Annie's Project Facts
What college does Annie's Project mainly partner with in New Mexico?
New Mexico State University
What college started the program that New Mexico State now offers?
University of Minnesota
Name one major crop that is New Mexico-specific?
Chile / Pecans / Cotton
What crop does the question "Red or Green" refer to?
Chile
This insect pollinates many crops and is essential to agriculture?
Bee
What county office has led coordination for Annie's Project in New Mexico?
Guadalupe County
What is the name of the software that the NM-Farm team uses for handling financial data?
FINBIN / FINPAK
Who is the woman credited with revolutionizing the way cattle are handled?
Temple Grandin
This river supports many of the agricultural operations in southern New Mexico?
Rio Grande
Where do peanuts grow?
Underground
What benefit does Annie's Project provide in order for women in agriculture to gain more confidence in discussing and solving problems?
Business Management
How many ways are there to participate in the financial benchmarking program through NM-Farm?
2
Approximately what percent of U.S. agricultural producers are women?
36%
What renewable crop is produced in Southern New Mexico?
Pecans
True or False: Farmers can plant without plowing the field?
True (No - till farming)
Annie's Project teaches five areas of risk. Which area includes changing prices and markets?
If participating with Accountants, what is the first form that needs to be signed and filled out?
Producer Permission Form to accountants
Name one area where women often lead farm decisions besides fieldwork?
Finance / Record-keeping / Marketing / Succession Planning
Before cattle dominated, this livestock animal was one of New Mexico's earliest ranch industries?
Sheep
How many square feet are in one acre?
43,560 sqft.
What area in New Mexico has a specialty crop Annie's Project class?
Middle Rio Grande Valley
How many NM-Farm team members are listed on the website?
5
Who was the first woman to serve as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture?
Ann Veneman
What town in New Mexico was named because of its flowing groundwater wells?
Artesia
What does a bushel measure?
Volume