History
The USDA stands for this.
What is the United States Department of Agriculture
What is the number one crop produced in the US
What is corn
How many steers are born every year?
What is none cattle cannot be born as a steer
This agricultural practice involves planting different crops in different years to maintain soil health.
What is crop rotation
What is the number one crop produced in WV?
What is Hay
This period during the 1930s brought severe drought, dust storms, and agricultural devastation to the Great Plains
What is the Dust Bowl
The midwestern US is known as the what?
What is the Corn Belt
This animal was historically one of the most important sources of power for American farmers before tractors became common.
What is horses
This farming practice involves growing crops without significantly disturbing the soil.
What is no till
This livestock animal is increasingly popular among small and diversified farms in West Virginia.
What are goats
What year was the Morrill Act put in place?
What is 1862
This state is famous for producing large quantities of oranges and other citrus fruits.
What is Florida
How many stomachs does a cow have?
What is One stomach with four compartments
This process occurs when plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to produce energy.
What is photosynthesis
This type of farm is particularly common in West Virginia because of the state's hills and mountains.
What is pasture based farm
What was the first land grant university?
What is Kansas State University
This state is America's leading producer of cranberries and is famous for its cranberry bogs
What is Wisconsin
This cattle breed is famous for its black-and-white coloring and is one of the world's best-known dairy breeds.
What is Holstein
This technology uses GPS, sensors, satellite imagery, and data to help farmers manage fields more efficiently.
What is precision agriculture
This fruit is particularly associated with West Virginia's eastern panhandle and eastern mountain regions.
What is Apples
This 1862 act provided free or low-cost land to settlers willing to improve and farm it.
What is the Homestead act
This state is famous for producing the majority of America's commercially grown pistachios.
What is California
This term refers to the weight of an animal immediately before slaughter.
What is live weight
This process uses microorganisms to break down organic material into a nutrient-rich soil amendment.
What is composting
This crop is commonly grown in West Virginia as a forage crop for cattle and other livestock.
What is alfalfa