Conservation
Avoidance of the depletion of natural resources in order to maintain an ecological balance.
Sustainability
List one ag career
Vet, mechanic, greenhouse nursery, beef farmer, etc.
What is one function of the root?
Uptake water and nutrients,
Anchor the plant
What is the largest soil particle called?
Sand
Name a green manure of compost?
Organic materials
Clover
Someone who studies crop and soil production (weeds, diseases, etc.)
agronomy
Plant that has one lifecycle
What is the mix of all 3 soil particles called?
Loam
What is one type of natural fertilizer?
Manure
A strip of land left unplanted in a field to help prevent against erosion. Usually it is grass.
Grass waterway
Someone who works with fragile plants
horticulture
What is a perennial plant
A plant that comes back every year
What type of weathering causes rust?
Chemical
What was the grass on the baseball field
kentucky blue grass
An area of land that is kept in grasses and pollinator flowers to help filter out unwanted things from the soil before the water ends up in WOTUS. Usually on the edge of a field.
Buffer strip
Someone who melts two metals together
welding
Deciduous tree
What was the ISU soil profile?
12 inches of sand
What is another word for organic matter
Humus
decomposing
Someone who grows sod and manages it.
Turf manager
What is an evergreen called?
Conifer
What is the smallest soil particle
Clay
What did FFA originally stand for?
Future Farmers of America