AG DEFINITIONS
What is Agriculture?
The science and management of the natural organisms that produce food, fiber, and other resources for human use.
Large Scale Farm Operations
What is Intensive Farming?
Products sold from the USA and bought from another nation.
What are exports?
what is a castrated bull called
Steer
The cultivation and conservation of forests, wildlife, and other natural resources.
What is Forestry & Natural Resources?
Products bought from USA sold from other nations.
What are Imports?
what is an adult chicken called
Hen
The study of soil and land management as it relates to use by humans.
What is Soil Science?
Type of farming where use of herbicides, pesticides, and other chemicals are not applied to crops.
What is Organic Farming?
Buying and Selling of commodities by two or more nations.
What is International Trade?
what percent should corn be at to harvest?
12% to 17%
The art and science of plant cultivation and management.
What is Horticulture?
The responsibility to manage natural resources in ways that ensure their sustainability for current and future generations.
What is Stewardship?
The branch of Agriculture that deals with working with machinery, GPS, and other ways to improve farming.
What is Ag Engineering?
How long after a sow is bred should she be due to pig?
3 months 3 weeks 3 days
Research and innovation in methods to improve the efficiency, quality, and usefulness of agricultural products.
What is Agriscience and Biotechnology?
The cultivation of garden plants.
What is Horticulture?
Branch of Agriculture that deals with synthetics, chemicals, pesticides and herbicides.
What is Ag Chemistry?