Crops & Plants
This tall grain crop is very commonly used for food, animal feed, and biofuel.
What is Corn?
The animal that provides the majority of the worlds milk supply.
What is a cow?
This tool is used to dig small holes for planting seeds or bulbs.
What is a trowel?
This type of farming does not use synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, or genetically modified organisms?(GMO)
What is organic farming?
The agricultural revolution that introduced domesticated crops and animals to humans societies.
What is the Neolithic Revolution?
The process of moving pollen from one flower to another.
What is Pollination?
A young sheep is called this.
What is a lamb?
A combine harvester is primarily used for collecting this type of crop.
What are grains?(such as wheat, barley, or corn.)
The top layer of soil, rich in nutrients and organic material, is called this.
The cotton gin, a machine that revolutionized cotton production, was invented by this person.
Who is Eli Whitney?
This fruit is commonly mistaken for a vegetable, comes in varieties like Roma, Cherry, and Beefsteak.
What is a Tomato?
This bird lays the largest eggs of any living species.
What is an ostrich?
This machine is used to evenly distribute seeds across a field.
What is a seed drill?
Planting different crops in the same field over different seasons to maintain soil health.
What is crop rotation?
This U.S. government program, started in 1862, provides agricultural research and education.
What is the USDA?
The three main nutrients in fertilizers are nitrogen, phosphorus, and this element.
What is Potassium?
The term for pigs that are raised specifically for meat production.
What are hogs?
The name of the tool used to shear sheep.
What are shears?(or clippers)
This natural fertilizer is made from decomposed plant and animal matter.
What is compost?
This modern innovation allows farmers to plant and harvest using GPS technology.
What is precision farming?
The largest producer of coffee in the world.
What is Brazil?
This domesticated farm animal is known for its wool and has been bred for over 10,000 years.
What is a sheep?
The purpose of a plow in farming.
What is to turn over the soil to prepare it for planting?
A technique where plants are grown in nutrient-rich water without soil.
What is hydroponics?
The Green Revolution, which dramatically increased food production in the 20th century, was led by this scientist.
Who is Norman Borlaug?