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Iowa State Univ. of Science and Technology, Ames. Dept. of Agricultural Education. – 1973
The packet of 10 curriculum guides, intended to aid in planning and developing materials for the introduction of agribusiness and natural resource education, can be used in statewide educational programs. The guides are appropriate for all levels from elementary to vocational schools and community colleges, although emphasis is on the secondary…
Descriptors: Agribusiness, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Supply Occupations, Agronomy
Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC. Office of Governmental and Public Affairs. – 1982
This booklet, one in a series about life on modern farms, describes farm operations and some activities in the lives of six vegetable farmers throughout the United States. The booklet visits the tomato growing of Carl Schneider and his partners and the lettuce growing farm of Norman Martella, both in California. It then includes brief accounts of…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Production, Agronomy, Business Skills
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). – 1990
This teacher's guide provides syllabi for a 3-year program for upper secondary agricultural programs in rural agricultural schools. Part 1 contains an introduction, recommendations for early morning practical classes, and suggestions for scheduling of theoretical classes. Part 2 consists of the syllabi. Each syllabus offers a content outline. The…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Engineering, Agronomy, Animal Husbandry
Iowa State Univ. of Science and Technology, Ames. Dept. of Agricultural Education. – 1986
Developed for use by vocational agriculture teachers in Iowa, this instructional unit provides information about the growing and marketing of sod for lawns. This document is one of three manuals making up a single package. (The other two are Christmas Tree Production and Marketing and Sod Production and Marketing). The manual includes an…
Descriptors: Agribusiness, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Production, Agricultural Trends
Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC. Office of Governmental and Public Affairs. – 1980
This booklet, one in a series about life on modern farms, describes the daily life of the Don Riffel family, wheat farmers in Kansas. Beginning with early morning, the booklet traces the family's activities through a typical harvesting day in July, while explaining how a wheat farm is run. The booklet also briefly describes the wheat growing…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Production, Agronomy, Business Skills
Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC. Office of Governmental and Public Affairs. – 1978
This booklet, one in a series about life on modern farms, describes the daily lives of three orange growers in Florida and one in California. Two of the Florida orange growers also have other jobs, one as manager of a citrus cooperative and the other as a citrus insurance salesman. The operations of orange groves, the care and picking of oranges,…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Production, Agronomy, Business Skills
Oregon State Univ., Corvallis. Dept. of Agricultural Education. – 1981
This curriculum package was developed to be used as a guide for high school vocational agriculture teachers in Oregon preparing a curriculum to meet local community/regional needs. A second goal of this curriculum is to eliminate sex-bias or sex-role stereotyping in vocational agriculture classes. The curriculum contains 20 units. Topics covered…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Machinery, Agricultural Production, Agricultural Safety
Iowa State Univ. of Science and Technology, Ames. Dept. of Agricultural Education. – 1988
This curriculum guide can be used by secondary and postsecondary agriculture, technology, and marketing instructors to decide what and how to teach about agricultural business organization and management, especially in Iowa. The guide consists of five instructional units: (1) agribusiness organization and management; (2) livestock sales and…
Descriptors: Agribusiness, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Machinery, Agricultural Production
Oklahoma State Dept. of Vocational and Technical Education, Stillwater. Curriculum and Instructional Materials Center. – 1992
Designed to provide an introduction to as many of the subject areas in Oklahoma agricultural education programs as possible, this curriculum for Grade 8 contains 15 units that highlight many career areas in agriculture. Because this course may be a student's first exposure to production agriculture subjects, the curriculum begins with basic…
Descriptors: Agribusiness, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Production
Selfridge, Deborah J. – 1996
This document contains lesson plans for a four-unit course in agriculture for sustainable development and is accompanied by a video tape and a booklet that discusses existing and future agricultural practices. Each unit of the document contains some or all of the following components: an introduction; objectives and competencies addressed; a list…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Agricultural Education, Agriculture, Behavioral Objectives