FFA/Leadership
What year did FFA start? & What year did WI FFA start?
FFA: 1928
WI FFA: 1929
What do the gizzard and crop do in birds?
Gizzard: grinds up food with rocks
Crop: moistens up food so that it can be broken down
What is a GMO?
Genetically Modified Organism
What is carrying capacity?
How much an area can hold and support
What is a franchise? Also give example
Government permission for groups to sell branded goods at multiple branch locations. Ex. - McDonalds, Starbucks, Chevrolet, Planet Fitness
What is the purpose of parliamentary procedure?
What type of digestive system do cattle have?
Ruminant
Name 2 commodities that WI produces the most of in the US
Milk Goats, Cranberries, Cheese, Ginger, Snap Beans
How can we work to stop the spread of invasive species?
Controlled burns, selective cutting, cleaning off boat and shoes, removing unwanted plants
What is a Cooperative? Also give an example
Business is run by its members who share profits and benefits. Ex - CountrySide, Ellsworth Creamery, River Country
Why did they vote to change the name from Future Farmers of America?
because not everyone who joined FFA wanted to become a farmer
What is photosynthesis?
Plants use sunlight to produce sugar that the plant uses for energy
Trading goods and/or services for other goods and/or services. No money, just trading items or work time.
Name 3 different Wisconsin Wildlife Animals
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One person or group owns a business and sit in a higher tax bracket. Ex - Amazon, Microsoft, Walmart
What is a main motion?
A statement that properly introduces an idea to the members of the meeting.
What is an incubator used for?
Hatching eggs
What are the top 4 US commodities?
Soybeans, Wheat, Corn, Cattle
Name 3 different fish found in WI waters
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Two or more people come together to make a business. There must be a set of terms agreed to in advance
Name the 3 components of agricultural education
1. SAE
2. Classroom Instruction
3. FFA
List the 7 requirements of plant growth
Temperature, Water, Time, Light, Room to Grow, Nutrients, & Air
1In 1973, who invented the Cotton Gin and how did it help advance the industry?
Eli Whitney - reduced labor by removing the seeds
What is the difference between a food chain and a food web?
Food Chain - one strand of predator/prey
Food Web - everything interconnecting to each other, each different species relies on others for their food supply, making a web
What is sole proprietorship?
One person owns a business and is liable for everything.