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Ag Teacher Facts
FFA Facts
100

What is the true stomach on a cow?

Abomasum
100

What is the most important factor in postharvest flower care and handling?

Temperature Management

100

How can you age a tree?

By counting the rings.

100

Who was on the varsity track and field team all four years of college?

Mrs. McMullen 

100

What year did the FFA and NFA merge?

1965

200

What hog breed has an extra vertebrae?

Landrace

200

What tool do you use to remove thorns?

Dethorner or rose stripper

200

What is the gestation period of a fox squirrel?

Approximately 42-45 days.

200

Which Ag Teacher has ridden a buffalo?

Mrs. Taylor

200

What year were girls allowed to join FFA?

1969

300

Which species of livestock reaches puberty based on the season and not age?

Goats

300

Carbohydrates in the form of glucose are the main source of nutrition for flowers. True or False?

True

300

How many needles does a lobLolly pine have on a leaf.

3

300

How many of your Ag teachers have been married to or dated another Ag teacher?

3

300

At what convention was the FFA Creed adopted?

The 3rd national convention.

400

Newborn animals receive immunity to diseases by drinking:

Colostrum 

400

What is the ideal pH level for cut flowers?

3-4.5
400

What is the estimated population of white-tailed deer in the State of Texas?

4 Million

400

Which Ag teacher qualified for State Livestock Judging all four years of high-school?

Ms. Legg

400

Who is the current State officer representing Area 9?

Riley Farris

500

Administering a medical agent to livestock that requires placement into the skin is an _________ injection.

Intradermal

500

Which is the ideal temperature range for flower shipping and cooling?

33-38 Degrees F

500

What is the top speed a wild turkey can fly?

40 MPH

500

Which one of your Ag teachers has been locked in prison?

Mr. Rudolph

500

Recite the FFA Motto.

Learning to do

Doing to learn

Earning to live

Living to serve


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