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Download full textLOEWENSTEIN, DUANE E.; AND OTHERS
A STUDY ON FARMERS' USE OF SUGGESTED PRACTICES IN HANDLING ALFALFA CROP PRODUCTION WAS CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE (1) IF SELECTED PERSONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS MIGHT AFFECT HAY PRODUCTION METHODS, (2) IF A DISCREPANCY EXISTS BETWEEN THE FARMER'S LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE OF QUALITY HAY PRODUCTION PRACTICES AND HIS USE OF THESE PRACTICES, AND (3)…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Adults, Age Differences, Agricultural Skills
Heaney, Donald S. – 1966
Data were obtained by interview with managers in a random sample of 161 businesses in 10 selected Montana trade and service centers to (1) identify present and emerging off-farm agricultural occupations, (2) estimate present and anticipated numbers of employees, (3) estimate annual entry opportunities, (4) determine needed competencies, and (5)…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Skills, Educational Needs, Employer Attitudes
PDF pending restorationHawaii State Dept. of Education, Honolulu. Office of Instructional Services. – 1976
The study, based on a survey of agricultural industry in Hawaii, was conducted to obtain current job task information to be used as the basis for curriculum improvement in agricultural technology and ornamental horticulture. It determines the kinds and frequency of job skills and the importance of the accompanying knowledge required. A checklist…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Skills, Agricultural Technicians, Check Lists
Fiscus, Keith Eugene – 1965
Questionnaires to determine the vocational and technical education needed by prospective workers in farming and in grain elevator and agricultural equipment businesses were administered to 20 workers in each of the jobs of (1) farm manager, (2) grain elevator manager, operator, salesman, and deliveryman, and (3) agricultural equipment manager,…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Machinery Occupations, Agricultural Skills, Crop Processing Occupations
Byrd, J. Rick; And Others – 1975
To improve vocational educational programs in agriculture, occupational information on a common core of basic skills within the occupational area of the commercial vegetable producer is presented in the revised task inventory survey. The purpose of the occupational survey was to identify a common core of basic skills which are performed and are…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Occupations, Agricultural Production, Agricultural Skills
Byrd, J. Rick; And Others – 1975
To improve vocational educational programs in agriculture, occupational information on a common core of basic skills within the occupational area of the farm manager (owner-operator) is presented in the revised task inventory survey. The purpose of the occupational survey was to identify a common core of basic skills which are performed and are…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Occupations, Agricultural Skills, Farm Management
Byrd, J. Rick; And Others – 1975
To improve vocational educational programs in agriculture, occupational information on a common core of basic skills within the occupational area of the dairy farmer is presented in the revised task inventory survey. The purpose of the occupational survey was to identify a common core of basic skills which are performed and are essential for…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Occupations, Agricultural Skills, Dairy Farmers
McGee, Ivan C. – 1965
Interviews with a random sample of employers from 2,142 businesses and services having employees needing agricultural competencies, compiled for 17 Pennsylvania counties, provided data for estimating the present number of employees needing agricultural competencies by occupational family, level of employment, and job title. Job characteristics,…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Machinery Occupations, Agricultural Skills, Employment Projections
Miller, Daniel R.; And Others – 1975
To improve vocational educational programs in agriculture, occupational information on a common core of basic skills within the occupational area of the dairy plant worker is presented in the revised task inventory survey. The purpose of the occupational survey was to identify a common core of basic skills which are performed and are essential for…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Skills, Food Processing Occupations, Job Analysis
Carter, David M.; And Others – 1976
The major purpose of the occupational survey was to identify the skills which are performed and essential for success for a tobacco producer. The specific objectives of this survey were: (1) develop and validate an initial task inventory for the tobacco producer, (2) identify the specific tasks performed by the tobacco producer, and (3) determine…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Production, Agricultural Skills, Farm Management
Loreen, C.O. – 1967
The objectives of the study were to identify present and emerging off-farm agricultural occupations and to determine for present and anticipated numbers of employees, competencies needed for entry and advancement, job characteristics, and educational needs. A sample of 472 was drawn from a population of 2,952 firms. Of 437 firms contacted by 60…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Skills, Educational Needs, Employers
Byrd, J. Rick; And Others – 1975
To improve vocational educational programs in agriculture, occupational information on a common core of basic skills within the occupational area of the swine farmer is presented in the revised task inventory survey. The purpose of the occupational survey was to identify a common core of basic skills which are performed and are essential for…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Occupations, Agricultural Production, Agricultural Skills
Byrd, J. Rick; And Others – 1975
To improve vocational educational programs in agriculture, occupational information on a common core of basic skills within the occupational area of the beef farmer is presented in the revised task inventory survey. The purpose of the occupational survey was to identify a common core of basic skills which are performed and are essential for…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Occupations, Agricultural Production, Agricultural Skills
Byrd, J. Rick; And Others – 1975
To improve vocational educational programs in agriculture, occupational information on a common core of basic skills within the occupational area of the horse farm hand is presented in the revised task inventory survey. The purpose of the occupational survey was to identify a common core of basic skills which are performed and are essential for…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Laborers, Agricultural Occupations, Agricultural Skills
Waddy, Paul H.; And Others – 1975
To improve vocational educational programs in agriculture, occupational information on a common core of basic skills within the occupational area of the buildings and grounds foreman is presented in the revised task inventory survey. The purpose of the occupational survey was to identify a common core of basic skills which are performed and are…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Skills, Buildings, Grounds Keepers
