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Reinhardt, Chris; Thomson, Dan – Journal of Extension, 2015
Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) is a program designed to educate U.S. beef producers on best management practices to ensure production of a safe, wholesome beef product and humane animal care. The program must be sufficiently nimble to rapidly incorporate the demands of an ever-changing food system. Animal Care Training, an online system…
Descriptors: Food, Food Standards, Safety, Safety Education
Jacobs, Clinton O. – 1966
The investigation was conducted to analyze selected activities in farmstead mechanization as experienced by farmers and associated businesses and to interpret the findings. Data were obtained from Kansas Farm Management Association records and by interviews with 30 selected farmers with functional mechanized farmsteads, 18 dealers, and 16…
Descriptors: Agricultural Machinery, Agricultural Machinery Occupations, Employment Opportunities, Farm Management
1978
This planning guide for farm business analysis programs presents units of instruction in four major areas: (1) farm records and accounts (14 units), (2) farm records summary and analysis (17 units), (3) farm planning and reorganization (16 units), and (4) advanced farm and ranch management (11 units). Each unit outline is divided into six major…
Descriptors: Accounting, Agricultural Education, Farm Accounts, Farm Management
Teagarden, Earl H., Comp. – 1968
The comprehensive history of the Kansas Extension Service from 1868 is presented in three volumes and includes administration, information dissemination, club work, special area reports, personnel training, and continuing education. Administration involves such aspects as personnel, finances, organizational changes, cooperation with other agencies…
Descriptors: Agricultural Production, Animal Husbandry, Extension Agents, Farm Labor
Kansas State Univ., Manhattan. – 1975
This secondary vocational agricultural curriculum guide is one of a set of four designated as the basic core of instruction for vocational agriculture programs in Kansas. Units of instruction are presented in four sections: (1) Supervised Training Programs, (2) Leadership, (3) Plant and Soil Science, and (4) Farm Mechanics. Each unit is comprised…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Machinery, Agronomy
Pittsburg State Univ., KS. Kansas Vocational Curriculum and Research Center. – 1980
This basic core curriculum for vocational agriculture education contains 35 units of instruction in five content areas: agricultural chemicals (1 unit), leadership (2 units), farm management (5 units), plant and soil science (10 units), animal science (8 units), and farm mechanics (9 units). Each unit follows a typical format that includes…
Descriptors: Agricultural Chemical Occupations, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Machinery