AG DEFINITIONS
AREAS OF AGRICULTURE
FARMING
AG INDUSTRY
NUTRITION
100

The science and management of the natural organisms that produce food, fiber, and other resources for human use.

What is Agriculture?

100

The study of the biology and management of domesticated animals for human use

What is Animal Science?

100

Large Scale Farm Operations

What is Intensive Farming?

100

Products sold from the USA and bought from another nation. 

What are exports?

100

Macro-molecules that provide short-term energy supply.

What are Carbohydrates?

200

One of the basic need of humans, which includes meat, milk, eggs, fruit, vegetables, oil, butter, etc.

What is Food?

200

The cultivation and conservation of forests, wildlife, and other natural resources.

What is Forestry & Natural Resources?

200

Small scale farming, enough to feed your family

What is Subsistence Farming?

200

Products bought from USA sold from other nations. 

What are Imports?

200

Oily compounds that are not soluble in water and provide long-term energy supply. 

What are Lipids/Fats?

300

One of the basic need of humans which includes leather, cotton, wool, silk, even synthetics.

What is Clothing?

300

The study of soil and land management as it relates to use by humans.

What is Soil Science?

300

Type of farming where use of herbicides, pesticides, and other chemicals are not applied to crops. 

What is Organic Farming?

300

Buying and Selling of commodities by two or more nations. 

What is International Trade?

300

Organic compounds used by the body to carry out specific functions. 

What are vitamins?

400

One of the basic needs of humans which include lumber, plastics, insulation, carpeting.

What is Shelter?

400

The art and science of plant cultivation and management.

What is Horticulture?

400

The responsibility to manage natural resources in ways that ensure their sustainability for current and future generations. 

What is Stewardship?

400

The branch of Agriculture that deals with working with machinery, GPS, and other ways to improve farming.

What is Ag Engineering?

400

Inorganic elements needed for the body to perform and function properly. 

What are minerals?

500

The growing, harvesting, storing and processing of vegetables 

What is a Olericulture?

500

Research and innovation in methods to improve the efficiency, quality, and usefulness of agricultural products.

What is Agriscience and Biotechnology?

500

The cultivation of garden plants.

What is Horticulture?

500

Branch of Agriculture that deals with synthetics, chemicals, pesticides and herbicides. 

What is Ag Chemistry?

500

Long chain amino acids held together by peptide bonds. 

What are proteins? 

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