Safety
AG Supply Chain
Sustainable Farming Terms
Farming Practices
Farming Practices
100

What do you wear when working with dangerous chemcials?

Personal Protective Equipment 

100

Where does milk go to get pasteurized?

Processing Plant 


100

This is harming the environment with trash or chemicals in the air 

Pollution 

100

Planting only one type of crop every year- bad for soil nutrients 

Monoculture 

100

Cutting down trees for other land use

Deforestation 

200

If you have long hair while working with machinery, what do you need to do with it?

Pull it back in a hair tie 

200

List 3 ways that products can be transported. 

Semi Trucks 

Airplanes 

Cargo Ships 

200

This is defined by soil washing or wearing away due to wind or water

Erosion 

200

Creating safe habitats for bees, butterflies and other insects that helps plants grow

Protecting Pollinators 


200

Recycling food scraps, leaves, and other natural waste into nutrient rich soil. 

Composting

300

What do you do when oil spills?

Secure area, stop the spill, clean up area appropriately 

300

Where are 2 places that farmers can sell their products

Farmers Market 

Supermarket 

300

This is to use resources wisely so they last 

Sustainability

300

When an animal is on the same field and eats the grass to short- the grass doesn't have time to recover

Overgrazing 


300

Growing plants to protect soil between harvest, preventing erosion and adding nutrients 

Cover Crops 


400

What is a type of hazard that deals with weather?

Environmental 

400

What do we call someone that helps to promote the farms products?

Marketer or Marketing Service 

400

This is to protect natural resources 

Conservation 

400

Watering crops in a wasteful or uneven ways which can cause flooding or dry spots

Poor Irrigation 

400

Giving crops the right amount of water at the right time so plants grow strong without wasting water

Proper Irrigation 

500

Give 3 examples of a biological hazard.

Parasites, Bacteria, Zoonotic Dzs. 

500

How many days does it take for milk to get from farm to store?

2-3 days 

500

A variety of plants and animals in the same ecosystem

Biodiversity 

500

Planting different crops in the same field each season to keep the soil healthy

Crop Rotation 

500

This is when you spray chemicals on crops to limit pests.

Pesticide