Summary: This program rounds up a diverse group of workers in the fields of food, agriculture, and natural resources-a food service manager, a dietetic technician, a dairy farm manager, a landscape supervisor, an environmental science and protection technician, and a water treatment plant operator-to illustrate what they do and how they go about doing it. Correlates to all applicable National and State...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: In this program, two women with rewarding careers in agriculture describe their work: Deanna Johnson, a marketing representative who assists and makes purchases from grain producers; and Julie Couillard, a production coordinator who manages soil preparation, seeding, watering, and fertilization for an organic vegetable farm. Conversations with co-workers and supervisors add to the descriptions...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: In this program the basics of sustainable farming and locally grown foods are explored through the eyes of three highly-trained chefs who have left big city jobs to grow fresh, healthy ingredients for their gourmet dishes. The video follows the chefs as they establish a farm complete with vegetables, fruits, herbs, chickens, cows, and pigs, and without fertilizers, pesticides, or hormones....
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: In this program, three women with rewarding careers in the mining industry describe their work. Robin Betker is a mining technician who lays drill patterns for long hole drillers; Marilene Larocque is Chief Geologist with a mining exploration company; and Shalni Prowse is a grade control technician who monitors ore quality. Conversations with co-workers and supervisors add to the descriptions...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: If providing food and making the world a little greener sound like appealing goals, this fact-filled program will point out and explore many of the appropriate occupations by talking with men and women who work in the Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources Cluster. Correlates to the National Standards for Life Work.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Introduce viewers to three women who have found gainful employment in the business of aquaculture. This program profiles Sondra Lambie, a nursery technician who cultivates large shellfish crops; Camille Wiencke, a fish health technician who cares for farm-raised Chinook salmon; and Nancy Emard, a trout farm owner who sells about 100,000 fish annually. Commentary from co-workers and supervisors...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: Meet three women who have embarked on successful careers in the forestry industry. This program profiles Karen Trimmer, a helicopter pilot who transports raw lumber by air; Lorraine Muskwa, a dispatch attendant for a large pulp mill; and Chantal Isabelle, a forest technician responsible for ensuring that woodland development stays within legal boundaries. Remarks from co-workers and supervisors...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: This program features profiles of three women who have forged successful careers in the oil and gas industry: Kandy Hubl, a health, safety, and environmental coordinator for a major gas company; Melanie Bowman, a power engineer for a busy gas refinery; and Julie Jolicoeur, a project manager who oversees service station design and construction. Additional information from co-workers and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007