TECHNOLOGY AND LIVELIHOOD EDUCATION
AGRICULTURAL CROP PRODUCTION 7
LESSON 1
What is Agriculture?
The term Agriculture is derived from Latin words ager or agri meaning soil and cultura meaning cultivation
Is an applied science which encompasses all aspects of crop production including horticulture, livestock rearing,
fisheries, forestry, etc.
Farm Equipment - These are machineries used in crop production. They are used in land preparation and in transporting farm inputs
and products. This equipment needs a highly skilled operator to use
Farm implements - accessories pulled by animals or mounted to machineries to make the work easier
Farm tools - objects that are usually light and are used without the help of animals and machines
Preventive maintenance - an activity or operation done to prevent malfunction of tools and equipment and it is done to prolong the
useful life of tools and equipment Repair - to restore to good condition something broken or damaged
LESSON 1: USE FARM TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
FARM TOOLS IN AGRICULTURAL CROP PRODUCTION
Farm tools, implements, and equipment play very important role in agricultural crop production. Their availability makes the work
much easier and faster. However, even if one may have the most sophisticated tools and implements, but does not know how to use
them, they are useless. In order to do crop production operations successfully, one must have a good working knowledge of the
tools, implements and equipment before using them.
Hand Tools
Hand tools are usually light and are used without the help of animals or machines. They are being used in performing farm activities
which involve small areas like school garden and home garden.
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Farm Implements
These are accessories which are being pulled by working animals or mounted to machineries (hand tractor, tractor)
which are usually used in the preparation of land. These are usually made of a special kind of metal.
Examples are:
1. Plows. These are farm implements either pulled by a working animal or a tractor. The plow is specifically used for
tilling large areas, making furrows and inter row cultivation. Plows pulled by working animals are made of either a
combination of metal and wood or pure metal. They are used to till areas with a shallower depth than that of the disc
plows which are pulled by tractors.
2. Harrow. The native wooden harrow is made of wood with a metal teeth and pulled by a carabao while the disc harrow
is made of metal mounted to a tractor. Harrows are used for tilling and pulverizing the soil. Native wooden harrow Disc
harrow
3. Rotavator. The rotavator is an implement mounted to a tractor used for tilling and pulverizing the soil.
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Lesson 2
Select and operate farm equipment
Performance Standard
 Appropriate farm equipment is identified.
 Instructional manual of farm equipment is carefully read prior to operation.
 Pre-operation check-up is conducted in line with manufacturers‘ manual.
 Faults in farm equipment are identified and reported in line with farm procedures
 Farm equipment are used according to their function.
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