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Hi everyone! This day is wonderful, isn’t it? I am Sir Wendell M. Reyes, your Grade 7 TLE Teacher. Are
you excited to learn? Great! Today, we will be having another lesson in TLE 7 Agricultural Crop
Production. I want to give you some reminders for you to understand the lesson very well.

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1. Stay alert and focus to the video lesson

2. Prepare your pen and paper for notes and for your answer sheets

3. Sit back and relax as you enjoy learning our lesson for today.

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Alright,
But before we have our lesson, let us first have a short review about what we had last time. We’ll do it
through an activity, and let’s call it “What am I Game”.
The instruction is very simple. You are just going to identify the hidden farm tools that will be shown. I’ll
give you 5 seconds in each item to write your answers on your paper.
Don’t worry; I will give you hints to make it easier for you to do it.
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Are you ready? We’ll begin in 3, 2, 1.

I am used in removing trash, digging loose soil, moving soil from one place to another and for mixing soil
media. What am i?

The answer is… Shovel

Next,

I am a hand-held agricultural tool with a variously curved blade typically used for cutting weeds. What
am I?

The answer is… Sickle

Next one,

I am used for cleaning the ground and leveling the topsoil. What am I?

The answer is… Rake

Another,

I am used for watering seedlings and young plants. What am I?

The answer is… Sprinklers

Last one,

I am used for hauling trash, manures, fertilizers, planting materials and other equipment. What am I?

The answer is… Wheelbarrow

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Did you enjoy our activity? Great! You really learned a lot last time.

I think we are now ready to learn our new lesson. Our topic is about Performing Estimation (Farm Inputs
and Farm Labor)

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These are our objectives:

a. identify farm inputs and farm labor requirements

b. estimate farm inputs and labor requirements
c. realize the importance of farm inputs and farm labor in farm production

Let us have a group activity. Remember that I have already grouped your class into five, right?
The instruction is… you are going to arrange the pictures of different farm activities in correct sequence.
I will give you 2 minutes to communicate with other members and come up with one group answer. The
timer starts now.

Alright, time’s up! I hope you already have your answer. Please submit it to me at the end of this video
lesson. Let us reveal the answer now.
(The answer will be revealed)

Did you get the correct order? Very good! Let’s give each other a round of applause.

This time I wanna ask you some questions and please write your answers on your notebook.
Have you ever tried planting?
What are the plants that have you planted?
How did you care for the plants you planted?
What do you think are the advantages of planting?

Let us take a screenshot for the definition of terms in order for you to understand the words we may
hear and read during the discussion.

DEFINITION OF TERMS
Fertilizer- any material added to the soil to support nutrient
Germination- the development of the seed into a young plant
Labor- refers to the work performed by farm workers in exchange for salary
Seeds- flowering plants unit of reproduction. Capable of developing into another such as plant
Seedlings- are a young plant, already grown from a seed.
Insecticides- chemical substance used for killing insects.
Plowing- tilling the land with a plow.
Harrowing- cultivation of the soil with a harrow
Irrigation- is the supply of water to land or crops to help growth, typically by means of channels.
Weeding- remove unwanted plants from (an area of ground).
Harvesting- the process of gathering a ripe crop from the fields.
Reaping- the cutting of grain or pulse for harvest, typically using a scythe, sickle, or reaper.

Done? Okay, so let us begin.

Agriculture plays an essential role in sustaining and driving our economy. It’s the backbone of everything
that drives us. In addition to providing food and other raw materials, it also provides employment
opportunities most especially in farming. We have a lot of things to consider in starting this kind of
business activity. Farmers may use measurement data to better manage their operations; the more
information they have, the better decisions they can make that are suited to their farm's unique needs.
The more information a farmer has about his or her farm, the greater his or her chances of improving
supply chain relationship.

So that’s why we need to learn proper estimation of different resources to effectively manage this agri-
business

The resources needed to estimate in a farm are called farm inputs and farm labor is an input that is
necessary for the farm production. These are the things that we are going to talk about.

Let us first discuss farm inputs.

When we say farm inputs, these are the resources that are used in farm production. This can be
chemicals; equipment, feed, seed, and energy .Some are consumable items which are mostly purchased.
Some are energies that are required in the production.

Common examples of farm inputs are seeds, fertilizer and pesticide or insecticide.

Seeds are the flowering plants unit of reproduction. They are being used because they are capable to
grow and develop into another plant.

Fertilizers are any substance or material added to the soil to support nutrients that are essential
for the growth of the plants. This can be organic or inorganic.

Insecticides are chemicals used to kill, repel or control insects while pesticides are for certain
forms of plant and other animals that are considered pests.

So those are some examples of resources used in farm.

Another example of farm inputs is farm labor

Farm labors are works or activities that are happening in a farm. These are the energies so that
the production grows. These also use tools and equipment to make the labor easy and to
secure the production activity.

We have different classifications of farm labor requirements

We have Labor Requirements for Land Preparation, for Planting and for Plant care

These are some of the different labor requirements for Land Preparation.

