Agriculture Terms
The diet of people around the world
What is food
Number 1 commodity produced in PA is
What is Milk and Dairy Products
Ended era of open-range grazing.
What is barbed wire
A result of an observation or a mental image.
What is perception
True or False: Agriculture is not in urban parts of our world
False
Plant and animal material used to make fabric and clothing.
What is fiber
PA ranks #1 in...
What is mushrooms, commercial slaughter plants, production of potato chips, pretzels, chocolate, or calves for slaughter.
This trend shows agriculture shifting toward fewer and larger farms.
What is consolidation
___blank________ allows gilts and sows to be housed in an environmentally controlled, easily managed area and safer environment
What are stalls or crates
A new method, idea, or product.
What is innovation
Leading industry around the world.
What is agriculture
Schuylkill Ranks #2 in ____________ in PA.
What is potatoes
Helped with delaying the ripening process of tomatoes.
What are GMOs
The removal of genitalia of a male animal. Some people may think it is wrong to do.
What is castration
Name two agriculture related agriculture careers.
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The general direction in which something tends to move or “current style.”
What is a trend
Schuylkill County ranks #5 in___________ in PA.
What is egg production
Allowed settlers to break hard prairie soil.
What is John Deere Plow
What is the perception of large commercial farming? What is the reality?
Must answer both parts.
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The three parts of the definition of agriculture include _________, _________, and ______________.
What are food, fiber, and shelter
A raw agricultural product.
Hint: Chart you completed
What is a commodity
It takes _________ days for most Americans to earn enough disposable income to pay for food for the entire year.
What is 40 days
This trend aims to increase efficiency by narrowing the range of tasks and roles involved in production.
What is specialization
Name a positive reason for putting chemicals on crops.
Name a negative reason for putting chemicals on crops.
Must answer both parts.
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Why do we need agriculture to survive?
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