Crop Families
Technique where crops are moved sequentially to different fields or plots each year, preventing the same crop from being grown on the same land multiple years in a row.
Crop Rotation
Growing two or more crops simultaneously in the same space
Intercropping
The first step in Crop Production.
Soil Prep
Gross income of sales.
Cash receipts
Why do you have to rotate crops by family when doing Crop Rotation?
Rotation is done by family since many plants in the same family are susceptible to the same diseases and pests
Relies more heavily on herbicide and may increase occurrence of herbicide-resistant weeds
No-Till Farming
Best time of day to harvest.
Morning
Number 1 county for crop production in North Carolina.
Mecklenburg
Cucumber, Melons, Squash, Pumpkins
A way to design agriculture production systems that mimics the relationships found in natural ecosystems
Permaculture
3 types of irrigation systems.
Contour-levee
Trickle
Sprinkler
Number of Farms in NC.
50,000
Sweet Potatoes are a part of what family?
Morning Glory Family
Simple plastic covers teel structure that derive heat form the sun and are typically high enough to stand up in
High tunnels
What are the steps to taking a soil Sample?
1.
Average Farm Size in NC.
170 acres
The latin Name for the Goosefoot Family.
Chenopodiaceae
Name every type of High Tunnel.
Hoop House, Gothic, Multibay, Low tunnel or Caterpillar
The 3 controls in a Integrated pest management system.
Biological, Chemical, Cultural
North Carolina ranks highest among the 50 states in the production of: (Name 5)
Sweet Potatoes
Tobacco.
Christmas Trees
Cucumbers
Strawberries
Tomatoes
Bell Peppers
Greenhouse/Nursery Crops
Peanuts
Squash