Hamburger comes from ham?
No. Germany people were tired of consuming slowly by cutting their food with a knife so they slapped a hamburg steak on 2 pieces of bread. It caught on and was called a hamburger sandwich or just hamburger.
Why type of livestock is mostly owned on farms?
a. pigs
b. cattle
c. chickens
d. turkey
Cattle
Chocolate milk comes from brown cows
No.
How many stomaches does a cow have?
4
New Holland, Case IH, and Kubota are among that brands that make large-wheeled motor vechicles, often used on farms to haul equipment and trailers?
Tractors
Farmers treat their animals poorly
No. Most farmers want to treat their animals good so then they can produce more
What animal meat is consumed the most?
A.Pork
B.Beef
C.Turkey
D. Chicken
Pork
Farmers are uneducated
False. Most farmers went to highschool. Farmers can get degrees to aid them as they plant crops or produce livestock.
What is the longest flight recorded for a chicken flight?
13 seconds
What does GMO stand for?
genetically modified organism
Do you need a Rooster to lay eggs?
No. unless you wnat chicks then you need a rooster to fertilize the eggs
What crop is planted the most?
A. peas
B. Corn
C. soybean
D. wheet
Corn
Are GMOs are bad for you? Why?
No.
There is no evidence of GMOs are harming humans. The FDA has stated that GMOs are not any more likely to trigger allergies or cause cancer.
Can you pop any corn into popcorn?
No
In agriculture, "apiculture" is the technical term for raising what type of insect?
Bee
Farming is low-tech
Many farms now have a lot of technology when it comes to combines, tractors, and even gps
What is the average time that a pig can run a mile
A. 13 min
B. 6.7 min
C. 7 min
D.8 min
7 min
Farmers don't care about soil or water quality?
False
Soil and water quality are essential to what farmers do. If the soil or water quality is bad farmers will not get the product they want.
What are the 5 f's of farming?
Food
Fiber
Flowers
Forestry
Fuel
How many footballs can a cow hide make on average?
10
No farms are owned by families
False. About 97% of farms are owned by families in the U.S.
What is the scientific name for popcorn that you need to pop corn?
A. Zea Mays Indurata
B. Zea Mays Everta
C. Zea Mays
D.Zea Mays Indenta
Zea Mays Everta
Agriculture isnt adapting/mitigating climate change?
Minnesota farmers planted 800,000 acres of cover crops as a 2022
Minneosta farmers are adopting strip-till/no-till practices
About how many farms are in the U.S.?
about 1.88 million
What was the name of the first sheep that got cloned?
(Bonus points 100): Who was the person that cloned the sheep?)
Dolly
(Dr. Ian WIlmut)