This operation manual sets forth the guidelines, standards, policies, and procedures necessary for planning, organizing, and administering Cooperative Education Programs in Agriculture to serve individuals entering farm related occupations. Its content was developed in a 2-week seminar conducted by the University of Arizona in the summer of 1968, which was attended by 40 teachers of vocational agriculture, junior college instructors, and county vocational-technical coordinators. The content includes: (1) Guidelines, (2) Policies and Standards, (3) Consulting Committees, (4) Community Surveys, (5) Promoting Cooperative Education Programs in Agriculture, (6) Selecting Student-Trainees, (7) Selecting Training Stations, (8) Legal Requirements for Student Workers, (9) Training Plans and Agreements, (10) Teaching Related Instruction, (11) Coordination, (12) Instructor and Student Records, (13) Follow-Up of Students Upon Graduation, (14) Evaluation of Student Progress, and (15) Evaluation of Cooperative Education Programs. (DM)