Franklin County Conservation District

Education Programs

Model Farm

Can’t take your class to the farm for conservation lessons? Why not bring the farm to them?  You can do just that with our Model Farm!

This model farm shows students various resource management systems, or farming techniques.  Having the model allows students to see the slope of the hillside and understand what a terrace is in three dimensions instead of trying to explain using one dimensional pictures.  Resource management systems on the model farm include terraces, diversion, crop rotation, grassed waterways, contour buffer strips, grass strips, residue management, pasture/hay land management, windbreaks and wildlife habitats.

Samples of various crops and toy replica farm equipment can also be used during the model farm lesson. 

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