Module 2: Agriculture Today

Section 1: The Economics of Agriculture

Lesson A: Supply Management

BC Chicken Marketing Board
http://bcchicken.ca/index.php/bc-chicken-production/supply-management/

BC Milk Marketing Board
http://www.milk-bc.com/

BC Turkey Marketing Board
http://www.bcturkey.com

BC Broiler Hatching Egg Commission
http://www.bcbhec.com/index.asp?pgid=16/p>

BC Egg Marketing Board
http://www.bcegg.com

Milking the System: Is Canada's Supply Management System an Impediment to Free Trade?
http://www.macdonaldlaurier.ca/files/pdf/Supply-Management-Essays-June-2012.pdf

Lesson B: Agriculture and Trade

Agricultural subsidies and the World Trade Organization
http://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/whatis_e/tif_e/agrm3_e.htm

Global Policy Forum: What are Agricultural Subsidies?
http://globalpolicy.org/social-and-economic-policy/international-trade-and-development-1-57/agricultural-subsidies.html

Lesson C: Agri-tourism

List of BC agritourism operations and what they offer
http://www.bcagritourism.ca/member-listings/

Wikipedia entry
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agritourism

Citing Online Images (for agri-tourism assignment)
http://www.lib.sfu.ca/help/publication-types/online-images#citing

http://www.ccsf.edu/Library/imagecitationformat.htm

http://www.uwosh.edu/faculty_staff/huffman/NETREF.HTM

Lesson D: Farm Business Management

Ministry of Agriculture and Lands
Enterprise Budgets - Planning for Profit
http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/busmgmt/budgets/index.htm

Metro Vancouver Video: Modern Farming Challenges
http://www.metrovancouver.org/media-room/video-gallery/issues/1054804567001

Section 2: Changing Times, Changing Tastes

Lesson A: Agricultural Trends

Statistics Canada: What's In Your Grocery Cart?
https://media.openschool.bc.ca/osbcmedia/ag12/pdf/grocery_cart.pdf

The BC Agriculture Plan: Growing a Healthy Future for B.C. Families
http://foodsecurecanada.org/sites/default/files/Agriculture_Plan.pdf

The Sustainability Road Show Part 2
https://vimeo.com/23175649

Glenn Valley Organic Co-op
http://www.metrovancouver.org/media-room/video-gallery/issues/1011483709001

Lesson B: Organic Farming

Certified Organic Associations of BC
http://www.certifiedorganic.bc.ca/

Ministry of Agriculture & Lands
British Columbia Organic Industry Overview
http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/organics/overview.htm

Organic Agriculture Centre of Canada
http://www.organicagcentre.ca/RegionsCanada/bc_welcome.asp

Canadian Organic Growers Association
http://www.cog.ca/

Grocery Store Wars
YouTube parody of Star Wars set to the theme of sustainable agriculture, especially organic farming
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVrIyEu6h_E

Lesson C: Buying Locally

Metro Vancouver
Watch: Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
Part 3: Buying locally & Marketing
https://vimeo.com/23160724

Locavores
http://www.locavores.com/

Food Fight: Local vs. Global - What's On Your Plate and Where Did it Come From?
http://viewpoint.pointloma.edu/the-great-food-fight-local-vs-global/

Food Routes: Where Does Your Food Come From?
http://seedmap.org/where-does-our-food-come-from/

CBC Land and Sea Episode: Turning A Green Leaf
http://www.cbc.ca/landandsea/2009/11/turning-a-green-leaf.html

100 Mile Diet - Local Resources
http://www.ecolife.com/health-food/eating-local/100-mile-diet.html

Determining Your 100 Mile Radius
http://www.foods4betterhealth.com/could-you-live-off-the-100-mile-diet-4189

Agriculture, Fish and Food in BC Map
http://www.aitc.ca/bc/uploads/bc-food-map.pdf

Spud.ca:
Spud.ca is an online food delivery service that specializes in fresh and tasty food grown or produced close to home. To get started, type your postal code in the "just browsing?" section on the bottom left corner of the home page. Next click on the "go shopping" tab at the top of the page, to pick your items.
https://www.spud.ca/index.cfm

Statistics Canada: Agricultural Community Profiles:
A user-friendly and easily searchable database where you can find how far you'd have to go to get the product you want to eat - your community, region, province or across the country. This site will give you a good idea of what is being grown and raised in your area. Simply type in your location in the search feature, enter your community name and province and follow the links. You can browse through the tables to discover what's growing in your region.
http://www5.statcan.gc.ca/olc-cel/olc.action?ObjId=95-629-X&ObjType=2&lang=en&limit=0

Lesson D: Food Safety

BC Ministry of Agriculture and Lands: Food Safety and Quality
http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/industry/agriculture-seafood/food-safety

Canadian Food Inspection Agency
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/eng/1297964599443/1297965645317

Salmonella
http://healthycanadians.gc.ca/eating-nutrition/risks-recalls-rappels-risques/poisoning-intoxication/poisoning-intoxication/salmonella-salmonelle-eng.php

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/salmonella/DS00926

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salmonellosis

Listeriosis
http://healthycanadians.gc.ca/eating-nutrition/risks-recalls-rappels-risques/poisoning-intoxication/poisoning-intoxication/listeriosis-listeria-listeriose-eng.php

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/listeria-infection/DS00963

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listeriosis

E. coli
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/concen/cause/ecolie.shtml

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/e-coli/DS01007

http://healthycanadians.gc.ca/eating-nutrition/risks-recalls-rappels-risques/poisoning-intoxication/poisoning-intoxication/ecoli-eng.php?_ga=1.201501074.226307714.1460567809:

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/animals/terrestrial-animals/diseases/reportable/bse/eng/1323991831668/1323991912972

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/creutzfeldt-jakob-disease/DS00531

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bovine_Spongiform_Encephalopathy

Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points
http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$department/deptdocs.nsf/all/afs4338

Section 3: Working in Agriculture

Lesson A: Careers in Agriculture

Fields for Your Future: Careers in Agriculture
http://www.aitc.ca/bc/resources/career-opportunities

Growing Careers: Occupations in Agriculture and the Food Processing Industry
http://wpboard.ca/english/pdfs/Growing_Careers_in_Agriculture_Final.pdf

How to write a job posting
http://www.recruitersnetwork.net/whitepapers/effectiveads.htm#biography

http://www.ehow.com/how_5073882_write-job-posting.html

How to write a cover letter
http://www.canadajobs.com/articles/viewarticle.cfm?ArticleID=1268

http://jobsearch.about.com/od/coverletters/a/aa030401a.htm

http://jobsearch.about.com/od/coverlettersamples/a/coverlettsample.htm

Lesson B: Farm Safety

WorkSafe BC
http://www2.worksafebc.com/Portals/Agriculture/Home.asp

Farm and Ranch Safety and Health Association (FARSHA)
http://www.farsha.bc.ca/index.php