Herbicides
Land Management
Crops
Structure of the industry
RANDOM FUN FACTS
100

Fill in this common phrase - "The _____ is the law"

Label
100

True or false: An acre is approximately the size of a basketball court

False - it is approximately the size of a football field

100

This Skippy crop grows in a Jif-fy in the southeast part of the United States

Peanuts

100

This person sells ag inputs directly to farmers (fertilizer, seed, chemical, etc.)

Retailer

100

This state is the #1 dairy producer in the US

California

200

The mode of _______ is how the active ingredient "acts" on target weeds

Action

200

This is the process of adding water to your crops - can be center pivot, subsurface, and more

Irrigation

200
When served fresh, this crop is known as edamame

Soybeans

200

In between the manufacturer and the retailer, you have

The distributor

200

The biggest one of this crop came in at a whopping 2749 pounds! A new world record!

Pumpkin

300

Herbicide _________ happens when weeds can no longer be controlled by a certain herbicide

resistance

300

This form of drainage is common on midwestern row crop farms

Drainage tile 

300

#2 yellow dent is the main variety of this crop, grown in the midwest

Corn

300
New herbicides are patent protected for how many years

20

300
For you endurance athletes out there, this crop is one of few foods that can naturally raise your VO2 Max, or the amount of oxygen your blood can carry to your muscles

Beets

400

The burndown pass happens before or after planting

Before

400

This common growing practice involves deliberately NOT turning over the soil 

No-till

400

Grown only in a select few counties in the Western United States, this crunchy snack can often be found under the brand "Blue Diamond" 

Almonds

400

This governing body certifies all crop protection products prior to sale in the US

EPA

400

This crop was poisonous prior to its domestication from its wild state - pretty "nutty" right? 

Almonds


Bonus points for which poison

500

A herbicide with multiple active ingredients in the same jug is referred to as a _______

Premix

500

A section is one mile by one mile. How many acres is this? 

640

500

Grown primarily in the Red River Valley between Minnesota and North Dakota, this crop is similar, but quite different than what Dwight Schrute grows on Schrute Farms

Sugarbeets

500

Name three manufacturers in the ag chem industry

Syngenta, Bayer, Corteva, HELM, FBN, Valent, FMC

500

This state is the #1 horseradish producer in the US

Illinois

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