{"id":432,"date":"2016-01-31T23:00:06","date_gmt":"2016-01-31T23:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.friendsofbest.org\/?p=3513"},"modified":"2023-02-01T07:58:57","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T07:58:57","slug":"lets-talk-farm-bestology-week-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestology.bestrobotics.org\/index.php\/2016\/01\/31\/lets-talk-farm-bestology-week-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Let\u2019s Talk Farm \u2013 bESTology Week 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Let&#8217;s Talk Farm<\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_3515\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.friendsofbest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/future_farm_connect_word_cloud_branded.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3515\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-3515\" src=\"https:\/\/www.friendsofbest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/future_farm_connect_word_cloud_branded-150x150.png\" alt=\"Image: youngagrarians.org\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.friendsofbest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/future_farm_connect_word_cloud_branded-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.friendsofbest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/future_farm_connect_word_cloud_branded-50x50.png 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image: youngagrarians.org<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Each industry and career field has its own technology and vocabulary. To that end we are beginning to germinate our fields and grow some shared terminology. As we grow into the game in about six months, a discussion of the words will allow all of us to \u201cTalk Farm\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Resources:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jingle\">Jingle<\/a> \u2013 Wikipedia<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.friendsofbest.org\/blog\/2016\/01\/30\/15-commercial-jingles-in-3-seconds\/\">Commercial Jingles<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Silo\">Silos<\/a> &#8211; Wikipedia<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uoguelph.ca\/plant\/performance_recommendations\/ofcc\/pdf\/out_of_print\/S5-Farm%20silo%20selection-81-060.pdf\">Types of Silos<\/a> \u2013 Ministry of Agriculture and Food<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.friendsofbest.org\/blog\/2016\/01\/30\/farm-basics-603-farm-terminology\/\">Farm Basics #603 \u2013 Farm Terminology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.friendsofbest.org\/blog\/2016\/01\/31\/lets-talk-farm-bestology-week-2\/farming%20and%20agriculture%20terminology\">Farm Terminology<\/a> by Farm World<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.kenyon.edu\/projects\/farmschool\/addins\/glossary.htm\">Farm Glossary<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.friendsofbest.org\/blog\/2016\/01\/31\/how-to-write-a-commercial-by-dan-oday\/\">How to Write a Commercial<\/a> by Dan O\u2019Day<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.friendsofbest.org\/blog\/2016\/01\/31\/marketing-your-farm-products\/\">Marketing Your Farm Products<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.friendsofbest.org\/blog\/2013\/09\/10\/lets-market-your-robotics-team\/\">Let\u2019s Market Your Robotics Team<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.friendsofbest.org\/blog\/2016\/01\/31\/creating-a-tri-fold-brochure\/\">Creating a Marketing Tri-fold Brochure<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jubileebest.org\/iheartmedia\/\">iHeart Media PSA\u2019s for BEST<\/a> by Jubilee BEST Hub<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/0B4Zn0esNNU9KdkpVQ0o0MjQzRG8\/view?usp=sharing\">2015 BEST Marketing Score Sheet<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/0B4Zn0esNNU9KaE53ZDU2Zms0OE0\/view?usp=sharing\">2015 BEST Team Exhibit Booth and Interview Score Sheet<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nifa.usda.gov\/partners-and-extension-map?state=All&amp;type=Extension\">Find your state and local Cooperative Extension Service office<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Grainstorming:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Jingle bales!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Name your favorite marketing jingle. Here\u2019s ours \u201cLike a good neighbor, State<\/span> <span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Farm<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">is there.\u201d Grainstorm additional jingles that contain farming and agricultural terminology. Post your favorite farm jingle on the BEST Facebook page.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>BEST Farm Journal: <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Farm silos store grain and BEST silos store words. Farm silos isolate various types of grains and BEST silos isolate similar terms.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Find a partner and as a team sketch and label twelve word silos in your journals. \u00a0Label each silo with one of the following names: math, types of farms, support, plants, scientific, foundation, transport, nourishment, space, contain, waste, products. Discuss and write farming words that would fit into each silo. For example, the \u201ccontain\u201d silo could include fence, dam, bucket, and paddock. The \u201cscientific\u201d silo could contain, monocot, dicot, germination and photosynthesis. The goal is to completely fill up each silo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Analyze the words in each silo and discuss how many could actually be placed in more than one silo. Compare your silos to others and highlight words you are not familiar with. Define all new words and use them at each once in a conversation during the next 24 hours.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Contact your local Cooperative Extension Service Agent and inquire about educational materials to continue learning farming and agriculture terminology.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>BEST Connection:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Refer to the 2015 BEST Marketing and Exhibit Booth &amp; Interview score sheets. Based on a farm theme, design materials for your 2016 team. Create your business cards and print materials. Plan outreach activities involving elementary schools, civic organizations and other community organizations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Produce a 30-second Public Service (PSA) announcement of the impact BEST makes on your school and community. Download an app to record your PSA in MP3 format and post to the BEST Facebook page.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Community Connection:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Getting the message out! Choose five that do business in your community and explore how they get their message or product knowledge out to the community. Next, determine how they embrace radio, newspapers, magazines, television or other media platforms. Compare and contrast the effectiveness of the message via each platform. Which appeals to you the most? And why?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Bloom\u2019s Taxonomy:<\/strong> analyze, brainstorm, choose, compare, contrast, create, define, design, determine, discuss, download, evaluate, explore, find, highlight, label, name, plan, post, print, produce, refer, sketch, use, write<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Workforce Skills<\/strong>: reading comprehension, active listening, critical thinking, speaking, active learning, writing, learning strategies, service orientation, science, technology design<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Download a PDF copy of Let&#8217;s Talk Farm &#8211; bESTology Week 2 &#8211; Click\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/0B4Zn0esNNU9KX0NxNjVhalVCRGc\/view?usp=sharing\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><em>Follow BEST Robotics and Friends of BEST on Facebook!<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<h6>While the information contained in this website has been compiled from sources believed to be current and reliable, Friends of BEST in Alabama, Inc. (FBA) cannot be held responsible for any errors, omissions or content changes. Links made from this website are to reputable organizations at the time of posting. However, FBA cannot be held responsible for content on such linked websites. The existence of such links does not represent an endorsement by FBA of any views expressed or products or services offered.<\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let&rsquo;s Talk Farm<br \/>\nEach industry and career field has its own technology and vocabulary. To that end we are beginning to germinate our fields and grow some shared terminology. As we grow into the game in about six months, a discussion of the words will allow all of us to &ldquo;Talk Farm&rdquo;<br \/>\nResources:<\/p>\n<p>Jingle &ndash; Wikipedia<br \/>\nCommercial Jingles<br \/>\nSilos &ndash; Wikipedia<br \/>\nTypes of Silos &ndash; Ministry of Agriculture and Food<br \/>\nFarm Basics #603 &ndash; Farm Terminology<br \/>\nFarm Terminology by &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[344],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-432","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bestology-2016"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestology.bestrobotics.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/432","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestology.bestrobotics.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestology.bestrobotics.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestology.bestrobotics.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestology.bestrobotics.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=432"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bestology.bestrobotics.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/432\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":433,"href":"https:\/\/bestology.bestrobotics.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/432\/revisions\/433"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestology.bestrobotics.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=432"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestology.bestrobotics.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=432"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestology.bestrobotics.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=432"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}