Non-Traditional Ag
These unmanned aerial devices are taking over agriculture, used in pesticide application and crop scouting
What is a drone
College students can join this Michigan Farm Bureau division focused on building future ag leaders.
What is Collegiate Farm Bureau?
This larger-than-life personality serves as the mascot for MSU
Who is Sparty?
This scientific term refers to animals used for dairy and beef cattle farms
What are Bovine?
This soil nutrient, represented by the symbol “K,” is critical for water regulation and disease resistance in crops.
What is potassium?
Rather than soil, this method of growing involves suspending plants in a nutrient-rich water source with fish
What is aquaponics
Michigan Farm Bureau supports schools through this program, which connects teachers with accurate ag resources.
What is Ag In The Classroom
What is the Michigan Agricultural College?
This student organization on campus hosts an annual beef expo at the MSU Farm Bureau Pavilion
What is AGR (Alpha Gamma Rho)
This root crop, heavily grown in Michigan’s Thumb region, is processed into granulated sugar.
Legalization of this unique crop has turned this once-illicit crop into a multi-billion-dollar ag industry
What is cannabis (marijuana)?
This yearly conference is held by the Michigan Farm Bureau, focusing on helping farmers ages 18-35 grow their network
What is the Young Farmers Leaders Conference?
This building in south campus, covered in ivy, houses a stuffed polar bear and serves as a home for the Agricultural Education department.
What is the Natural Resources Building?
This term refers to the practice of selecting animals with desirable traits to be the parents of the next generation on farms.
What is selective breeding?
Soil with roughly equal parts sand, silt, and clay is known as this “ideal” texture.
What is loam?
From "U-Pick" pumpkin patches to corn mazes, this form of agriculture relies on public interaction to boost farm income.
What is agritourism?
This term refers to Michigan Farm Bureau's method of bringing community concerns to politics at the state and federal levels.
This man on campus has an "effect" named after him and teaches AFRE 210,222,410,493.
Who is Larry Zink?
The USDA grades beef quality based on two main factors: marbling and this
What is maturity?
Michigan is the largest producer of this "chipping" tuber.
What are potatoes
This type of meat is being raised by cervid farmers
What is venison?
Michigan Farm Bureau is part of this larger national organization
What is the American Farm Bureau Federation?
Located in East Lansing, this farm is where MSU students gain experience in producing vegetables, field crops, and greenhouse plants.
What is the MSU Horticulture Teaching & Research Center?
Hot Cheetos have become a common place additive for this animal's feeding routine, now proven to help boost production
What are chickens
With over 13,000 acres dedicated to these vines, Southwest Michigan is home to the Niagara and Concord species of this commodity.
What are grapes