This presentation is an introductory lesson on integration of crop-livestock systems in the United States. The lesson includes national Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources Standards, objectives, and a student project. This lesson is intended to be inquiry-based, and as such only foundational information is presented. Students are expected to take the introductory information and find specific information needed to solve the problem posed at the beginning of the presentation. It is expected that at a minimum this lesson will take three 50-minute class periods and could take longer based on teacher preferences.

Students will observe the physical characteristics of flowers and explore the principles of pollination with this 3rd-5th grade lesson. From Bee Dancing to flower direction, this lesson will engage young minds and explore the miracle of flower reproduction with some amazing little pollinators! Attribution for image used: "Balancing Act" by LadyDragonflyCC - >;< is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

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Plant tissue cultures being grown at a USDA facility. USDA, Lance Cheung, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Did you have an idea for improving this content? We’d love your input.

The purpose of this resource is to introduce the process of benchmarking in farming. It is a very basic tutorial aimed at familiarizing farmers with the practice of benchmarking in farm management. This resource hope to encourage learners to research further learning resources and opportunities. The content of this resource is derived from:

Kahan, D. (2013). Farm business analysis using benchmarking. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Over the past 35 years, instructors at the University of California, Santa Cruz have taught organic farming and gardening skills to more than a thousand apprentices through the UCSC Farm & Garden Apprenticeship program. Teaching Organic Farming & Gardening: Resources for Instructors is their 600-page manual and covers practical aspects of organic farming and gardening, applied soil science, and social and environmental issues in agriculture. Units contain lecture outlines for instructors and detailed lecture outlines for students, field and laboratory demonstrations, assessment questions, and annotated resource lists. Although much of the material has been developed for field or garden demonstrations and skill building, most of the units can also be tailored to a classroom setting.



The training manual is designed for a wide audience of those involved in teaching farming and gardening, including colleges and universities with programs in sustainable agriculture, student farms or gardens, and on-farm education programs; urban agriculture, community garden, and farm training programs; farms with internships or apprenticeships; agriculture extension stations; school gardening programs; organizations such as the Peace Corps, US AID, and other groups that provide international training in food growing and ecological growing methods; and master gardener programs.

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This portal, published by the University of Florida/Institute of Food and Agricultural Science (IFAS) Extension, offers a selection of links to information about water management issues. There is a 'Beginner's Guide to Water Management', which provides a basic introduction to the terminology and concepts used in water management. Other links access information on management in coastal waters, the impact of climate change on water resources, the use of stormwater as an alternative supply, wastewater management, and many others.

This lesson plans helps students prepare for the agricultural industry and storytelling through learning about hot topics in agriculture. Students will explore the basics of these topics that are so important to the agricultural industry in order to be better producers and consumers. 

These guides give an overview of Supervised Agricultural Experiences (SAEs), explain how SAEs work, and provide SAE options, implementation tips and appendices, including leaning plans, career plan templates, supervision plans and more.

A Scholarly Writing Textbook

Short Description:
An accessible and inclusive scholarly writing textbook that empowers students to contribute to scholarly conversations in their disciplines and asks them to consider how their contributions can be shared with the communities beyond the university. Examples are specific to Land & Food Systems and Forestry.

Long Description:
An accessible and inclusive scholarly writing textbook that empowers students to contribute to scholarly conversations in their disciplines and asks them to consider how their contributions can be shared with the communities beyond the university. Examples are specific to Land & Food Systems and Forestry.

Word Count: 28113

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Concepts and Applications in Forestry

Short Description:
This book is the result of over 35 years of working in academic and research organizations in which foresters, biologists, and individuals from other disciplines collaborated, fought, argued, and occasionally agreed about how forests should be managed. A full copy of the book can be downloaded here.

Word Count: 8906

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The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) sponsors a collection of online resources for training in environmental topics. These resources are organized by topic (agriculture, energy, human health, and others) and are searchable by keyword. Each resource is accompanied by a brief metadata description and is provided in a choice of formats: downloadable (PDF), XML, or a bookmark.

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This is a lesson that can be used to teach beginning Introduction to Agriculture students about the types of drugs we administer to animals. Students then get to complete a hands-on lab activity where they learn about and demonstrate four types of injections.

This website was created by the GMO working group in the UConn College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources. We offer clear descriptions and explanations of a variety of issues related to genetically modified organisms, or GMOs. We hope you find the information useful, and we welcome your feedback. We thank Purdue Agriculture for inspiration, the format and assistance in building this site.

Students learn about the history of agriculture in Wyoming. Students develop an understanding of the role of agriculture in Wyoming and why it is important to practice good stewardship.

This video is a segment from the Switch Energy Project focusing on energy security. Switch Energy Project is a multi-pronged effort designed to build a balanced national understanding of energy.

Students use Google Earth to analyze oil consumption per capita in the US and around the world. Students then use spreadsheets to create graphs and calculate statistics regarding per capita energy use among various categories.