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ITGeographyGEOPACKSDOWNONTHEfARMSOfTWARE25DOWNONTHEfARMcanberunonfourdifferentlevelseachofwhichpresentdifferentchallengesdesignedtotestalllevelsofability.THEFOURLEVELSARELEVEL1x13Theprogramatitsmostbasiclevelyouhaveachoiceof8differentcropsandanimalsforyour18fields.Byexaminingthemakeupofeachfieldyoumustdecidewhichcropsarebestsuitedtowhichfields.Thegameisplayedforoneyearonly.LEVEL2x13Thisleveloffersawiderselectionofcropsandanimalsandbuildsinlongertermplanningallowingyoutorunthefarmforupto10years.Randomlygeneratedweathervariationsslipintothislevel.Resultscanbeviewedastablesorinavarietyofdifferentgraphingformats.LEVEL3x13ThecropsandanimalsusedinLevel2areonofferagain.Thislevelexpandstobuildintheoptiontodiversifyintootherfarm-basedactivitiessuchascampinghorseridingfishingetc.Theideaofset-asideisintroducedasanalternativelanduse.AsinLevel2weathervariationsplaytheirpartbutmattersarefurthercomplicatedbyadditionalchancefactorsbothbenevolentandproblematical.Anelementoffinancialmanagementisintroducedasyoucanapplynotnecessarilysuccessfullyforbankloanstohelpeasecashflow.LEVEL4x13ThiscontainsallthefunctionsofferedbyLevel3togetherwithaccesstomoneyfromtheEuropeangrantssubsidiesthatarecurrentlyavailable.Thislevelinvolvescarefulfinancialmanagementasgrantstructurescanchangeandthemarketsforcropscanbelessthanreliable.Detailedfinancialbalancesheetscanbeviewedandsurplusprofitscanbecarriedforwardintothenextyearsx19accounts.AtalllevelsaneasilyaccessibleGeographicalInformationSystemandanon-screenhandbookprovideyouwithbackgroundinformationabouteverycropanimalandfieldtypetoensureyourdecisionsarebasedonallthefacts.DownontheFarmisdesignedtobereportfriendlyalloftheimagesresultstablesandgraphscanbeeasilyx18cutandpastedx19straightfromthescreenintoyourdocumentstohelpcreateprofessionallookingprojectsreportsandpresentations.Photocopiableactivitysheetsandplanningsheetsareprovided.formatPConlyWindows95orlater.x0SW-DOTfsingleuser24.99SW-DOTfM1-10users44.99SW-DOTfSL11users84.99GEOPACKSDOWNONTHEfARMSOfTWAREDOWNONTHEfARMEverwonderedwhatittakestorunasuccessfulfarmDownontheFarmhasbeenspeciallywrittenforGEOPACkStohelpstudentslearnabouttherigoursofsustainingaviableworkingfarminvaryingeconomicandmeteorologicalclimates.Thisinteractivepackageallowstheusertolearnaboutthefactorswhichfarmersneedtoconsiderwhendecidingonhowbesttousetheirland.Youtakeovertherunningofamixedfarmofsome45hectareswhichhasvariedreliefsoilsanddrainage.Arangeofoptionsformanagementpresentthemselvesandyoumustdecidewhatmixofcropsanimalsandfarm-basedactivitieswillbringyouthegreatestdegreeofsuccess.TheprogramisinfusedwithahealthydoseofrealismstudentsmustnotonlytakeaccountofavarietyofhumanandphysicalvariableswhenchoosingcropsbutalsoasinreallifelearntocopewiththeunexpectedchancefactorsthatcanscupperthebestlaidplansFarmingisadynamicbusinessandmanythingschange.Allofthevariabledatasuchascroppricessubsidyrulesandvalueschancefactorsareheldasamendabletextfiles.Thesecanbeupdatedbytheteacherusingthebuilt-ineditorsoftwareusingyourowndatasourcesorGEOPACkScanuponrequestsupplythelatestmarketinformation.Thetruebeautyofthisprogramisthatitneednevergooutofdate.Thisprogramismuchmorethanasimplefarmsimulationandyourultimatesuccessratewilldependonasoundknowledgeofsoilsgeologyreliefdrainagegrantssubsidiesaswellascropsandlivestock.