Travel Document Systems
Tds: Rwanda: Economy
Find out how Rwanda has rebuilt its economy since the genocide of the 1990s. Current information on foreign investment, eco-tourism, and agriculture. Information is from the U.S. State Dept. Background Notes.
Agriculture in the Classroom
Nifa: Farm Machinery and Technology
A comprehensive timeline of the advancement of farming technology. Scroll through the 1800s-1840s to see the machinery introduced in this time period.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: 1865 1898: Westward Expansion: Economic Development
In the late nineteenth century, the West developed into a modern agricultural machine- at the expense of farmers.
Travel Document Systems
Tds: Swaziland: Economy
Read how Swaziland is attempting to expand its economy beyond agricultural products. Information is from the U.S. State Dept. Background Notes.
Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch: Child Farmworkers in the u.s.: A "Worst Form of Child Labor"
An article focused on the drastic conditions and ruination of children who work on farms. The Human Rights Watch investigates the corruption of farmers abusing their child employees from their working conditions, hours, and pay among...
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Lake Ainslie the Settlers Story
The Cape Breton Island settlement of East Lake Ainslie is profiled. Scottish immigrants first came here to clear the land for farming and to live a peaceful island life. Changes occurred over time, yet all important events and people...
Other
Illinois Department of Agriculture: Farm Animals and Their Babies
Click on the farm animals to learn what each animal baby is called. Includes animal sounds, and photos of mothers with their babies. Requires QuickTime Player for audio feature.
Kenyon College
Kenyon College: Family Farm Project: Native American Farming
Kenyon College provides information about the Adena and Hopewell Indians and how Native Americans farmed, followed by comprehension questions.
Read Works
Read Works: Biochar
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about biochar, a Native American soil treatment that may still have environmentally friendly benefits for agriculture today. A question sheet is available to help students build...
Other
Printable Activity Sheets
These activity sheets on the topics of food and dairy farming are geared for younger children.
Iowa State University
Iowa State University Extension: Farm Economics
This Iowa State University site focuses on Iowa's farm economy, featuring programs and services for farmers. This is a large site and detailed site, with a great deal of information. Some on-line courses are offered.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Farmer's Dilemma
In this video from Wide Angle, learn about the new challenges the farmers of Ireland are facing amidst the country's economic boom.
NASA
Nasa: Climate Kids: Farmer's Market Manager
Read a conversation with Jaret Foster, a farmer who manages his local fresh market, and find out why it is so important to support local farmers.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Private Money Lenders
The practices of illegal private money lenders in the rural region of Vidarbha, India are highlighted in this video from Wide Angle. [2:50]
Texas State Historical Association
Texas State Historical Association: Dust Bowl
Find out how the ecological and economic disaster known as the Dust Bowl affected Texans and the state of Texas.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: 1865 1898: New South
A quick four question comprehension check over the New South.
Other
Upper Canada Village
Ever want to know what life in Canada was like back in the 1860's? Well, look no further than this site! Information can be found on topics such as: daily life, communication, manufacturing, religion and more. Also be sure to check out...
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Crop Rotation
Wikipedia provides a definition of crop rotation, including a brief history and examples.
Wessels Living History Farm
Living History Farm: Crop Rotation
A history of crop rotation in the United States. Once an incentive from the New Deal, farmers were paid to plant certain crops or let the soil lie fallow.
Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: Mesoamerica
Discussion of the farming styles of various Mesoamerican Indians, at the bottom of the page is a discussion of the Incan terrace farming system.
US Department of Agriculture
Economic Research Service: Connecticut
This site provides a state fact sheet on Connecticut from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. You will find information on the population, farm characteristics, and top commodities and exports.
Curated OER
Macmillan/mc Graw Hill: The World: V. 1: Rivers and Civilizations: Lesson 2 Quiz
A short quiz on the beginning of agriculture.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: Biographies: Cyrus Mc Cormick
Learn how Cyrus McCormick made a good reaper to harvest grain, then improved upon his work. He went West, visiting farmers and improving his machine, becoming one of the leaders in the farming industry. (In Spanish)
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Activity: Social Status, Power, and Human Burials
This activity provides you with an opportunity to start thinking about the impact that farming can have on the way humans live and relate to each other. It will also allow you to think about the kinds of questions archaeologists and...