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Job Seekers...VETERANS and Agriculture are a Great Fit.....Get Started, Realizing Success......!
If you are thinking about farming or ranching as a post-service career, there has never been a more important time to get involved in agriculture. With nearly 60,000 high-skilled job openings annually in the food, agriculture ,renewable resources, and environmental fields in the United States,(1) there are numerous opportunities for you to contribute your talents and experiences.
As a military veteran, your leadership training, skills, and perspective can help America meet the challenges of producing food and strenthening rural and urban communities. Feeding a growing global population demands a 70-percent increase in food production by 2050. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) wants you to be a part of the next generation feeding the Nation and the world.
(1) Source: Goecker, Allen D., et al. 2015 Employment Opportunities for College Graduates in Food, Agriculture, Renewable Natural Resources, and the Environment: United States, 2015-2020.
Serve A Veteran can help you get started and achieve success in Oregon's Agriculture Industry....
Did you know?
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About 96.7% of Oregon’s farms and ranches are family owned and operated. Some are “corporate” farms because they are incorporated for tax/family succession plan reasons. Source: p. 10 in Oregon State University Extension Service Rural Studies Program
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Oregon agriculture is sustainable. In 2016, 1,181 Oregon farms and ranches are officially recognized as remaining operational and within same family at least 100 years, while 38 have reached the official 150-year-old mark. Source: Oregon Century Farm & Ranch Program
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Oregon is #1 in the nation for Christmas trees, hazelnuts, black raspberries, ryegrass seed, orchard grass seed, crimson clover, sugar beets for seed, red clover seed, fescue seed, blackberries, boysenberries, potted azaleas, and peppermint. (2016) Source: Oregon Dept. of Agriculture
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Oregon is #2 in the United States for the production of hops, blueberries, and pears. (2016) Source: Oregon Dept. of Agriculture
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Oregon is a specialty-crop state with 220+ recognized commodities. Source: Oregon Dept. of Agriculture
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There are more than 34,600 Oregon farms and ranches, occupying about 16.4 million acres. Average farm size is 474 acres. (2015) Source: Oregon Dept. of Agriculture
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Oregon agriculture’s farm gate value $5.7 billion (2015), making it a top economic driver in the state. Source: p. 17 in Oregon State University Extension Service Rural Studies Program
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Oregon exported $2.6 billion in raw agriculture products internationally in 2013, representing about 40% of farmgate cash receipts (USDA Economic Research Service, 2014). Agriculture and food exports comprise about 6% of Oregon’s economy and provide 7.4% of the state’s jobs (OSU Rural Studies Program, 2011) Source: 2015 State of Oregon Agriculture report, p. 10
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It’s estimated that about 40% of Oregon agricultural products go to the domestic market outside of Oregon, bringing new dollars into Oregon and supporting rural and urban jobs in agriculture, food processing, and other associated industries. Source: 2015 State of Oregon Agriculture report, p. 13
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Oregon’s principal operators of farms and ranches make up less than 1% of the total population of Oregon. Source: p. 4 in Oregon State University Extension Service Rural Studies Program
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Total number of jobs in ag production (77,490) and processing (82,449), plus related jobs (retail, restaurants) in Oregon. (2015) Source: p. 20 in Oregon State University Extension Service Rural Studies Program
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Total economic footprint for ag and food processing, retail, and related: about $23 billion, and about 326,000 jobs. 13.8% of Oregon jobs, 10.6% of state economic output. Source: p. 4 in Oregon State University Extension Service Rural Studies Program
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Nationally, one farmer supplies food for about 155 people in the US and abroad.