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Holmes, Ted – 1988
Since the fall of 1957, the Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station has published a semi-scientific quarterly magazine, "Louisiana Agriculture," to present information on the station's research to Louisiana citizens, particularly public officials, members of the agribusiness sector, science-oriented farmers, agriculture and science…
Descriptors: Agricultural Skills, Extension Education, Information Transfer, Periodicals
Download full textRobinson, Ward R. – 1986
This document consists of a teacher's guide for a competency-based course on homestead and gardening skills designed for North Carolina's 11th- and 12th-grade students, and a list of competency test items applicable to the course. The teacher's guide contains course specifications, a list of competency statements, a sheet describing each unit of…
Descriptors: Agribusiness, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Skills
Nakagawa, Charles H.; Honquilada, Q. L. – 1985
This book provides the basic knowledge and guides for the construction and operation of a small-scale, family-size biogas unit. The first chapter discusses the benefits of biogas production and the Chinese biogas model. The second chapter shows the components, design formulas, and sizing units of the biogas model. Chapter 3 describes actual…
Descriptors: Agricultural Skills, Biological Influences, Construction (Process), Energy Conservation
Still, Steven – 1985
This slide script, part of a series of slide scripts designed for use in vocational agriculture classes, deals with ornamental annual plants and their uses. Included in the script are narrations for use with a total of 254 slides illustrating 97 different plants. At least two slides are provided for each plant: one shows the growth habits of the…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Skills, Botany, Floriculture
Arnott, Michael – 1985
This book describes one approach to building and operating biogas systems. The biogas systems include raw material preparation, digesters, separate gas storage tanks, use of the gas to run engines, and the use of the sludge as fertilizer. Chapters included are: (1) "Introduction"; (2) "Biogas Systems are Small Factories"; (3)…
Descriptors: Agricultural Skills, Biological Influences, Energy Conservation, Energy Management
Dall, Frank – Simulation/Games for Learning, 1984
Discusses training needs of agricultural students and the process, activities, and resources utilized by a simulation game designed to encourage development of appropriate conflict resolution and communications skills and to create awareness of agricultural extension needs. Summarizes results of field test evaluation of VILLAGE and deficiencies in…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Skills, Communication Skills, Developing Nations
Peace Corps, Washington, DC. Information Collection and Exchange Div. – 1994
The Peace Corps Programming and Training System (PATS) manual is designed to help field staff members of the Peace Corps train volunteers. This supplement to the PATS manual was developed to provide complementary information about key aspects of Peace Corps programming and training for agriculture. It is intended for individuals involved in Peace…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agricultural Skills, Agriculture, Developing Nations
McCann, Kevin – 1984
This slide script, part of a series of slide scripts designed for use in vocational agriculture classes, deals with commercially important woody ornamental landscape plants. Included in the script are narrations for use with a total of 253 slides illustrating 92 different plants. Several slides are used to illustrate each plant: besides a view of…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Skills, Botany, Landscaping
Still, Steven – 1984
This slide script, part of a series of slide scripts designed for use in vocational agriculture classes, deals with commercially important herbaceous ornamental plants. Included in the script are narrations for use with a total of 338 slides illustrating 150 different plants. Generally, two slides are used to illustrate each plant: one slide shows…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Skills, Botany, Classroom Techniques
Sipiorski, James; Spike, Peter – 1985
This slide script, part of a series of slide scripts designed for use in vocational agriculture classes, deals with principles of the linear classification of dairy cattle. Included in the guide are narrations for use with 63 slides, which illustrate the following areas that are considered in the linear classification system: stature, strength,…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Production, Agricultural Skills, Animal Husbandry
Roediger, Roger D.; Barr, Harry L. – 1984
This slide script, part of a series of slide scripts designed for use in vocational agriculture classes, deals with approved practices in dairy reproduction. Included in the guide are narrations for use with 200 slides dealing with the following topics: the importance of good reproduction, the male and female roles in reproduction, selection of…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Production, Agricultural Skills, Animal Husbandry
Sprague, Howard B.; And Others – 1982
This handbook, developed for training Peace Corps volunteers, reviews the basic principles that underlie sound grazing land management and indicates the application of these principles for livestock production in the tropics and subtropics. The handbook is made up of three technical series bulletins. The first bulletin covers management of…
Descriptors: Agricultural Production, Agricultural Skills, Agricultural Trends, Agriculture
Crosson, Pierre R.; Rosenberg, Norman J. – Scientific American, 1989
Discusses the change of agricultural methods with human population growth. Describes the trends of world food production, changes in farmland, use of fertilizer, and 13 agricultural research institutions. Lists 5 references for further reading. (YP)
Descriptors: Agribusiness, Agricultural Personnel, Agricultural Production, Agricultural Skills
Sammataro, Diana – 1981
This set of lesson plans, prepared for use by Peace Corps volunteers in the Philippines, has been designed as a step-by-step guide to teaching beekeeping. Each of the eight lesson plans contained in the manual consists of an objective, time requirements, materials needed, and information about various aspects of beekeeping. Lessons are illustrated…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Production, Agricultural Skills, Agricultural Supplies
Powell, Charles C.; Sydnor, T. Davis – 1985
This slide script, part of a series of slide scripts designed for use in vocational agriculture classes, deals with recognizing and controlling diseases found on ornamental landscape plants. Included in the script are narrations for use with a total of 80 slides illustrating various foliar diseases (anthracnose, black spot, hawthorn leaf blight,…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Skills, Botany, Disease Control
