Agricultural Technology looks at Australian agricultural areas from grains to livestock, the sustainability of agricultural enterprises, its management, production and sales. Biosafety and ethical management are components in this area. Practical components [obviously not included here] form integral parts of this study.

This page accesses information on all the above areas. It includes portals and sites for specific resources, courses, programs and more.

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General Sites

• Agriculture and Environment Lesson Plans
  ‘This page provides links to lesson plans, classroom projects and teaching activities for : Agriculture, Aquaculture, Forestry, Animal Science, Environment, Food Science/Culinary Arts, Horticulture, Floriculture, and Landscaping’.
• Agriculture, Aquaculture and Forestry Career Resources
  ‘Explore careers in Agriculture, Aquaculture and Forestry with the following links to job descriptions, which include information such as daily activities, skill requirements, salary and training required. To learn more about these industries, follow the related links below the career descriptions section’.
• Agricultural Education Curriculum Site
  From Missouri in the US. Course materials, instructional based services including image galleries, lesson library and more, other resources includes websites.
• Agriculture in the Classroom
  ‘The Agriculture in the Classroom National Resource Directory is an online searchable directory that lists hundreds of educational resources designed to help educators locate high quality classroom materials and information to increase agricultural literacy among their Pre-K through 12th grade students’. US Department of Agriculture.
• Agriculture Portal
  All state & territory information, services across agricultural, fisheries, forestry, other industries.
• Agricultural Technology
  ‘The following resources have been developed to support Stage 5 Agricultural Technology’. Digital Education Revolution, Department of Education & Training, NSW.
• Agricultural Technology 7-10
  Provides ‘Programming Tools and Templates, Course Plans and Units of Work, Assessment and Report and Teaching Ideas’. NSW Curriculum Support. Also has a link to the Animals In Schools website [see descriptor for Care and use of Animals below]. There are also Resources & Teaching Materials related to the Animals in Schools topic.
• Agroweb Links
  Links to sites as diverse as Dairy Australia and Net-Vet Homepage. All relate to agriculture [with an emphasis on cattle].
• Aglinks
  Listing of links in directories for Australian Agriculture. Their Resources page may prove useful
• APSnet Education Centre
  K-12 resources and information, illustrated glossary. Concentrates on plant pathology.
• Australia Agricultural Links
  Extensive listing of Agricultural links under Organisations, Businesses and Topics. ‘The links [above] point to comprehensive lists of Australian agriculture related sites’.
• Australian Development Gateway
  ‘A wide range of economic, social, technological, political and environmental issues relating to agriculture. Recently updated, it provides contemporary and practical knowledge and tools to assist development practitioners working in the agricultural sector’.
• Bureau of Rural Sciences
  ‘Agriculture is one of the most technically and scientifically adventurous sectors in the economy. Science is a key contributor to the prosperity and sustainability of Australia’s rural industries and communities. BRS provides the scientific advice that delivers better decisions by Government, better outcomes for rural industries and communities’.
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• Care and Use of Animals in Victorian Schools
  ‘Information on this site will help your school fulfil the requirements of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act and the Australian Code of Practice for the Care and Use of Animals for Scientific Purposes’. All states and territories would have similar codes in place.
• Department of Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry
  Australian Commonwealth Department. Covers Commonwealth involvement from drought relief to industry development, quarantine, scientific & economic advice, more.
• Ideas 4 Ag Ed
  Includes Teacher Ideas, Lesson Plans, CDE Prep, Useful Docs, Video Clips, Ag Mags, Additional Resources, Links of Interest and more. US based.
• Links for Learning
  Stage 5 Agricultural Technology. General, Animal Production, Marketing, Plant Production, Sustainability. Digital Education Revolution, Department of Education & Training, NSW.
• National Association of Agricultural Educators
  This site is currently being renovated. Links to several state groups including the following :

• Agriculture Teachers Association of South Australia
• NSW Association Of Agriculture Teachers
  News, discussions, events, help, Links, newsletters, what’s new, more.
• Queensland Agriculture Teachers Association
  A new site is presently being developed.
• VAAHE
  Victorian Association of Agricultural and Horticultural Educators. Their Resources
  section ‘refers to any good resources out there - books, Journals and DVDs, for example’. Done in a series of catehories based on levels and VCE Units.

