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Food Farmer Earth
Culinary Foundations: Mastering Chef's Knife Techniques
This video tutorial introduces essential knife techniques, focusing on the use of a 10-inch chef's knife for a variety of kitchen tasks. From holding the knife correctly for control and safety to demonstrating specific cuts for fruits,...
Food Farmer Earth
From Pasture to Plate: The Ethical Journey of Butchering a Pig
The video outlines the detailed and respectful process of butchering a pig named Roger, emphasizing the ethical and humane methods used from the moment of the kill to the final preparation. It captures a first-hand experience of...
Food Farmer Earth
Harnessing Disease Resistance in Plants through Classical Breeding Techniques
Frank Morton details the process of developing disease-resistant plants using classical plant breeding methods, focusing on a specific project to increase lettuce's resistance to Sclerotinia (lettuce drop). By conducting trials with...
Food Farmer Earth
Hybrids and Seed Monopolies: Shaping the Future of Agriculture
The emergence of hybrid crops, characterized by their fleeting genetic combinations stable for only one generation, revolutionized plant breeding by enabling rapid improvements in yield, protein, and oil quality. However, this innovation...
Food Farmer Earth
The Craft and Community of Artisan Cheese Farming
Delving into the world of artisan cheese making on the farm, this text explores the labor-intensive yet rewarding process of producing unique, high-quality cheeses from grass-fed goats. It highlights the importance of animal welfare, the...
US Department of Agriculture
Conserving Water and Energy
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is helping farmers in drought affected California conserve water and energy.
Curated Video
Civilization
This live-action video program defines civilization as_a complex society with five characteristics: advanced cities, specialized workers, complex institutions, record keeping and advanced technology. Students will learn about the...
Weatherthings
Weather Things: Weather
The atmosphere is dynamic and forever changing to maintain balance. The ingredients of air, sunlight and water allow life to exist on Earth, but they also generate calm scenes like rainbows, as a tornado ends. All storms move moisture,...
US Department of Agriculture
Measuring Snow for Spring Water Supplies
USDA has special snow measuring stations at high elevations to help gauge the amount of Spring water supplies, which is critical for areas experiencing drought.
US Department of Agriculture
USDA Researchers Working To Conserve Fungicide Use
A USDA researcher is working to help farmers with timely and proper fungicide application.
US Department of Agriculture
USDA Assists Socially Disadvantaged Farmers
The USDA's Strike Force Initiative is looking to help farmers and ranchers who may have been under served with financial and technical assistance in the past.
US Department of Agriculture
Filtering Water Before It Heads Downstream
A new USDA initiative is helping improve water quality from farm to city.
US Department of Agriculture
A Flash of Food Safety Handwashing: How to Wash Your Hands
Food handlers can spread germs from their hands to food. When someone eats the contaminated food they may become sick with a foodborne illness. Proper handwashing is one of the most important things a food handler can do to keep the...
US Department of Agriculture
A Flash of Food Safety Calibrating a Thermometer: Ice Water Method
When food is prepared or held at improper temperatures, harmful bacteria can grow inside of the food making it unsafe to eat. Using an accurate food thermometer to monitor food temperatures can help ensure the safety of your food. It...
US Department of Agriculture
A Flash of Food Safety Handwashing: Why to Wash Your Hands
Food handlers can spread germs from their hands to food. When someone eats the contaminated food they may become sick with a foodborne illness. Proper handwashing is one of the most important things a food handler can do to keep the...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Bt Corn
This video segment from FRONTLINE/NOVA: "Harvest of Fear" looks at corn that has been genetically modified to resist one insect pest and the multiple concerns it raises.
Backstory Radio
Back Story Radio: Green Acres: A History of Farming in America
BackStory Radio podcast [52:52] with the American History Guys discussing the history of farming in America and the changing role of agriculture in the U.S.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Bridging World History: Agriculture and Urban Revolutions
Through archaeological research, this unit consists of the history of agriculture leading to the urban development of early humans as they slowed their transitional foraging to settling into a specific area.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Farming the Desert
Learn how farming can be accomplished in desert environments. [4:39]
PBS
Pbs Kids Clubhouse Adventures: Clubhouse Theme: What Is Farming?
Learn about the people, animals, equipment and buildings on a farm. [1:42]
PBS
Pbs Kids Clubhouse Adventures: Read Good Books!: Letters to Farmers
Clubhouse friends visit their local library to read and discover more about farming. In this segment kids, write letters to local farmers thanking them for the hard work they do. [2:04]
Bozeman Science
Bozeman Science: Agriculture
Paul Andersen describes the pros and cons of industrial agriculture including: monocropping, irrigation, and the use of pesticides, fertilizers, and GMOs. [9:25]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Garden of Eating
Students are asked how poor weather conditions affect the cost of fruits and vegetables.
Other
British Nutrition Foundation: Food a Fact of Life: Food and Farming: Plants
Watch this short video clip on plants and how they are grown as food for humans. [1:09]