Local Agriculture
What is a commodity?
a raw agricultural product that can be bought and sold, such as copper or corn
What is an Export
An export is a commodity that is grown in the United States and shipped to another country.
Dairy Cattle Produce:
Milk
What is the primary use for beef?
to produce meat
What is Horticulture
THe culture of plants for food, comfort, and beauty
Name 1 Local Business
Many to chose from
Give an example of an imported commodity
Bananas, Mangos, etc
what breed of cows are Black and White?
Holstein
Name 2 Breeds of beef cattle.
What is a foliage plant?
plants grown mostly for their beautiful colored leaves and stems
Name 2 uses for plants
Food, Fiber, Shelter, Medicine
What is the term for farming aquatic animals?
Aquaculture
What is meant by, a DUAL PURPOSE BREED?
That the dairy cow will produce milk and have good meat.
What does a Hampshire pig look like?
Hampshire hogs are black with a white belt. They have erect ears.
what is the production, transportation, and use of flowers and foliage plants
Floriculture
What is Agriculture?
Agriculture is the science and management of those natural occurrences that produce food, fiber, and natural resources.
An American farmer produces enought food for ____ people.
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129
What Breed make golden appearing milk?
Guernsey
What is a Mother breed of Pig?
Yorkshire, Landrace, Chester White
If we are growing Olericulture, what are we growing?
Vegetables
Ohio is #1 Producer of what agricultural Commodity
#1 Soybeans
Name a livestock product used in human medical industry.
Insulin for diabetics is made from a chemical produced by the pancreas in swine and beef animals.
• Pig skin is used in skin grafts for burn victims.
• Milk proteins help make bandaids stick.
• Research is also being performed on transplants from pigs to humans.
What Temperature must Milk reach in pasteurization?
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Shorthorn
What is the growing, harvesting, storing, processing, and marketing of fruits and nuts.
Pomology