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Teaching Materials Resource List
"MCE Small Farm and Forest Focus Team"
The Teaching Materials Resource List below contains teaching materials submitted to the Small Farm and Forest Focus Team for peer review and listing. The intent of this list is to make teaching materials developed by MCE Educators available to all MCE Educators. This will provide all MCE Educators more opportunities to teach a wider range of subject matter classes and also more opportunities for scholarship by sharing their teaching materials. Each listing below includes the name of the author and a description of the teaching material. If you have a question about a presentation, please contact the author. For a copy of a presentation, contact Terry Poole, Focus Team Chair, at 301-631-3577, or tepoole@umd.edu.
Last Updated October 10, 2003
| 1) "Ag 101: Introductory Small Farm Class" |
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Author: Terry E. Poole Includes: The program contains three scripted PowerPoint slide programs, UMCP, MCE Fact Sheet 781 "Guidelines for Selecting Farmland" and MCE, Frederick County Fact Sheet 21 "Basic Agricultural Glossary: Livestock and Pasture". The slide programs include "Ag 101" (38-slides), "10 Commandments of Leadership" (12-slides), and "Glossary Quiz of Basic Agricultural Terms" (21-slides). Presentation Description: This class can serve as the introductory class to a small farm educational program series. The enclosed materials are designed to help the educator and the class participants to bond in the first class (ice-breaker) with a light-hearted look at agriculture, which can lay the foundation for a positive future relationship. The introductory materials in PowerPoint can easily be modified and updated to fit the goals and county data of the educator. |
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| 2) "Basics of Soil and Plant Fertility" |
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Author: Terry E. Poole Includes: The program contains an 86-slide PowerPoint program with script/teaching points and UMCP, MCE fact sheets FS 782 "Basics of Soil and Plant Fertility" and FS 783 "Soil Organic Matter" as support materials. Presentation Description: This material would be an excellent choice to use as a follow-up (second class) to the introductory class in a small farm series. Soil and plant fertility should be the first "subject matter" course, because understanding this material forms the basis of other Ag-related subjects and is a true fundamental necessity for successful farming. This program is designed as a two-hour class and can also be used in Nutrient Applicators Voucher Training. Participants in this class are eligible to receive credit for voucher training. |
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| 3) "Understanding Snakes" |
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Author: Terry E. Poole Includes: The program contains a 34-slide, scripted PowerPoint program and supporting fact sheet, "Snakes", Home & Garden Mimeo #HG 64. Presentation Description: This is a 30-minute program that is appropriate for all audiences. This program was originally developed as part of a natural resources program for 4-H Camp. The use of color slides, animation, sound effects, and an interactive approach to understanding more about snakes, how to identify some of the more common snakes in our area, and dispelling some of the myths about snakes, is effective at retaining the attention of young audiences. |
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| 4) "Understanding Insects and Spiders" |
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Author: Terry E. Poole Includes: The program contains a 50-slide, scripted PowerPoint program and supporting fact sheet, "Spiders in Maryland", Home & Garden Mimeo #HG 9. Presentation Description: This is a 35-minute program that is appropriate for all audiences. This program was originally developed as part of a natural resources program for 4-H Camp. The use of color slides, animation, sound effects, and an interactive approach to understanding more about the insects and arachnids that can be found in our state. |
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| 5) "Current Status of the Maryland Tobacco Industry in 2003 and Beyond" |
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Author: David L. Conrad Includes: 29-slide PowerPoint slide presentation. Presentation Description: Presentation Description: Provides the most current information on the status of the Maryland tobacco industry and its direction for the next production and marketing year. |
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| 6) "What's Ahead for the Maryland Tobacco Industry" |
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Author: David L. Conrad Includes: 43-slide PowerPoint slide presentation. Presentation Description: This presentation provides a world, national, and statewide perspective on the status of the tobacco industry in the United States. From this a foundation is laid and a perspective given for Maryland's tobacco industry in the future. |
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| 7) "Marketing What You Produce" |
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Author: Terry E. Poole Includes: The program contains a 53-slide, scripted PowerPoint program and UMCP, MCE Fact Sheet 804 "Selling Your Farm products". Presentation Description: This program provides an overview of setting up a marketing plan, the pros and cons of the different types of marketing opportunities, how to set prices, and customer service. |
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| 8) "Cover Crops" |
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Author: Terry E. Poole Includes: The program contains a 45-slide, scripted PowerPoint program and the UMCP, MCE Fact Sheet 785 "Cover Crops". Presentation Description: This program provides an overview of the role that cover crops play in agricultural production and the protection of the environment and the advantages and disadvantages of the various crops that can be used as cover crops. |
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| 9) "Field and Forage Crops" |
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Author: Terry E. Poole Includes: The program contains a 37-slide, scripted PowerPoint program and the MCE, Frederick County bulletin "Forage Selection, Quality, and Feeding Guide". Presentation Description: This program provides an overview of the grasses and legumes that are used and field crops and forages and how these crops fit into farming systems. The slides in this PowerPoint program can easily be modified and updated to fit the county data of the educator. |
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| 10) "Hay Evaluation" |
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Author: Terry E. Poole Includes: The program contains a 15-slide, scripted PowerPoint program. Presentation Description: This program provides an overview of the key points to look for when purchasing hay. The program uses a weighted point system with the key hay quality factors to assist hay purchasers with selecting the best quality hay. |
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| 11) "Finding the Perfect Farm Enterprise" |
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Author: Terry E. Poole Includes: The program includes a 51-slide, scripted PowerPoint program and the MCE, Frederick County publications, Fact Sheet 6 "Selecting an Enterprise", Fact Sheet 19 "Specialty Crops: Oriental vegetables", and Fact Sheet 20 "High Value Enterprises". Presentation Description: The presentation provides a review of some key points to consider when considering the addition of a new farm enterprise and a brief overview of the advantages and disadvantages of some farm enterprise ventures. |
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| 12) "Pest Management" |
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Author: Terry E. Poole Includes: The program contains an 82-slide, scripted PowerPoint program and UMCP, MCE Fact Sheet 784 "Crop Rotation". Presentation Description: The presentation provides an overview of pest management goals, control methods, and a look at some insect, weed, and disease pests. |
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| 13) "Setting Up a Pasture System" |
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Author: Terry E. Poole Includes: The program contains a 66-slide, scripted PowerPoint program and the MCE, Frederick County bulletin "Setting Up a Pasture System". Presentation Description: The presentation describes the advantages and disadvantages of the different types of pasture systems and the grass and legume species that can be used as forage in pastures. |
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| 14) "Pasture Management" |
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Author: Terry E. Poole Includes: The program contains a 47-slide, scripted PowerPoint program and the MCE, Frederick County bulletin "Pasture Management" and UMCP, MCE Fact Sheet 786 "Grazing Management". Presentation Description: The presentation provides an overview of why it is important to protect the health of pasture plants and how pasture management through proper grazing management and fundamental agronomic practices can create the pasture into a sustainable resource. The presentation also looks at how and when to renovate a pasture. |
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| 15) "Pesticide Applicators Quiz" |
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Author: Terry E. Poole Includes: The program contains a 16-slide, scripted PowerPoint program. Presentation Description: The presentation is designed to be part of an interactive portion of a pest management class or a Private Applicators Recertification class. This program asks questions of the audience on the basic fundamentals of safe use of pesticides. It is recommended that the educator have some inexpensive prizes to reward the correct answer of quiz questions. |
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| 16) "Pesticide Security" |
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Author: Terry E. Poole Includes: The program contains a 15-slide, scripted PowerPoint program and UMCP, MCE Pesticide Information Leaflet No. 39 "Pesticide Storage Security". Presentation Description: The program presents an overview of the key security points for on-farm pesticide storage. The program has been designed for use in Private Applicator Recertification classes. |
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| 17) "Pesticide Record Keeping" |
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Author: Terry E. Poole Includes: This program contains a 6-slide PowerPoint program. Presentation Description: This presentation presents a general overview of the key points of pesticide record keeping that are required by the Maryland Department of Agriculture. The program is designed for use at Private Applicators Recertification classes. |
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| 18) "Season Extension" |
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Author: Terry E. Poole Includes: The program contains an 18-slide, scripted PowerPoint program, the UMCP, MCE Fact Sheet 803 "Root Cellars", and the MCE, Frederick County Fact Sheet 11 "Season Extension". Presentation Description: The presentation provides an overview of how producers can extend their crop production season and also how they can extend the quality of their products. |
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| 19) "Pasture Weeds" |
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Author: Terry E. Poole Includes: The program contains a non-scripted, 92-slide PowerPoint program and the UMCP, MCE Fact Sheet 721 "Common Poisonous Plants to Livestock in Maryland". Presentation Description: The presentation provides an overview of plants that are poisonous to livestock, noxious weeds listed in the Maryland State Weed Control Law, common pasture weeds, and how to manage/control these weeds through cultural and chemical treatments. |
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| 20) "Safety on the Small Farm" |
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Author: Terry E. Poole Includes:The program includes a non-scripted, 44-slide PowerPoint program. Presentation Description:The presentation provides an overview of farm safety issues that can pose a danger to families living and working on a small farm. Dangers outlined in this presentation include livestock, machinery/equipment, work areas, children working, snakes, pesticides, and more. |
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