- Plowing using tractor- Plowing is tilling the land using a plow. It is used to turn and break up soil. Some
farmers use tractors to plow their farm lands. This requires less effort because they use equipment to do
it.

- Plowing using animals- some farm workers use animals to help them plow the land. This requires
greater effort compare to plowing using a tractor. We can use animals like horses, cattle and carabaos.

- Clearing of the land using a hoe. After plowing the soil, next step is to clear the land. Clearing involves
removing unwanted vegetation, underbrush and “trash trees” as well as removing rocks and other
obstructions from the soil. The more cleared land you have, off course the more crops you can grow.

- Harrowing using hand tractor-After we clear the land, we now smoothen the soil to make it suitable for
planting. Harrowing or cultivating the land is smoothing out the very top layer of soil preparing it for
planting. Farmers commonly use hand tractor to do it.

Again, the labor requirements for land preparation are…

plowing using tractor, plowing using animals, clearing of the land using a hoe and harrowing using hand
tractor. (pictures/videos will be shown)

Alright, next, these are the different labor requirements for Planting

- Pulling of seedlings. A seedling is a young plant developing out of a plant embryo from a seed. Seedling
development starts with germination of the seed. Farmers pull the seedlings in the seedbed a day
before transplanting. They do it carefully with few seedlings at a time to reduce root damage.

- Transplanting of seedlings. After pulling the seedling, they will now transplant it to the soil in an arable
land. They place the plant in a prepared hole, firm the soil around the plants and water it well.

Again, the labor requirements for Planting are…

Pulling of seedlings, and transplanting of seedlings.

The last labor requirements are for Plant care

- Fertilizer Application – in this activity, Farm workers begin to apply fertilizers to the soil around plants
in order to deliver appropriate nutrients to the roots of growing plants. They usually do this to replace
the essential nutrients after they have been depleted from the soil.

- Pest Control. Pest control refers to the regulation or management of a pest species. These are plants or
animals that can harm crops and ruin the crop production. Farmers utilize a variety of methods to
manage pests on their farms, but they commonly use pesticides and insecticides to get rid of them.

-Irrigation. Irrigation is the supply of water to land or crops to help growth, typically by means of
channels. Irrigation systems are used by farmers to promote crop growth and quality. It also allows
farmers to grow crops on a more continuous basis, resulting in more stable food supply. Most irrigation
systems use canals, sprinklers and drip in subsurface.

- Weeding. Weeding is removing unwanted plants from (an area of ground). Weeds compete with the
crop for space, water, and nutrients. Thus, getting rid of them is beneficial. Weeding also helps to loosen
the soil. Water can infiltrate more rapidly allowing the roots of cultivated plants develop in a better way.

-Harvesting. Harvesting is the process of gathering a ripe crop from the fields. In this period, farmers are
going to collect mature rice crop by using hand tools or machinery. Farmers usually reap the crops by
using scythe, sickle or reaper.

- Threshing. After harvesting the crops, farmers need to perform threshing .It is the process of loosening
or separating edible part like grains or seeds of the crop from the straw or portion of the plant to which
it is attached. It is the step in grain preparation after reaping. Farmers use motorized equipment or
machines to thresh harvested crops.

- Drying. After threshing, all the grains or seeds that have been collected will be dried. This is to reduce
the moisture content to a safe level to prevent spoilage during storage. Farmers usually dry crops by
means of drying using direct sunlight or natural air movement through the crop. Sometimes, they also
use mechanical means to move air through the crop.

- Last one is Storing. After drying, the dried grains are stored in gunny bags or sacks, and placed in
properly ventilated cemented halls or warehouse. This is to hold and preserve them from the time they
are produced until they are needed for consumption.

Again the labor requirements for Plant Care are…

Fertilizer Application, Pest Control, Irrigation, Weeding, Harvesting, Threshing, Drying and Storing.

Alright, so there you have it. Are they all clear? Awesome!

Now, since we already learned the farm resources and their importance in the farm production,

Let’s have another activity. This time, I want your group to write your reflections about the following.
1. Based on the given requirement of planting can you now imagine the hardship of our farmers? Can
you give your impression on the role and importance of farmers on our daily living?

2. In an urban area such as Meycauayan City how can we practice planting of vegetable? Explain the
importance of urban gardening.

3. Listen to “Magtanim ay Di Biro" song on Youtube and give your interpretation of the song.

4. Is it important to select quality of variety of seeds before planting?

5. How fertilizer helps the growth of plant?

This is our scoring Rubric.

No. of Points
Clarity of ideas 10
Evidence of critical thinking 20
Coherence of ideas 10
Total 40

Please submit the softcopy of your outputs to me within this day.

Let us generalize our lesson for today. I want you to write your answers in these questions on your
notebook.

- What are the different farm inputs? How are they important?
- Can you now identify different farm labor requirements? Which is done first?
Which is done first?
- Among these labor requirements, which do you think is the easiest to do?
How about the hardest?
- As a student how will you benefit from learning this lesson?

Let us now test our understanding about the lesson we discussed today. Let us answer this Quiz. I will
give you 5 seconds to answer each item.

Identify the following pictures:

For your assignment, make an online interview about the following.