Field Day Highlights Agriculture Careers M


A.


CROWLEY, LA.


ore than 50 stu- dents attended the LSU


AgCenter


Southwest Regional Agri- cultural Career Day to learn about career op- tions available to them after they finish their ed- ucation. The students from


seven parishes heard about four agriculture career possibilities: agri- cultural engineering, re- newable


tives of the Sunshine Quality Solutions talked about


and


the expanding


technology field for farm equipment. AgCenter


natural


resources, agriculture education and extension, and environment and coastal management. AgCenter regional 4-H coordinator


Lanette


Hebert said the offerings change every four years for the annual event that started five years ago. “A participant can come for four years and not see the same program,” she said. In the engineering ses- s i o n , students h e a r d AgCen- ter engi- n e e r R a n d y P r i c e t a l k a b o u t the use o


B. f


d r o n e s in agri- culture, and rep- resenta-


Louisiana Sea Grant fisheries agent Mark Shirley and Youth Wet- lands Program extension associate Catherine Fox showed students baby alligators and demon- strated how a bone found in a fish’s brain can be used to determine the age of a fish. AgCenter


and


Louisiana Sea Grant fisheries agent Thu Bui told students about ca- reers in wildlife manage- ment and encouraged them to maintain good grades that will be needed to be accepted in a college. “GPA does mat- ter,” she said. She also said advanced


degrees can result in higher pay. Cade LeJeune, state


FFA executive secretary and a former ag teacher, told students about his experience in the class- room. He said ag teach- ers can make more money than other teach- ers because it is a 12- month job, and some ag teachers’ pay exceeds $80,000. “There’s a lot of benefits to teaching ag in the state,” he said. Cassandra Phillips, Ag- Center 4-H agent in


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A. LSU AgCenter and Louisiana Sea Grant agent Mark Shirley shows student Hannah Miller of La- cassine High School how to dissect a fish’s head to find a bone called an otolith that can be used to determine a fish’s age. Looking on is Elyse John- son, also of Lacassine High School.


C.


B. Christen Ardoin hands a baby al- ligator to Kindal John. Both of the Jefferson Davis Parish students were participating in the LSU Ag- Center Southwest Ag Career Day held at the H. Rouse Caffey Rice Re- search Station. The alligator was part of a talk about potential ca- reers in coastal restoration.


C. LSU AgCenter and Louisiana Sea Grant agent Thu Bui talks with stu- dents about possible careers in wildlife management. Bui stressed the need for students to maintain good grades to get accepted into college for their desired majors. Photos by Bruce Schultz/LSU AgCenter


12• MidAmerica Farmer Grower / December 7, 2018


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