September
- Identify major agricultural sectors
- Explore career opportunities in agriculture
- Modern farming practices
- Agricultural economics basics
- Sustainable farming introduction
- Career research project
- Agricultural timeline creation
October
- Test and analyze soil samples
- Learn about soil conservation
- Soil texture and structure
- pH and nutrient content
- Erosion prevention
- Soil profile excavation project
- Erosion demonstration experiments
November - December
- Learn crop selection and planting techniques
- Explore photosynthesis and plant nutrition
- Seed germination
- Crop varieties and breeding
- Fertilizers and plant nutrients
- Irrigation systems
- Greenhouse or classroom garden setup
- Crop yield calculations
- Plant identification field guide
January
- Learn about animal nutrition and health
- Explore ethical farming practices
- Animal nutrition basics
- Disease prevention and animal welfare
- Breeding and genetics
- Dairy and meat production
- Nutrition calculation exercises
- Guest speaker from local farm
- Ethical farming debate
February
- Learn integrated pest management (IPM)
- Understand pesticide safety
- Integrated pest management strategies
- Organic vs. conventional pest control
- Pesticide application and safety
- Beneficial insects
- IPM plan development
- Pesticide safety training
- Field scouting simulation
March
- Understand precision agriculture
- Learn about agricultural data analysis
- Soil moisture sensors
- Weather monitoring systems
- Data collection and analysis
- Automation in agriculture
- Weather data analysis project
- Technology research presentations
- Farm management software exploration
April - May
- Understand crop rotation and succession
- Learn about harvest and storage
- Legumes and nitrogen fixation
- Vegetables and fruits
- Specialty crops
- Crop rotation benefits
- Harvest timing and methods
- Post-harvest handling and storage
- Crop rotation planning project
- Harvest simulation activity
- Storage condition experiments