Analysis of ezine article from* The Economist* entitled ‘Ears of Plenty’. Article deals with the history of innovation in the wheat industry including genetic modification.

3 Cloze activities on the topic Wheat Production: Harvesting wheat Wheat plant growth Wheat diseases

3 Cloze activities on the topic Weeds, Pests and Disease: Weed infestation prevention Types of insecticides Creutzfelt-Jakob disease

3 Cloze activities based on the topic Beef Cattle Production: The Australian Beef Cattle Industry Cattle Diseases Stockyards

Metalanguage mix and match activity using key words and concepts from the topic Beef Cattle Production.

Mix and match activity using metalanguage from the topic Weeds, Pests and Disease.

Metalanguage mix and match using key words and concepts from the topic Wheat Production.

Unit of work on Wheat Production. Designed for students of the NSW Stage 5 Agricultural Technology Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. This bundle includes: Metalanguage mix and match 3 Cloze activities Ezine article: ‘Ears of Plenty’ Ezine article: ‘Applying fungicidal seed treatment to small grain seed’ Ezine article: ‘Getting the most from your spring wheat crop’ Word Search Video and worksheet: The Future Farming Technology Video and worksheet: The War on Wheat Video and worksheet: From Seed to Civilization

Word Search for the topic Wheat Production.

Word search on the topic Weeds, Pests and Disease.

Unit of work on Weeds, Pests and Disease. Designed for students of the NSW Stage 5 Agricultural Technology Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. This bundle includes: 3 Cloze activities Metalanguage mix and match Word Search Ezine article: Time to Freeze Bugs to Death Ezine article: A virus taming Australia’s bunny menace Ezine article: Agricultural production losses to pest animals soar Ezine article: Drone weeds out good from bad Video and worksheet: RIPPA: The farm robot exterminates pests & weeds

Word search using key words and concepts from the topic Beef Cattle Production.

Unit of work on Beef Cattle Production. Designed for students of the NSW Stage 4/5 Agricultural Technology Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. This bundle includes: Breeds of Australian Beef Cattle Mating and calving 3 Cloze activities Metalanguage mix and match Word Search Ezine article: Grass-Fed vs. Grain-Fed Ground Beef Ezine article: Live export ban could harm rural communities Magazine article: Gaining more calves Video: Raising the Steaks Worksheet for video: Raising the Steaks Video: The science behind cattle ranches Worksheet for video: The science behind cattle ranches Video: Prisoners raising gentle cattle Worksheet for video: Prisoners raising gentle cattle Video: High Stakes (the Australian Wagyu industry) Worksheet for video: High Stakes (the Australian Wagyu industry) Video: Best practice cattle handling Worksheet for video: Best practice cattle handling Video: Artificial insemination in cattle Worksheet for video: Artificial insemination in cattle Video: The Private Life of Cows Worksheet for video: The Private Life of Cows Magazine article: Quality and supply bring beef brand success Investigate and analyse the issue at Wikipedia: Beef Ezine article: NSW stock theft not slowing; farmers losing millions due to high meat prices True or false revision activity Information report Vaccinating cattle Paddock appraisal of beef cattle Crack the code revision activity Cattle handling facilities, mustering, yarding and transport

Key word and concept mix and match activity for the topic Farm Tools and Machinery.

This resource covers: What is tillage equipment Primary and secondary tillage equipment Reduced tillage Intensive tillage Conservation tillage Positives and negatives of tillage It is designed for Stage 5 students of the NSW Agricultural Technology Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum.

Two-page ezine article that focuses on remote sensing technology to determine nutrient and water content of fields and driving of tractors. Positive and negative aspects of the technology is briefly discussed. Activities focus on the article.

3 Cloze activities on the topic Farm Tools and Machinery: Combine Harvesters Machinery in the Cotton Industry Aircraft in Agriculture

Farm Tools and Machinery findaword

Scaffolded research task on tractors. includes questions on historical development, different applications on Australian farms, implements that can be attached to tractors, uses in specific cropping and grazing enterprises, ways to reduce tractor accidents and common mechanical problems with tractors. This task is designed for students studying the NSW Agricultural Technology Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Stage 5 Farm Tools and Machinery.

Information report task on the topic Farm Tools and Machinery. The topic is: What are five commonly used farm tools and machinery? What safety issues can arise from the use of these tools and machinery? The resource includes advice on the structure and language features required to write an effective information report and a marking guide (rubric) to the task. Designed for Stage 5 Agricultural Technology students of the Australian Curriculum.