This two-volume set, consisting of an instructor's manual and a student learning activity guide, is designed for use in teaching vocational agriculture students basic agricultural production skills. Provided in the instructor's manual are guidelines concerning the duration of the activity; activity goals; a list of instructional objectives; a list of vocational clusters addressed during the activity; detailed guidelines pertaining to such areas of activity implementation as safety, materials needed, preparation prior to class, presentation of the lesson, and follow-up activities; an answer key; an occupational fact sheet; and a flow chart. The student learning activity guide includes an introduction; goals; directions; a list of materials needed; a series of instructional objectives and checkpoints dealing with seed planting, harvesting, and the need to wait until after harvest to pay crop-related bills; and descriptions of nine related occupations. (MN)