Maple Syrup
What place did we win in the NYS Schoolyard Sugaring Contest?
1st!!!!!
Part of the plant that makes energy from sunlight
Leaves
The name of a baby cow
calf
FFA stands for
future farmers of america
The gas that plants turn into oxygen
carbon dioxide
Name of the clear liquid that we collect from maple trees
Sap
A potato is the _______ of a plant, while celery is the _______ of a plant
root, stem
The name of a horse that is a fixed male
(what DC was)
gelding
SAE stands for
supervised agricultural experience
an agricultural product that can be bought or sold or used to make other things
commodity
A group of maple trees close together
Sugar Bush
True or False: Plants need soil in order to grow strong and healthy
False:
What about our hydroponic towers?
The food that horses need to eat 24/7 if possible
Hay/ Grass
CDE stands for
career development event
One way that robotics can be used in agriculture
harvesting, feeding, care, pest control, etc.
The ratio of sap to syrup that can be made
40:1
When plants begin to sprout from their seed casings
Germination
The locations of horses' 2 main blind spots
directly in front of them and directly behind them
the science of raising crops and livestock, the preparation and distribution of their products, and the management of natural resources
agriculture
name an ag career (besides farmer)
Name one reason to use reverse osmosis (RO) to process syrup
Possible responses;
It filters out the water through a membrane
It makes the sap take less time to boil
It concentrates the sap
Etc.
The three conditions that are best for germination
Warm, moist, light
What you call a cow that is not currently producing milk
dry cow
The 5 F's of agriculture
farming, food, fabrics, forestry, flowers
Why might we be able to grow bananas in our breadbasket one day? What does this mean
Even though bananas are traditionally grown in tropical areas, they may someday be grown in our breadbasket (midwest US) because of climate change making temperature more warm and wet