WIS429 SMALL GRAINS 02/26/1990 09:12 AM D1 245 Lines Agriculture Science/Production Management Small Grains (5-15 days) This unit deals with small grains in Wisconsin. Topics include career opportunities, small grain seed identification, variety selection, soil and climatic requirements, methods of seeding, feed and nutritive values, diseases, pest management, and harvesting. Objectives To acquaint students with employment information and career opportunities in the small grains industry To provide students with practice in identifying and evaluating small grains To create student awareness of the climatic and cultural requirements of small grains To develop student understanding of the uses of small grains Competencies At the conclusion of this unit, students will be able to explain current employment information such as job descriptions, job availability, personal and educational requirements, working conditions, opportunity for advancement, and other factors relative to potential employment in the small grains industry and relate it to their personal needs and aspirations; identify seeds of the various small grains; grade and evaluate small grains; list and discuss the soil and climatic requirements of small grains; describe the important uses of commercial and feed small grains; select the varieties of grain suited to a particular area; explain the cultural practices for small grain production; compare weights per bushel, nutritive value, total digestible nutrients (TDN), protein, and bushels per acre; and identify five diseases and pests and recommended control measures. Subject Matter (Basic skills integration areas are shown in brackets following title.) Careers - Current and future employment information - Job descriptions - Training requirements - Working conditions - Opportunity for advancement - Other factors Identifying and grading small grains [Science] - Major small grains - Hybrids Climatic and soil requirements for small grains [Science] Importance and uses of small grains and marketing [Social Studies] Cultural practices [Science] - Seed treatment and testing - Seedbed preparation - Time of planting - Rate of seeding - Drilling - Serial planting - Yields and weights - Storage and marketing Pests and pest control - Pest identification Insects Diseases Weeds Other - Pest control Insecticides Resistant varieties Herbicides Other pesticides Motivational Activities Take field trips to area farms and grain elevators or houses. View films, videotapes, and slides on diseases and pests of small grains. Post bulletin board displays featuring topics related to small grains. Visit demonstration plots for small grains. Learning Activities Participate in a Supervised Agricultural Experience program. Collect and identify small grain samples. Prepare mounts of small grains. Collect and display head samples of diseased small grains. Plant and maintain a plot of small grain to demonstrate correct planting, fertilizing, and pesticide use techniques. Research and report on methods of storing small grains. Review statistical reports on small grains. Instructional Materials Textbooks and References Approved Practices in Crop Production by Elwood A. Brickbauer and William P. Mortenson. 2nd ed. Danville, IL: Interstate, 1978. Cereal Pests and Diseases by R. Gair et al. 3rd ed. Alexandria Bay, NY: Diamond Enterprises, 1983. Crop Production by Richard Delorit and Louis Greub. 5th ed. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1984. Crop Production: Principles and Practices by Darrel S. Metcalfe and Donald M. Elkins. 4th ed. New York: Macmillan, 1984. Available from Nasco. Hunger Signs in Crops. Edited by Howard B. Sprague. 3rd ed. New York: David McKay, 1964. Producing Farm Crops by Harold K. Wilson et al. 3rd ed. Danville, IL: Interstate, 1981. Available from National Farm Book Company. Pamphlets and Bulletins The following are available from the Cooperative Extension Service. The Buckthorn Menace to Oat Production (1979). A2860. Field Bindweed - Prevention and Control. NCR206. Forage and Small Grain Pest Management in Wisconsin (1988). A1981. Intensive Wheat Management (1985). A3337. Oats for Forage. A2590. Pest Management in Stored Grain (1982). AL569. Rust Diseases of Oats (1978). A2948. Periodicals Doane's Agricultural Report Drovers Journal Farm Journal Successful Farming Wisconsin Agriculturist Computer Software The following are available from Hobar Publications. Grain Marketing. Apple, IBM. Crop Chemicals and Related Review. Apple, IBM, TRS, Macintosh. Crop Decision Aids. Apple, IBM. Grain Farm Operation. Apple. Planting and Seeding Equipment and Related Review. Apple, IBM, TRS, Macintosh. Substitute Teacher Vol. 5. Apple. The following are available from Midwest Agribusiness Services, Inc. Agri-Quiz: Crops Management. Apple, IBM. Agri-Quiz: Small Grains. Apple, IBM. The following is available from Photocom. Crop Management Utilities. Apple. Laboratory Resources The following are available from Ohio Agriculture Education Curriculum Materials Service. Approved Practices for Small Grains. 103X. 1978. Field Crop Nutrition - Student Manual. 1004M. 1978. Marketing Farm Grain Crops - Student Manual. 1037M. 1988. Marketing Farm Grain Crops - Teacher Guide. 1036G. 1988. Films, Videotapes, and Slides The following are available from the Bureau of Audio Visual Instruction. Seeds of Plenty. 07696 (16mm film, color, 18 minutes). Wisconsin Crop Improvement Board, 1970. Seeds of Tomorrow. 11062 (VHS videotape, color, 58 minutes). Coronet, 1985. Wheat from Field to Flour. 09243 (16mm film, color, 11 minutes). Centron, 1973. Who Shall Reap 04383 (16mm film, color, 28 minutes). United States Department of Agriculture, 1969. The following are available from Hobar Publications. Crop Seed Identification. D1 (105 slides with cassette, 28 minutes). Field Crops. D27 (87 slides). Identification and Control of Common Crop Insects. D12 (49 slides with cassette, 21 minutes). Symptomology and Control of Common Crop Diseases. D13 (107 slides with cassette, 56 minutes). The following are available from Photocom. Managing the Established Crop for Maximum Profit. 30-694 (VHS videotape, 30 minutes). Seeding and Establishing a Feed Grain Crop. 30-693 (VHS videotape, 30 minutes). Equipment and Facilities Sample mounts for collections Seed samples for small grains