Power, structural and technical systems

Careers in this profession unite technical and mechanical skills with the field of agriculture. The job market for this career pathway is expected to grow between 10% and 22% in the near future and will increase especially for engineers in the field. Workers are needed to advance and maintain systems that are vital to agriculture.

Do you enjoy working on machinery or with your hands? Do you like operating or programming computers? Or do you prefer to solve complex problems related to transportation and logistics? If so, you may be well suited to a career in power, structural or technical systems.

Careers in this field often give you the chance to be on the cutting edge of innovation in agriculture. With the help of GPS technology, emerging careers in precision agriculture are enhancing the efficiency of farming worldwide. Check out these careers in Power, Structural and Technical Systems.

Power, structural and technical systems resources at GNG

unit 1 lesson

Animal agriculture: engineer an egg catcher

How do engineers solve problems in agriculture? It takes 30 million eggs a day to satisfy the US consumer! Ohio is #2 in the nation in egg production and ag engineers have helped to design facilities that keep chickens safe from predators and…

unit 2 lessons

Barges, trains and trucks: Logistics and moving soybeans

Why is transportation for commodity crops so critical? Infrastructure is critical to the functions of the country, in particular the shipment of commodity crops such as soybeans. This unit introduces students to several types of infrastructure that are…

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Barry McGraw

Director, Product Development and Commercialization at the Ohio Soybean Council

Knows about: stem, aquaculture, engineering, research and development, soy-based products, soybeans.

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Dale Ireland

Technical Product Lead at US Seedcare Corn and Soybean

Knows about: agricultural industry, agriculture education, agriscience, r&d, research and development, seeds, soybean.

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Logistics and transportation

International marketing is an important piece of the supply chain! Watch this video to learn how you can be a part of it as Rusty Orben, Resident Vice President for CSX Transportation and Jim Wellman, President of Wellman Seeds and Wellman Farms…

unit 7 lessons

Managing nutrient and pesticide needs in agriculture

Why do farmers spend time and money to apply chemicals to their fields? In this threaded PBL*, (an effort to integrate agricultural understandings into the normal sequence of an Environmental Science classroom) students will conduct several “close reads” (reading for…

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Matthew Stroud

Product Agronomist at DuPont Pioneer

Knows about: dupont pioneer, agribusiness, agronomist, research and development, soybeans, test plot.

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Precision agriculture

Matt Liskai the President/Co-Owner of Green Field Ag talks about his career in precision agriculture.