Branches of Ag
Inventions
Imports vs exports
Products vs byproducts
Ag
100

Define Agriscience and Biotechnology

Agricultural biotechnology is a range of tools, including traditional breeding techniques, that alter living organisms, or parts of organisms, to make or modify products; improve plants or animals; or develop microorganisms for specific agricultural uses.

100

What did the cotton gin do?

invented by Eli Whitney it separated cotton seed from cotton fiber

100

What is an import?

A commodity that is purchased from another country and shipped to the US

100

What is a product?

Something that is produced as the primary substance that will be sold or processed then sold

100

Words that define Horticulture

Flowers

Plants

Development 

200

What branch determines land use and use and management of the soil

Soil science 

200

What invention was a source for power for a belt driven machine?

Tractor

200

Examples of Exports 

Wheat, corn, cotton, soybeans, tobacco, and meats

200

What is an example of a byproduct?

vegetable oil

buttermilk

200

Define Aquaculture

Aquaculture is the breeding, rearing, and harvesting of fish, shellfish, algae, and other organisms in all types of water environments.

300

Words that describe Forestry and Natural resources

Cultivation 

Conservation 

Wildlife

Natural Resources 

300

What did the reaper do?

Invented by Cyrus McCormick it cut and gathered grain in the field 

300

What is an Export?

A commodity that is grown in the US but shipped to another country

300

Byproduct Definition

a secondary result, unintended but inevitably produced in doing or producing something else.

300

Basic human needs 

food

shelter

clothing 

400

Define Agronomy

Increases plant yields and provides many jobs and food for all

400

What was invented by John Deere?

The modern plow made of steel instead of wood. 

400

Import examples

Fruits, nuts, veggies, nursery products, sugar, coffee, and cocoa 

400

Product examples

vegetables

crops

plants

nuts


400

Words that define Ag mechanics

Welding

Equipment 

Maintenance 

500

What branch deals with our main food source?

Animal Production

500

What was a Combine?

It did reaping threshing and winnowing in one machine.

500

Imports vs Exports which one is there more of?

There are more imports

the US is one of the largest importers in the world

500

Product vs Byproduct

Buttermilk from butter production

Molasses from sugar production

Vegetable oil from vegetables

500

Commoditys from ga

1 broilers


2 pecans 


3 peanuts

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