Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources

Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources
______________________________typically do the following: Collect and prepare samples in accordance with established procedures. Test food, food additives, and food containers to ensure that they comply with established safety standards. Help food scientists with food research, development, and quality control.

_______________________________ evaluate data on forest and soil quality, assessing damage to trees and forest lands caused by fires and logging activities. In addition, they lead activities such as suppressing fires and planting seedlings.

______________________________ run specialty vehicles such as tractors, skidders and harvesters to fell trees and transport timber. Their responsibilities may include trimming limbs, cutting trees and slicing logs into shorter pieces.

___________________________conduct research in breeding, physiology, production, yield, and management of crops and agricultural plants or trees, shrubs, and nursery stock, their growth in soils, and control of pests; or study the chemical, physical, biological, and mineralogical composition of soils as they relate to

_________________________________ direct research and development projects. Natural sciences managers supervise the work of scientists, including chemists, physicists, and biologists. They direct activities related to research and development, and coordinate activities such as testing, quality control, and production