Links for use in the Ag classroom

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QuOCwVV6g0&feature=related

This video from Fodder Solutions offers many positive things to a lesson: the video format caters to the visual and aural learners in the class, as well as offers a real-life and modern-day example of concepts presented in lecture. The fact that the video itself is located on YouTube may help connect with students that are familiar with the site, and offers a technology base that most students today are familiar with. I think a "good teacher" should expose their students to current methods and opportunities (such as fodder solutions), and should try to incorporate relevant uses of technology whenever possible.

http://www.agriculture.com/markets/commodities?ordersrc=google3wheatmarkets_cgy&s_kwcid=TC|7446|wheat%20market%20prices||S||5661385498

In reference to the last link, this website would offer to students a 'next step' application. This step is important because it enables the student to take what they have learned and APPLY it to the bigger picture- what affect might Fodder Solutions have on the economy? Exposing students to this website, www.agriculture.com, also opens up a new resource for them to explore other interests in the field on a national/international level.

http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/livestocksystems/di0480.html

This last link is to a university's guidelines for horse nutrition. It provides students with tools necessary to evaluate the nutritional value of the barley sprouts presented in the Fodder Solutions video. This is an important tool for the students to be presented with - this way, they can investigate on their own and decide if the information presented in the video is worth considering as a feed option, or if they have been duped! This opens the door to questioning, and no matter the outcome, hopefully students will learn not only what is available as a feed resource, but also be able to evaluate what is being peddled.