Principles of Agriculture and Technology

Principles of Agriculture Course Description and Syllabus: 
 
Students are expected to understand industry standards in agriculture safety, animal and machinery identification, SAE project planning, agriculture leadership, agriculture career options as well as animal husbandry.
 
Requirements:
 
3 ringed note book
 
Classroom Assistance time:
 
Tuesday's and Thursdays from 7:20 am to 7:55 am
 
Course Outline and Timeline
 
 Term 1
 

Week

Topic

Week 1

Introduction to Agriculture Careers in Leadership Development

Week 2

4 Areas of Agriculture

Week 3

Pasture Management and Grass Identification

Week 4

Forb and Woody Plant Identification

Week 5

FFA and Whats Does it Do For You!

Week 6

Recite FFA Creed and Introduction to Leadership

Week 7

Agriculture Leadership (Parliamentary Procedure)

Week 8

Agriculture Leadership (Parliamentary Procedure)

Week 9

Leadership and Course Summary

 
Term 2
 

Week

Topic

Week 1

Introduction to Agriculture Careers in Animal Production

Week 2

General Animal Husbandry and Feeding Practices

Week 3

Beef Breed Identification and Breeding Practices

Week 4

SwineBreed Identification and Breeding Practices

Week 5

Sheep andGoatBreed Identification and Breeding Practices

Week 6

Poultry/RabbitBreed Identification and Breeding Practices

Week 7

Equine Breed Identification and Breeding Practices

Week 8

Hand and Power Tool Safety Identification

Week 9

Shop Project Completion (Bird House)

 
Statement for Academic Dishonesty:

Academic integrity is fundamental to the activities and principles of our school. No student shall cheat or copy the work of another.  Plagiarism, the use of another person’s original ideas or writings as one’s own without giving credit to the true author, will be considered cheating, and the student will be subject to academic discipline that may include loss of credit for the work in question.