Crops
What is the most important crop grown in the US?
Corn!!
When did the first cow come to America? 1611 or 1650?
1611
Which South American country produces most of the world's coffee?
Brazil
Which US state receives the most rain each year?
Florida
Which US State grows more mushrooms than any other state? (hint: we are neighbors!)
Pennsylvania
How many cows are milked every day? (hint: more than 5 million)
9 million!
Name one type of corn that humans eat.
Sweet or Popcorn
True or False? Women make up just over 1/3 or 33% of American farmers.
True, and that number is growing!
Name one US State that is in the region of our country known as the "corn belt", where the majority of the worlds corn is grown.
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, Minnesota
How many different breeds of sheep are there in the US? (hint: it is between 40 and 50)
47
Which country produces the most rice in the world? (hint: it is in Asia)
China
One acre of land is about the same size as which sports playing field?
Football
Which US state provides the majority of the country's fruits, nuts, and vegetables? (hint: it is on the west coast)
California!
Which US State has the most farms? (and also the most cattle)
Texas
Honey never goes bad or spoils. True or false?
True!
Before tractors were invented, what animal did farmers use to help plow and sow the fields?
Horses, mules, and donkeys
Which Asian country produces the majority of the world's watermelons?
China
Which livestock animal's milk is the most popular worldwide? (hint: it is not cow's!)
Goat's!
What is New York's biggest agriculture product? (hint: mooooooo!)
Milk and other dairy products
What does the word aquaculture mean?
the farming of fish!