crop he will have to consult with a crop specialist and possibly a soil specialist to help fix the problem

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A dairy farmer wants to increase the butterfat production of his farm in general in order to offer artisanal dairy products. As a result he works with a semen distributor or genetics company (Applied Biology) to improve the genetics of his herd, he works with a chemist or microbiologist to develop bacterial or mold cultures as well as a method to develop a localized cheese or yogurt variety (Chemistry, Microbiology) and works with an agronomist to develop feed quantities as well as plant pastures that will help his cattle yield more milk (Agronomy)

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A farmer can consult an agronomist and discuss the right directions to take regarding their soil, seeds for crops, and best choices to make in terms of their crops. 

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A farmer can consult an agronomist and discuss the right directions to take regarding their soil, seeds for crops, and best choices to make in terms of their crops. 

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Farmers with beef, dairy, pork and poultry production facilities all have to use some kind of veterinary medicine practice. For example, vaccinations or antibiotics when one animal in the herd is sick, herd health is a top priority.

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Every aspect of a farm could be improved upon by its own specially trained professional.
Herd health- a veterinarian
Marketing trends - an economist
Plant health- a soil biologist, a botanist, etc
Optimize use of space- an engineer, an architect, a mathematician

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Equipment design requires many specialties.

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Equipment design requires many specialties.

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Designing a new piece of equipment requires people from many specialized areas such as engineering and modelling, finance, fabrication, and procurement. Not to mention those that test prototypes and people with animal handling or agronomic expertise.

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Ranchers work with many professionals such as veterinarians when they need help of advice with their animals. An example of this is how we got our local vet to perform a C-section on a cow who could not have her calf naturally.

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Statistics in Agriculture Research
Ag Researchers use statistics, mean, mode, R2, to describe observations of experiments

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A farmer may hire and often consult his/her agronomist to discuss decisions such as seed type, seed variety, maybe even suggest using a seed type that may not be a cash crop, but can with stand a variety of chemicals in order to fight off a weed or pest from the previous year such as a resistant wild oat seed. An agronomist will direct the farmer to make decisions i as far as when and in what part of the field to spray a certain chemical on in order to save the most money but still hit the plants that are suffering. they can instruct on swathing, chopping, or harvesting times as well. These decisions can make or break a crop and even a farmer so accuracy is of the utmost importance to produce a high yielding crop.

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A farmer may want to make use of a nutritionist and a sales person to help them get the most bang out of the buck and choose what to feed their livestock and when to sell them.

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A farmer needs educated advice to help with what seed would be the best to grow in there area. The agronomist would give educated advice in favour of the farmer to ensure the right seed is chosen.

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A scientist researching crop emergence would need to consult with someone who specializes in bioinformatics to maybe help with data interpretation. They might also need to consult with a summer student who was carrying out lab tasks.

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Farmers can work with accountants to determine if they will make a profit and they could work with a Meteorologist to make sure there is not any natural disasters that could be avoided or the make sure frost does not come early. Technology with computer science majors/specialists could help in aiding in the avoidance of disasters.

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Economics, technology and environmental science 

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Economics, technology and environmental science 

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Farmers can work with an agronomist who uses variable rating in order to analyze nutrient content within their fields (via GPS systems & soil sampling technology). This helps the farmer to get a better idea of where the nutrient baselines are for each of their respective fields, and they are able to allocate funds for nutrients they may need more of, while saving money on nutrient content that is banked within their soil.

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A soil scientist may work with a farmer to determine the type of soil they are farming on and what crops would grow best in the soil type.

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A farmer might work with an agronomist to determine what chemical to use to spray a field or what they can do to make the soil more fertile.

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A farmer can work with an accountant to plan farm finances for the year.

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Farmers and veterinarians work together to ensure that the farmer's animals are staying healthy

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A horticulturist might work with an engineer to produce blue prints for landscape layouts in the city to help incorporate green spaces working towards the reduction of city pollutants.

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A soil scientist can collaborate with a farmer to determine the most efficient method of using the land while also increasing the soil's productivity.

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A farmer and a agronomist would work closely together to determine how to prevent disease or remove pests from a field.

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Technology in Veterinary Medicine is always changing so there is always new robots or machines in dairy farms for vets to monitor the health of the cows.

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A grain farmer might work with an accountant to go over the farm's finances every year and to ensure they're on track to stay out of the red.

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Technology is always changing and farms would upgrade their machines so they could get help from a computer scientist

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A rancher could work closely with an ecologist to help ensure the animal's living conditions are optimal for reproduction and growth.

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A farmer and a biologist might get together to conduct studies on a lake that contains endangered species to be able to save the lake from being dried up by the government.

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A computer specialist and a cattle famer might work together to create a system that monitors water and feed and has cameras for remote viewing of the cattle.

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A farmer could pair with a business consultant who specializes in agricultural development to better manage and advance their farm operation.

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An agronomist could pair up with a software engineer to create a map showing where the pesticides/fertilizer is needed in a specific crop to maximize yield.

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Agriculture specialists, such as horticulture specialists could pair together with medical professionals to create a better version/ cure for ailments. Biopharming is very useful in this era of medicine with huge population growth and would reduce the costs of many synthetic prescription drugs.  Shelby Wakefield

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GMO's help producers create a crop that is both sustainability and environmentally better. Such as; modifying a crop in order to grow higher yields (sustainability) and resistant to certain bugs or diseases to reduce use of pesticides (environmentally).

-Hannah Gust

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Indoor regulation systems for raising animals. 

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Indoor regulation systems for raising animals. 

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Would require many different disciplines working together to install or develop an indoor temperature, ventilation and light regulating system that is centralized , meaning controlled by one terminal. For example , involving a animal science expert , agricultural engineer, computer scientist would aid in ; knowing what the animal needs, the physical logistics of allocating heat, light, and ventilation in the pen, and the digital algorithm in which it can be easily accessible to farm staff.

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A farmer could pair with a mechanical engineer who has developed drones for the use of agricultural purposes to collect and analyze data on their farm.

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When a credit union invests a farm, they need to statistically analyze the financial situation and the ROI etc. Computer engineering is basically used in every industry to provide more efficient ways of operation and communication.

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figuring out the science and cost of starting a new setup. Biologist for fish and plant care and economist for optimizing output.

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A horticulturalist could work with engineers to develop greenhouse technologies that would maximize yields year round, while improving overall efficiency within the greenhouse system

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Using fertilizer prescriptions from a soil scientist and with the knowledge of a computer engineer, a map can be made that describes where more or less fertilizer should be applied on a given field. -Jeremy Irvine

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Selective breeding is when you get desired characteristics from choosing the 2 animals to breed. For example:

cows that produce lots of milk

chickens that produce large eggs

wheat plants that produce lots of grain

- Dawson

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With more technology entering the industry, there is work with computer scientists as well as engineers to develop these technologies and put them into practice. A perfect example would be the up-and-coming electric tractors being developed.

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another example of dairy,  to see what the best environment would be for the calves to grow the best, with different disciplines you can design an area or calf shelter to best meet the calves needs and thus enhance growing. - Jessica Hillman

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Herd nutrition