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GEOPACKSDOWNONTHEFARMSOFTWARELEVEL1LEVEL2LEVEL3LEVEL4DOWNONTHEFARMFormatSW-DOTF34.99SW-DOTFM54.99SW-DOTFSL94.99DOWNONTHEFARMDownontheFarmGEOPACKSSoftware.sqwsqKeytosymbolsPrimarySecondaryHigherDownontheFarmDownontheFarm24ITGeographycanberunonfourdifferentlevelseachofwhichpresentdifferentchallengesdesignedtotestalllevelsofability.ThefourlevelsareTheprogramatitsmostbasiclevelyouhaveachoiceof8differentcropsandanimalsforyour18fields.Byexaminingthemakeupofeachfieldyoumustdecidewhichcropsarebestsuitedtowhichfields.Thegameisplayedforoneyearonly.Thisleveloffersawiderselectionofcropsandanimalsandbuildsinlongertermplanningallowingyoutorunthefarmforupto10years.Randomlygeneratedweathervariationsslipintothislevel.Resultscanbeviewedastablesorinavarietyofdifferentgraphingformats.ThecropsandanimalsusedinLevel2areonofferagain.Thislevelexpandstobuildintheoptiontodiversifyintootherfarm-basedactivitiessuchascampinghorseridingfishingetc.Theideaofset-asideisintroducedasanalternativelanduse.AsinLevel2weathervariationsplaytheirpartbutmattersarefurthercomplicatedbyadditionalchancefactorsbothbenevolentandproblematical.Anelementoffinancialmanagementisintroducedasyoucanapplynotnecessarilysuccessfullyforbankloanstohelpeasecashflow.ThiscontainsallthefunctionsofferedbyLevel3togetherwithaccesstomoneyfromtheEuropeangrantssubsidiesthatarecurrentlyavailable.Thislevelinvolvescarefulfinancialmanagementasgrantstructurescanchangeandthemarketsforcropscanbelessthanreliable.Detailedfinancialbalancesheetscanbeviewedandsurplusprofitscanbecarriedforwardintothenextyearsaccounts.AtalllevelsaneasilyaccessibleGeographicalInformationSystemandanon-screenhandbookprovideyouwithbackgroundinformationabouteverycropanimalandfieldtypetoensureyourdecisionsarebasedonallthefacts.isdesignedtobereportfriendlyalloftheimagesresultstablesandgraphscanbeeasilycutandpastedstraightfromthescreenintoyourdocumentstohelpcreateprofessionallookingprojectsreportsandpresentations.Photocopiableactivitysheetsandplanningsheetsareprovided.PConlyWindows95orlater.singleuser1-10users11usersEverwonderedwhatittakestorunasuccessfulfarmhasbeenspeciallywrittenforGEOPACKStohelpstudentslearnabouttherigoursofsustainingaviableworkingfarminvaryingeconomicandmeteorologicalclimates.Thisinteractivepackageallowstheusertolearnaboutthefactorswhichfarmersneedtoconsiderwhendecidingonhowbesttousetheirland.Youtakeovertherunningofamixedfarmofsome45hectareswhichhasvariedreliefsoilsanddrainage.Arangeofoptionsformanagementpresentthemselvesandyoumustdecidewhatmixofcropsanimalsandfarm-basedactivitieswillbringyouthegreatestdegreeofsuccess.TheprogramisinfusedwithahealthydoseofrealismstudentsmustnotonlytakeaccountofavarietyofhumanandphysicalvariableswhenchoosingcropsbutalsoasinreallifelearntocopewiththeunexpectedchancefactorsthatcanscupperthebestlaidplansFarmingisadynamicbusinessandmanythingschange.Allofthevariabledatasuchascroppricessubsidyrulesandvalueschancefactorsareheldasamendabletextfiles.Thesecanbeupdatedbytheteacherusingthebuilt-ineditorsoftwareusingyourowndatasourcesorGEOPACKScanuponrequestsupplythelatestmarketinformation.Thetruebeautyofthisprogramisthatitneednevergooutofdate.Thisprogramismuchmorethanasimplefarmsimulationandyourultimatesuccessratewilldependonasoundknowledgeofsoilsgeologyreliefdrainagegrantssubsidiesaswellascropsandlivestock.