Agriculture video clips

A digital resource produced by Tinopolis and Coleg Sir Gar. This resource gives students 'real' experience of completing tasks including: • Completing documentation to send cattle to slaughter or lambs to market • Completing VAT returns online • Managing various business management documents associated with running farm enterprises • Registering a new-born calf with CTS online • Preparing the farm with the necessary paperwork for a Farm Assurance visit. The content of the resource is particularly appropriate for farm animal and business management units at levels 2 and 3.

24 video clips produced by Telesgop. They are 5 to 8 minutes long, and include vets, lecturers and experts discussing a particular principle or demonstrating a skill. They are ideal for some of the units taught as part of the Level 3 (BTEC and City & Builds) course , namely: • Sheep production • Beef production • Dairy production • Grassland Management • Agricultural engineering • Estate maintenance skills • Management of pigs and chickens • Health of farm animals The clips can be used to demonstrate a particular skill, leading to discussions in the classroom before completing a worksheet. Many of the clips give students a good grounding before they go out to practice the skill.