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This 63-page resource provides information on topics taught in the Cane Farming in Florida course that is part of the Sugar Cane Technology Program at Palm Beach Community College. "This introductory course provides students with the background to understand the impact of agricultural activities on...

This video, made available by fulblast1, shows farmers in Genoa, Nebraska check planting corn. The video also shows corn plant growth some time after planting. The recording runs 4:52 minutes in length. 

This publication of Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, Iowa State University, is of research conducted that compared weighted average source distance (WASD) of foods grown locally in Iowa to those foods obtained from traditional sources.

This PowerPoint presentation, made available by Clark State Community College, provides an overview of precision agriculture as well as programs and grants at Clark State Community College in the precision agriculture field. Topics covered include: Managing Assets by the in^2, Managing "Uniqueness",...

This 4-page activity is provided by AgrowKnowledge and is intended for Advanced Placement (AP) high school students or college level engineering fundamentals. The goal of this activity is to "calculate internal pressure (stress) of a pressurized container using strain gage technology." The activity...

This 627-page Collaborative Statistics Textbook was written by Susan L. Dean and Barbara Illowsky and is provided by the Maxfield Foundation. This textbook is intended for introductory statistics classes and focuses on applications of statistical knowledge. Four main concepts are emphasized:...

This 2-page activity is provided by AgrowKnowledge and involves collecting geospatial data. During the activity students will collect feature and attribute data from the field, transfer data to shapefile format, and view feature points in ArcExplorer. Users will need a Garmin eTrex GPS unit with...

This webinar from Bucher Vaslin North America discusses oak in wine making. Besides oak barrels, oak tools and all the other ways oak can be used in wine making is covered. What type of oak used for which wine is also discussed. This video runs 37:42 minutes in length. 

In this 2-page activity provided by AgrowKnowledge, students learn how to perform laboratory protocol for extracting DNA from fruit. "In this lab, students will extract DNA from kiwi fruit using common household products. DNA will be extracted, spooled onto a glass rod." This activity includes the...

This video, from National Geographic, discusses the use of unmanned aerial vehicles in farming. "Farmers can use drones to identify specific plants that are diseased or infested with bugs, to save water and resources, and to get a bird's-eye view of their crops." This video runs 02:59 minutes in...