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Course Description Course Name : Forage Production & Utilization Techniques Course Code : TB-520 Course Type : Optional Level of Course : Second Cycle Year of Study : 1 Course Semester : Spring (16 Weeks) ECTS : 6 Name of Lecturer(s) : Prof.Dr. VEYİS TANSI Learning Outcomes of the Course : Knows seed and site preparation for forage prodution Knows forage establisment and gains detailed knowledge about forage growing Knows the planning of hay and silage Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None Recommended Optional Programme Components : None Aim(s) of Course : In this course, forage establishment and environmental aspects of forage management in fodder production are reviewed and forage quality determinants and forage preservation procedures are explained Course Contents : Special aspects in forage production from establishment to harvest including seed selection, sowing, nutrition, mowing and maitenance. Environmental determinants of forage management including climate, solar radiation, temperature and water effects and forage preservation silage and hay production subjects are studied Language of Instruction : Turkish Work Place : Class   Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods 1 Selecting varieties Pre reading Power point presentation and discussion 2 Seed preparation and seeding practices. Pre reading Power point presentation and discussion 3 Soil pH and fertility, Pre reading Power point presentation and discussion 4 Preparation of seed mixtures and blends Pre reading Power point presentation and discussion 5 Selecting a seeding date, seeding determinants (sowing, depth and rates) Pre reading Power point presentation and discussion 6 Mowing and maintenance (weeding) Pre reading Power point presentation and discussion 7 Harvest procedures Pre reading Power point presentation and discussion 8 Mid-term exam General study Written examination 9 Environmental aspects of forage management (climate, average temperatures, rain) and an assignment will be given on this topic Pre reading Power point presentation and discussion 10 Extreme weather conditions (waves, droughts, strong winds, and heavy rain) Pre reading Power point presentation and discussion 11 Forage quality Pre reading Power point presentation and discussion 12 Hay production procedures Pre-reading Power point presentation and discussion 13 Drying Forage, Haymaking, Making and Storing Quality Hay, Round Bale Tips, Swath Width and Mower Conditioners Pre reading Power point presentation and discussion 14 Silage production procedures Pre reading Power point presentation and discussion 15 Phases of silage, silage making, storage methods, additives and quality analysis methods Pre reading Power point presentation and discussion 16/17 Final exam General study Written examination   Required Course Resources Resource Type Resource Name Recommended Course Material(s)  Yembitkileri. Buğdaygil ve Diğer Familyalardan Yem Bitkileri 2009. (Editörler R.AVCIOĞLU, HATİPOĞLU,R., KARADAĞ, Y.). Cilt III. 737–738. TC Tarım ve Köy İşleri Bakanlığı. Yayınları İzmir. Ekim, 2009. ISBN:978–606–60864–1–0 (3.c).843 Sayfa  SAĞLAMTİMUR, T., TANSI, V. BAYTEKİN H. (1988) Yembitkileri Yetiştirme, Çukurova Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Ders Kitabı. Yayın No: 74. 238 s  AÇIKGÖZ, E. ( 2001)Yem Bitkileri.3.Baskı, Uludağ Üniversitesi Güçlendirme Vakfı yayın No.182.Vip Aş. Yayın No.58, s:94-105, Bursa  Forages An Introduction to Grasland Agriculture 2003. Sixth edition.. Volume I. Lowa State Univ. Pres. R.F. Barnes, C.J. NELSON, M. COLLINS, K.J. MORE, (editors), Forages The science of grassland africulture. 2003. Sixth edition.. Volume II. Iowa State Univ. Pres. R.F. BARNES, C.J. NELSON, K.J. MORE, M. COLLINS, (editors) Required Course Material(s)   Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 60     Homeworks/Projects/Others 1 40 Total 100 Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success 40   Final Assessments 100 Rate of Final Assessments to Success 60 Total 100   Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes # Key Learning Outcome Contribution* 1 Graduates become a specialist on the field crops area by improving their skills. 3 2 They comprehend interdisciplinary interaction in his specialization area. 4 3 They can follow the latest developments in field crops area and get access to the knowledge source, gather this knowledge, reach new knowledge and synthesize by evaluating available studies and follow the innovations in his field. 3 4 They can synthesize and interpret interdisciplinary knowledge by using theoretical and practical skills at a specialist level in field crops area. 4 5 They find solutions for problems related to field crops by using research methods and establish cause effect relationships. 4 6 They incorporate their knowledge on his special area by combining their knowledge with those from the other scientific areas and produce new knowledge and also solve the problems by using scientific research methods. 4 7 They determine a problem independently in field crops subject, provide solutions, evaluate the results and implement whenever required. 3 8 They are qualified to solve a problem in their field. 1 9 They are equipped with analytical and critical thinking ability to direct their learning and to conduct advanced studies in their fields independently. 3 10 They transfer current developments and their own studies in the field crops area systematically to the his working group and to different groups from other study fields orally or visually by supporting them with qualitative and quantitive data. 3 11 They study and improve the social relationships and standards leading these relationship by a critical point of view and take action when needed. 0 12 They develop policy, strategy and experimental plans related to field crops area and evaluate obtained results within the framework of quality processes. 0 13 They are sensitive about scientific and ethical values during the collection, interpretion and announcement of data related to their subject.They are also capable of teaching and checking these values. 3 14 They are able to understand and translate an article written in a foreign language. 0 * Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum).   Student Workload - ECTS Works Number Time (Hour) Total Workload (Hour) Course Related Works     Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 4 56     Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 5 70 Assesment Related Works     Homeworks, Projects, Others 1 5 5     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 10 10     Final Exam 1 10 10 Total Workload: 151 Total Workload / 25 (h): 6.04 ECTS Credit: 6