Veterinary Anti-Inflammatory and Pain-Reducing Drugs
By Laura Lien
In this interactive object, learners sort veterinary anti-inflammatory and pain reducing medications into categories. They also complete an exercise involving trade names.
Weight-Volume Relationships: Dry Unit Weight
By Steve Whitmoyer
Students read how to determine and calculate the dry unit weight for a given sample of soil or aggregate based on the weight-volume relationship.
Implementing a Financial Record Program
By Kevin Rauchholz
Learners listen to an explanation of balance sheet basics for farm operations. They then determine how purchases should be listed in a farm record book and complete sample income and expense sheets.
Weight-Volume Relationships: Degree of Saturation
Students read how to determine and calculate the degree of saturation for a given sample of soil or aggregate based on the weight-volume relationship.
Goal Setting: Business, Personal, and Family Goals
In the first section of this activity, learners listen to an introduction explaining the importance of setting goals in all aspects of life. The remaining pages list examples of goals and procedures relating to a farming operation.
Prioritizing Capital Purchases
Learners consider whether to lease or purchase equipment based on return on investment. This activity is geared toward operators of a dairy farm. Two pages contain audio.
Veterinary Estrous Cycles
In this interactive object, learners study animal estrous cycle lengths. They then test their knowledge in three exercises.
Weight- Volume Relationships: Dry Density
Students read how to determine and calculate the dry density for a given sample of soil or aggregate based on the mass-volume relationship.
Weight-Volume Relationships: Void Ratio
Students read how to determine and calculate the void ratio for a given sample of soil or aggregate based on the weight-volume relationship.
Budgets and Business Analysis
Learners read an extensive explanation of the types of budgets most frequently used by farm operators, whole farm, partial, and enterprise, and complete a brief quiz to test their knowledge. Farm financial standards and ratio calculations are provided. Exercises complete the activity.
Estate Planning: The Process of Transferring a Farm
Learners examine 10 steps to consider when passing on farm assets including financial security, partnerships, taxes, lease agreements, gifting, and treatment of heirs.
Introduction to Financial Record Keeping
Learners read and listen to tips for organizing farm-related financial information.
Sources of Credit
Learners examine the types and sources of credit that are available for operators of a farm or other agricultural business.
Land Survey Maps
By Bruce Cecka
Learners practice identifying land sections using land survey terms and maps. Feedback is provided at the end of the activity.
Deer Aging
By Rick Buser
Interactive excercise to age deer by dental inspection.
Veterinary Parasites Screencast
In this screencast of an old Flash learning object, learners follow along as we sort parasites into divisions and helminth divisions. We'll also identify affected body systems.