AGA 211 - Grain and Forage Crops

1. Summarize the current industry issues
   1. Identify industry production trends
   2. Define issues that impact the future of the industry
2. Analyze the legal aspect of agriculture
   1. List current environmental laws
3. Define commodity marketing and risk management
   1. List the types of cash marketing alternatives available to commodity producers and the associated risks
4. Assess entrepreneurial skills through interaction
   1. Identify elements necessary in creating a new business
   2. Distinquish the importance of assistance from professionals
   3. Design a business plan
   4. Analyze the match between career goals and entrepreneuria characteristics
   5. Cope positively with change
   6. Define ethics is business
5. Explain proper business management procedures and practices
   1. Develop a production schedule
6. Assess crop production practices
   1. Describe a profile of the atmosphere
   2. Define temperature and humidity and explain its effect on crop production
   3. Describe weather patterns
   4. Identify the environmental impact of plant production practices
   5. List the steps in selection of field crop enterprise and cropping systems
   6. Demonstrate the use of computer literacy in agricultural production management decisions
   7. Describe how to access management information sources
   8. Explain how the processes of plant genetics, reproduction and biotechnology relate to seed selection in field crops
7. Develop knowledge of machinery and equipment used in production agriculture
   1. Demonstrate a knowledge of the history and types of planting equipment that has been used in agriculture
   2. Identify the types of planting equipment used
   3. Identify the types of seed drop mechanisms used in the planting equipment
   4. Categorize planting equipment by the type of tillage that needs to be completed prior to planting
   5. Identify types of tillage equipment used in seed bed preparation
   6. Identify the types of ground engaging parts used on tillage equipment
   7. Identify the parts of tillage equipment
   8. Identify the type of equipment used for harvesting and handling based upon the crop production system being used
   9. Identify the parts of the cutter bar assembly
   10. Explain under what conditions crusher, crimper or combination rolls are used on a conditioner
   11. Relate the differences between square balers and round balers in relationship to the hay handling systems
   12. Describe the construction of the forages harvester basic unit
   13. Explain the differences in the cutting and feeding mechanisms of the forage chopper
   14. Identify the principal areas of the grain combine and how each contribute to or minimizes grain harvesting losses
   15. Pass the CDL (Commercial Drivers License) for straight trucks with air brakes
8. Demonstrate the operation, adjustment, repair and maintenance of machinery used in production agriculture
   1. Demonstrate agricultural machinery operation safety
   2. Demonstrate the ability to adjust, repair and maintain agricultural equipment used during laboratory demonstrations or on employment experience training