Terminology
Sending goods or services to another country for sale.
What is Export?
It revolutionized the cotton industry by quickly removing seeds from cotton fibers.
What is the cotton gin?
Name one career in the "Animal Systems" sector.
What is Veterinarian or Livestock Manager?
What is the U.S.'s top agricultural export?
What is soybeans?
Name 3/5 of Kansas's top five agricultural commodities.
What are Cattle, wheat, corn, sorghum, or soybeans?
Give an example of a commodity.
What is wheat, corn, or soybeans?
Who invented the steel plow?
Who is John Deere?
What quiz helps you discover agricultural careers that match your interests and skills?
What is Agexplorer?
Name one reason the U.S. imports tropical products like coffee.
What are Climate limitations?
What is Kansas often called due to its wheat production?
What is the"Breadbasket of the World."?
Practices that meet current needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
What does "sustainability" mean in agriculture?
What agricultural practice did George Washington Carver develop?
What is Crop rotation?
legumes to improve soil fertility.
What are three skills required for careers in "Food Products & Processing"?
What are Food safety knowledge, production skills, and quality control expertise?
The value of agricultural exports exceeds imports.
What is a trade surplus?
Name one beneficial factor for agriculture in Kansas.
Central location or superior infrastructure.
Growing a variety of crops or raising different types of livestock to promote resilience and sustainability.
What is "diversified agriculture"?
What innovation in 1994 transformed modern farming?
What is GPS (Global Positioning System)?
What career is associated with using biotechnology to improve crops?
What is Geneticist or Biotechnologist?
What region of the U.S. is known for dairy production?
What is the Midwest?
What percentage of Kansas’s agricultural sales does Rice County contribute?
What is 1%?
What event in the 1930s significantly impacted agriculture in Kansas?
What is the Dust Bowl?
Why is knowing about different agricultural careers important, even if you don’t plan to pursue one?
It helps understand agriculture’s role in society and opens awareness of job opportunities.
How does agricultural trade impact global food prices?
Exports can lower prices in importing countries, but shortages can raise prices.
What type of agricultural business is Kansas Ethanol classified under?
What is Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting?