FFA Basics
Letters stand for Future Farmers of America
What is FFA?
Livestock animal raised to produce milk/beef
What is a cow?
Plant part absorbs water and nutrients from the soil
Ag career focuses on caring for sick or injured animals
What is a veterinarian?
Farm machine is used to place seeds into the ground
What is a planter?
Natural fiber used in clothing from a plant
What is cotton?
Official color of the FFA jacket
What is national blue?
Animals have a four-part stomach and chew their cud
What are ruminants?
Gas taken in by plants during photosynthesis
What is carbon dioxide?
Career studies crops and works to improve plant growth
What is a plant scientist?
Tool is used to check nutrients in soil
What is a soil test?
Livestock animal provides leather for shoes and belts
What are cattle?
Animal on the FFA emblem; wisdom
What is an owl?
Livestock animal provides wool
What is a sheep?
Corn, wheat, and rice all belong to this crop group
What are grains?
Ag career helps farmers sell products and manage money
What is agribusiness?
What is GPS?
Crop commonly used to make bread
What is wheat?
Total number of FFA degrees a member can earn
What is five?
Term for mature male pig
What is a boar?
Plant part that develops into the fruit
What is the flower?
Career designs farm equipment like tractors and planters
What is an ag engineer?
Practice supplies water to crops when rainfall is not enough
What is irrigation?
Renewable fuel made from corn
What is ethanol?
Year FFA was founded
What is 1928?
Largest stomach compartment of a cow
What is the rumen?
Process plants use to make own food
What is photosynthesis?
Career works to protect soil, water, and natural resources
What is a conservationist?
Technology is used to ID and track livestock electronically
What are RFID tags?
System connects farms to grocery stores an consumers
What is the food system?