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| The Agriculture Products processing industries
consist of agricultural products, agricultural services, and food
products (food processing). Details about agricultures
economic impact on Oregon indicates that agricultural products
industry has been experiencing steady growth. The Oregon
food processing industry alone accounts for over for over 24,000
employees in 1999. The agricultural industry is second only
to the pulp and paper industry in total regional energy use.
Eight percent of the electricity used in the Northwest was for
food processing in 1998. Food processing also used about 20
percent of the regions natural gas not used for power plants.
Energy use in Agriculture Products processing is nearly equally
split between transportation and food processing/storage.
Agriculture science. Food scientists and technologists usually work in the Agriculture products processing industry, universities, or the Federal Government, and help to meet consumer demand for Agriculture products that are healthful, safe, palatable, and convenient. To do this, they use their knowledge of chemistry, physics, engineering, microbiology, biotechnology, and other sciences to develop new or better ways of preserving, processing, packaging, storing, and delivering Agriculture products. Some food scientists engage in basic research, discovering new Agriculture sources; analyzing Agriculture content to determine levels of vitamins, fat, sugar, or protein; or searching for substitutes for harmful or undesirable additives, such as nitrites. They also develop ways to process, preserve, package, or store Agriculture according to industry and government regulations. Traditional Agriculture products processing research into functions involving baking, blanching, canning, drying, evaporation, and pasteurization will continue to be conducted and will find new applications. Other food scientists enforce government regulations, inspecting Agriculture products processing areas and ensuring that sanitation, safety, quality, and waste management standards are met. Food technologists generally work in product development, applying the findings from Agriculture science research to the selection, preservation, processing, packaging, distribution, and use of safe, nutritious, and wholesome food. |
Agriculture
Products ProcessingManufacturer of human food ingredients and biochemical products and provider of research in agricultural processing and corn wet milling. Products include anhydrous ammonia, urea and salt and are used in industrial applications.
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