Green House Gases
Three main GHG we are concerned with?
What are Methane, Carbon dioxide and Nitrous?
Varieties of kiwi fruit.
what is green, gold and red?
what breed of cow has high fat and protein milk?
Jersey
Why do we need to reduce emissions
Climate change and extrema weather event caused by it.
Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything
42
Hitchers guide to universe Great read.
Source of carbon dioxide.
What is burning fossil fuels?
What market attributes are linked with taste?
Brix % 6-9 and the dry matter 16%.
What is the infection that dairy cows get on their udders?
Mastitis.
How can we reduce Carbon dioxide on a farm.
Swap to electrical vehicles and electricity generation.
How many students at PHS as of 24/09/2026
1932
Main source of Nitrous on a dairy farm.
What is the break down of fertilizer and urine?
How could you make sure the appearance of the fruit meet the international markets standard.
Thinning to avoid bumping
Wind breaks to stop wind rub
Pruning to avoid cool damp canopy for mildew
What is SSC and how does it effect profit?
Somatic cell count, it needs to be low lesson that 100,00 cells per ml in 80% herd. Drops quality so less money for product.
How can we reduce nitrous?
Soil testing so there is not excess N present.
(other relevant answer taken)
In what year was Auckland Queen Street Riot (14–15 April)
1932
Source of methane released on a dairy farm.
What is burping from ruminate digestion?
what is company that markets Kiwi fruit in NZ, what is one benefit of having them ?
Zespri - having one big company means grower do have to worry about marketing. There is a more organized approach to PSA.
What are the 2 key selling attributes with data?
4.5% to 5% milkfat and 3.8% to 4% protein
How is urine and fertilizer released into the atmosphere?
Denitrifying bacteria in the soil takes excess N and turns it in to N2O.
What was the age of Big Bertha oldest cow in history?
Double for actual year points for 5years +/-
48 years 9 months
What is the most potent GHG how long is its life span?
Methane 25-28 better at trapping heat than carbon dioxide and lasts for around 12 in the atmosphere.
What are two methods grower can use to improve Dry matter and how do they work.
Thinning Pruning
Girdling
Root chopping
What are 3 ways to improve selling attributes.
Drenching Vaccination Food management
Ai (genes) ect
What problem do effluent ponds pose and how can they be mitigated.
They release both N20 and CH4, you can cap them and collect the CH4 as a fuel.
You can add treatment to reduced the bacterial actions.
Where did Langdon grow up, area for points double for city.
Devon "Exeter double"