General Ag
What percent of people in America are a part of production agriculture?
1-2%
What are the official colors of the National FFA Organization?
National Blue and Corn Gold
The field of work involving the management of trees.
Forestry
NPK stands for
Nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium
What is a negative impact that agriculture can have on the environment?
Answers may vary.
Erosion, water contamination, water use, etc
Where does production agriculture occur?
On a farm (field, pasture, greenhouse, orchard, vineyard, etc)
What year was FFA Founded?
1928
Clear cutting
Three soil particle sizes are...
sand, silt, and clay
Capturing sunlight to convert it to usable energy is known as...
solar power
What are the first seven words of the FFA Creed?
I believe in the future of agriculture...
Who was the founder of FFA?
Henry Groseclose
Biltmore stick
bedrock
Methane and carbon dioxide are examples of ______ ______ that make up a "blanket of gases" that impact the earth's temperature.
Greenhouse gases
What's average age of an American Agriculturist?
57 years old
What does CDE stand for?
Career development event
Name a type of tree commonly found in the NC Piedmont.
Answers may vary.
Tulip Poplar, Virginia Pine, Flowering Dogwood, etc
Soil is composed of what four things?
Water, air, organic matter, and broken down rocks (minerals)
Using animal waste to create a fuel source is know as...
biomass energy.
Name the four steps in the agriculture product pathway.
Production, processing, marketing, transportation
What is the FFA Motto?
Learning to do, doing to learn, earning to live, living to serve.
What is the traditional length of a sawlog?
16 feet
______ production is the number one cause of erosion.
What is our best weapon against global warming?
Responsible farming, plant production, and forest management.