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Students learn about soil properties and the effect biochar—charcoal used as a soil amendment—has on three soil types, sand, loam and clay. They test the soils’ water retention capability before and after the addition of biochar. During the activity, student teams prepare soil mixtures, make observations (including microscopic examinations), compare soil properties, conduct water retention tests, take and record measurements, and analyze their observations and data. They see how the physical properties of soils—color, texture, and particle size—can be indicators of nutrient content and water retention capabilities to support plant growth. From their findings, they consider biochar’s potential benefits for environmental and agricultural applications, especially in conditions of drought and depleted soils. An activity lab sheet is provided to guide experimental data collection and analysis.
Minister of Agriculture Marie-Claude Bibeau explains how Canada is trying to boost interest in the agricultural industry.Subscribe to CTV News to watch more ...
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"People have been eating rice for over 4,000 years. It originated in Southeast Asia, and Spanish explorers brought it to the West Indies at least 500 years ago. Today, 8,000 varieties of rice are grown throughout the world. About 15 varieties are grown in the U.S." (Who Belongs Here?: An American Story by Margy Burns Knight) Because we have a strong Southeast Asian student population in the Butler Middle School in Lowell, this unit will focus on Cambodia to drive the question: "What can we learn about rice from the Five Themes of Geography?"Each lesson will revolve around one of the five themes of geography (Location, Place, Region, Movement, and Human Environmental Interaction.) In the sixth lesson, students make cookbooks of rice recipes from Cambodia and other countries from our student population.
The Satellite Applications Catapult is working on a number of applications and research projects within the agri-tech industry, and exploring exploring new, innovative satellite capabilities for the industry.
Satellites are enabling users across the ‘farm-to-fork’ supply chain to observe, measure, and monitor crop performance right across the growing season. This information enables users to respond more quickly to provide nutrients where needed and to counter the impacts of adverse weather, pests, and disease, essential to ensure yields are maximized.
Application of remote sensing and satellites for agriculture are expanding fast during past few years. The major advantage of satellite data compared to othe...
"Farming in Saskatchewan, Canada. See the life circle of a farm in a year. Find more at http://www.lavalstudios.com"
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Over the course of three sessions, students act as agricultural engineers and learn about the sustainable pest control technique known as soil biosolarization in which organic waste is used to help eliminate pests during soil solarization instead of using toxic compounds like pesticides and fumigants. Student teams prepare seed starter pots using a source of microorganisms (soil or compost) and “organic waste” (such as oatmeal, a source of carbon for the microorganisms). They plant seeds (representing weed seeds) in the pots, add water and cover them with plastic wrap. At experiment end, students count the weed seedlings and assess the efficacy of the soil biosolarization technique in inactivating the weed seeds. An experiment-guiding handout and pre/post quizzes are provided.
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Sustainability is a major focus in on-farm practices in Alberta, and farmers speak to what that means in their every day lives.
What are nitrogen fixing plants, and why use them over nitrogen fertilizer? This video answers this question through an explanation of the nitrogen cycle.Sup...
Brian & Darren talk about using variable-rate fertilizing in your operation.
This is a list of Virtual Reality Expeditions that address and would incorporate Agriculture into your classroom in a fun and exciting way.
Episode 3 of SARE’s “What is Sustainable Agriculture” video series provides an animated outline of the basic principles of conservation tillage. This is a basic explanation of conservation tillage and its benefits in agriculture.
“Ecological Pest Management," the fifth episode in SARE's “What is Sustainable Agriculture” series, introduces ecological pest management and is intended to...