2015/2016 Online Instructional Materials Correlation
Agricultural Production Management
8012 - 36 weeks
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8012
36
weeks
Agricultural Production
Management
TASKS/COMPETENCIES
Correlation
Demonstrating Workplace Readiness Skills: Personal Qualities and People
Skills
Demonstrate positive work
Required 1
ethic.
Required 2
Demonstrate integrity.
Required 3
Demonstrate teamwork skills.
Required 4
Demonstrate self-representation
skills.
Required 5
Demonstrate diversity
awareness.
Required 6
Demonstrate conflict-resolution
skills.
Required 7
Demonstrate creativity and
resourcefulness.
Demonstrating Workplace Readiness Skills: Professional Knowledge and Skills
Required 8
Demonstrate effective speaking
and listening skills.
Required 9
Demonstrate effective reading
and writing skills.
Required 10
Demonstrate critical-thinking
and problem-solving skills.
Required 11
Demonstrate healthy behaviors
and safety skills.
Demonstrate an understanding
Required 12 of workplace organizations,
systems, and climates.
Required 13
Demonstrate lifelong-learning
skills.
Required 14
Demonstrate job-acquisition and
advancement skills.
Required 15
Demonstrate time-, task-, and
resource-management skills.
Required 16
Demonstrate job-specific
mathematics skills.
Required 17
Demonstrate customer-service
skills.
Demonstrating Workplace Readiness Skills: Technology Knowledge and Skills
Demonstrate proficiency with
Required 18 technologies common to a
specific occupation.
Required 19
Demonstrate information
technology skills.
Demonstrate an understanding
Required 20 of Internet use and security
issues.
Required 21
Demonstrate
telecommunications skills.
Examining All Aspects of an Industry
Examine aspects of planning
Required 22
within an industry/organization.
Required 23
Examine aspects of management
within an industry/organization.
Examine aspects of financial
Required 24 responsibility within an
industry/organization.
Examine technical and
production skills required of
Required 25
workers within an
industry/organization.
Examine principles of
Required 26 technology that underlie an
industry/organization.
Required 27
Examine labor issues related to
an industry/organization.
Examine community issues
Required 28 related to an
industry/organization.
Examine health, safety, and
Required 29 environmental issues related to
an industry/organization.
Addressing Elements of Student Life
Identify the purposes and goals
Required 30
of the student organization.
Explain the benefits and
responsibilities of membership
Required 31 in the student organization as a
student and in professional/civic
organizations as an adult.
Demonstrate leadership skills
through participation in student
Required 32 organization activities, such as
meetings, programs, and
projects.
Identify Internet safety issues
Required 33 and procedures for complying
with acceptable use standards.
Exploring Leadership Skills and FFA Membership
Identify benefits and
Required 34 responsibilities of FFA
membership.
Identify types and benefits of
Required 35 participation in Supervised
Agricultural Experiences (SAE).
Required 36
Apply for an FFA award or
degree based on an SAE.
Using Mechanics in Agricultural Production
Required 37 Plan and design a farm structure.
Required 38 Maintain farm machinery.
Optional 39
Operate a major farm
machinery.
Optional 40 Plan a farm water system.
Optional 41
Assist with the installation of a
farm water system.
Required 42
Repair farm equipment and
tools.
Using Plant Science in Agricultural Production
Required 43 Design a cropping program.
Required 44 Analyze soil test reports.
Required 45 Interpret soil map.
Optional 46 Describe irrigation systems.
Optional 47 Prepare seedbeds.
Optional 48 Identify types of crop damage.
Optional 49 Plan a cultivation program.
Required 50
Develop crop marketing and risk
management plans.
Optional 51 Describe the harvesting of crops.
Optional 52 Dry grain.
Raising and Managing Livestock: The following task/competencies should be
applied toward the management of beef cattle, dairy cattle, swine, sheep and
goats, equine, poultry, or specialties.
Required 53
Develop a plan for raising
livestock.
Required 54
Describe livestock facilities and
equipment.
Required 55
Investigate livestock
improvement plans.
Required 56 Describe care of breeding males.
Required 57
Explain methods of restraining
and handling livestock.
Required 58
Compare types of common
livestock bedding materials.
Required 59
Describe procedures for loading
and transporting livestock.
Required 60
Identify common methods for
treating injured livestock.
Required 61
Develop a parasite control
program.
Required 62
Describe appropriate vaccine
technologies.
Required 63
Identify treatments for common
livestock diseases.
Required 64
Explain methods of disposing of
dead animals.
Required 65
Outline procedures for fitting
and showing livestock.
Required 66
Complete production record
forms.
Required 67
Complete farm income and
expense record forms.
Required 68 Evaluate livestock.
Required 69
Explain the process of culling
undersirable animals.
Required 70
Describe procedures for caring
for newborn livestock.
Required 71 Explain weaning procedures.
Required 72
Explain factors that determine
creep feeding.
Explain rationale and methods
Required 73 for humane dehorning,
castrating, and docking.
Required 74
Develop a feeding program for
livestock.
Required 75
Calculate the cost of a livestock
operation.
Producing Beef and Dairy Cattle
Describe the process by which
Optional 76 cows are artificially
inseminated.
Optional 77
Identify practices to improve
fertility in the herd.
Describe procedures and
Optional 78 rationale for removing extra
teats from heifers.
Optional 79
Explain procedures to control
mastitis in cattle.
Optional 80
Outline procedures for trimming
hooves of cattle.
Optional 81
Identify milk quality or grade
standards.
Optional 82
Explain the operation of milking
equipment.
Optional 83
Describe recommended milking
practices.
Optional 84
Describe recommended
management of dry cows.
Producing Swine
Outline procedures to care for
Optional 85
baby pigs from birth to weaning.
Optional 86
Identify recommended
procedures for weaning pigs.
Optional 87
Evaluate swine production
systems.
Describe the pork quality
Optional 88 assurance management and
techniques.
Producing Horses
Optional 89 Determine ages of horses.
Optional 90
Explain measurements used to
describe horses.
Optional 91
Describe methods for grooming
a horse.
Optional 92
Explain procedure for proper
care of horses' feet.
Optional 93
Explain the nutrient
requirements of horses.
Identify common horse diseases
Optional 94 and disorders and their
treatments.
Identify methods and
Optional 95 characteristics used to market
horses.
Optional 96 Identify horse tack items.
Producing Sheep and Goats
Describe procedures for
Optional 97
harvesting fiber.
Optional 98
Explain marketing options for
sheep and goats.
Optional 99
Describe predator control
methods.
Producing Poultry
Optional 100
Identify grades of poultry
products.
Optional 101 Explain digestion in poultry.
Optional 102
Describe stages of poultry
embryology.
Optional 103
Evaluate production systems for
poultry.
Producing Specialty Animals
Optional 104
Explore niche marketing
options.
Optional 105 Identify local resources.