Math Conversions for Veterinary Technicians
By Laura Lien
Learners view the conversion factors within and between the metric, apothecary, and household systems. A quiz completes the activity.
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.
Inventory Assets and Human Resources
By Kevin Rauchholz
Learners listen to an explanation of how to perform an inventory of a farm business. They then list their hard assets and human resources by completing worksheets that they save to their personal computers.
Introduction to Financial Record Keeping
Learners read and listen to tips for organizing farm-related financial information.
Implementing a Financial Record Program
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.
Gradation - Sieve Sizes
By Steve Whitmoyer
This learning object introduces the student to sieves and how their designation is related to the aggregate size.
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.
Fork Farms Hydroponics
By Wisc-Online
Explore vertical hydroponic growing with Fork Farms and FVTC. We'll introduce you to what vertical hydroponic growing is, why it's important to our economy and the environment, and how you can get started.
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.
Digital Terrain Model: Extrapolation of Elevations
Students read how to determine the elevation of an alignment or cross section where it crosses the TIN.
Digital Terrain Model (DTM): Determining Contour Location
Learners read how to determine the location of a contour for a specific location given a TIN.
Deer Aging
By Rick Buser
Interactive excercise to age deer by dental inspection.
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.
Biosecurity: Routes of Infection and Means of Transmission
In this module, you'll be able to :
- Identify five routes of infection
- Describe how diseases are transmitted in animals
Biosecurity: Finding Sources of Disease Transmission Risk
By the end of this module, you’ll be able to:
- List four categories of disease agent sources
- Discover conditions when disease transmission is likely to occur
- Describe the means of disease transmission in a given situation
Biosecurity Strategies
By the end of this module, you'll be able to:
- Identify actions that can reduce biosecurity risk
- Develop a biosecurity action plan for a farm
- Select the most cost effective strategies