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Harvesting: Corn Shellers

For Students 9th - 10th
The history of corn shellers as well as their modern day usage or harvesting corn is given in this informative site.
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Testing Milk for Butterfat

For Students 9th - 10th
The process of testing and evaluating milk for butterfat is explored at length in this comprehensive site.
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Government of Canada

Responsible Pesticide Use

For Students 9th - 10th
This site promotes responsible pesticide use in the home and the outside environment.
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Tractors

For Students 9th - 10th
An outstanding historical overview of the development of the tractor and its uses to farming.
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Threshing Machines

For Students 9th - 10th
An outstanding site that shows the development of the threshing machine an its impact on agriculture.
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University of Regina (Canada)

University of Regina: Math Central: Math on the Farm

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This article discusses the Mathematics skills that are essential for a crop farmer, particularly measurement, e.g., time, money, volume, area. The article contains a variety of problems based on real life situations.
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Canada Agriculture and Food Museum: Canadian Dairying [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A fabulous site with numerous illustrations showing the various phases of dairying.
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E2 Bn Gallery: Countryside & Farming Videos

For Students 3rd - 5th
This British site has a number of videos typical of farms in developed countries. Students can see farming machinery in operation, and watch a sow with her piglets, a bull or some free-range chickens.
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Harvesting: Early Harvesting Methods

For Students 9th - 10th
A fascinating look at the early methods used for harvesting corn.
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Harvesting: Corn Pickers

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief but informative report on the development of machinery to harvest corn.
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Canadian Agricultural and Food Museum (Caf)

For Students 3rd - 8th
Under the heading "Tour of the Museum," there are excellent links to information on dairy farms, small animals found in the barn, horses, beef cattle, and more! There are also teachers kits available through this site that are meant to...
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Five Prairie Gaints: Inglis Grain Elevator National Historic Site

For Students 3rd - 8th
This is the website of the Inglis Grain Elevators National Historic Site. Here, information is provided on five prairie grain elevators found in Inglis, Manitoba, Canada.
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E2 Bn Gallery: Countryside & Farming Photographs

For Students 3rd - 5th
This British site has wonderful collections of agricultural photographs typical of farms in developed countries. Many of them were submitted by teachers. Students can see machinery used in farming, how grain is ground, the types of...
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Alberta Online Encyclopedia

Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Alberta Inventors and Inventions: John Toogood

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about John Toogood, one of the most prominent and influential soil scientists in all of North America, and his contribution to agriculture.
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Agri Food Trade Service: Agriculture, Food and Beverage Industry Tipsheets

For Students 9th - 10th
Here's a collection of "fact sheets" offering details on Canada's various industries: Brewery, Dairy, Distillery, Fish and Seafood, Egg, Fruit, Grains and Oilseeds, Honey, Poultry, Red Meat, and more.