• National Association of Agricultural Educators [US]
  ‘NAAE seeks to advance agricultural education and promote the professional interests and growth of agriculture teachers as well as recruit and prepare students who have a desire to teach agriculture’. The Agricultural Education Magazine is one of links forming part of this site, with access to downloadable copies of many of these [not the last six issues].
• Primary Industry Centre for Science Education
  Sections for Students, Teachers, supporters, activities, resources. Has centres across Australia.
• SAGE Links : Agriculture
  Select Agriculture from the options on the left. Links cover from Alternative Farming to aspects of Viticulture. US-based listing but information still of use.
• Soil Science Education Home Page
  Basics, soil & the environment, soil & agriculture, working with soil, links, resources, What’s New ?, more.

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Production & Sale of Agricultural Goods

Also includes exchange of goods, sale or exchange of services.

• Also check the section titled Specific Industries below, for further information relating to this area.
• Market Access & Trade
  DAFF. Agreements, access, various measures, export destinations, more.
• The Meatrix
  Details information on factory farming. Watch the online movies, use the interactive material, read the information.

Sustainability of Agricultural Systems

Includes viability of Australian systems.

• Ecological Footprint
  ‘Global Footprint Network is an international think tank working to advance sustainability through use of the Ecological Footprint, a resource accounting tool that measures how much nature we have, how much we use and who uses what’.
• Sustainable Table
  ‘Serving up healthy food choices. Works to educate consumers, increase demand for sustainable food. Awareness campaigns, promotional events, by offering viable solutions to the factory farm problem’. Multi-sectioned. Introduction to sustainability, shop sustainable, sustainable schools, the issues, sustainable kitchen, more.
• Sustainability Analysis by the University of Sydney
  ‘A research team at the University of Sydney, bringing together expertise in environmental science, economics, energy technology, social science, ecology, climate modelling, climate change, water and waste technology, agriculture, education, engineering, computing, mathematics, atmospheric science, ocean dynamics, nuclear physics and dosimetry, material science’. Education area, publications, research listing.
• Sustainable Agriculture - Useful Sites
  An annotated listing of sites from NOVA.
• What is Sustainable Agriculture ?
  What is it, why buy, why eat well, sustainable v. industrial, what you can do, FAQs, sustainable dictionary.
• What is Sustainable Development ?
  ‘Environmental, economic and social well-being for today and tomorrow’.
• UNESCO : Teaching and Learning for a Sustainable Future - Module 15 : Sustainable Agriculture
  ‘This module introduces the main goals of sustainable agriculture and examines a range of sustainable farming practices and case studies. As such, it develops an understanding of how sustainable farming can both enhance food production and ensure that natural resources are managed in the best way possible for long-term sustainability’.

Specific Industries

• Australian Dairy Farmers Limited
  ‘National voice of Australia’s dairy farmers providing for the continued growth of internationally competitive, innovative, sustainable dairy farm businesses’.
• Australian Pork Limited
  ‘Organisation supporting and promoting the Australian pork industry’. Information for producers, processors, exporters, researchers, consumers. Publications, research, grain prices, links.
• Australian Wheat Board
  ‘Australia’s leading agribusiness and one of the world’s largest wheat marketing and management companies’. Information, seeds, crop shaping, prices.
• Australian Wool Exchange
  Representing ‘the majority of first-hand wool traded in Australia each year. Includes wool brokers, exporters, private treaty merchants, processor, wool producers, associates’. Links to other organisations, software, more.
• Australian Meat Industry Council
  ‘Represents retailers, processors, exporters, smallgoods manufacturers in the post-farm-gate meat industry’. Industry Links, Technical Information, information on Human Resources, Industrial relations.
• Discover Dairy
  ‘Developed by Dairy Australia to engage and educate teachers and students about the Australian dairy industry and the nutritious products it produces’.
• Graincorp
  ‘Servicing the needs of the domestic and international grain markets from producers to buyers’. Latest news, links, growers’ page, buyers’ page, latest prices.
• Pulse Australia [Legumes]
  Crop information, chemicals, publications, news, standards, statistics, market overview, links.
• Welcome to Cotton Australia
  ‘Peak body for Australia’s cotton growing industry’. Information, fact sheets, news, library, information on efficient and sustainable development, Grower’s Toolkit.

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