AG DEFINITIONS
AG CAREERS
COMMODITIES and PRODUCTS
AG FACTS
JOB VS CAREER
100
The production of many diverse types of food and fiber, utilizing a variety of methods based on geography, climate, tradition, and availability of resources.
What is Agriculture
100
a man or women, that tends the land to harvest their commodities.
What is a farmer?
100
The number one commodity in North Carolina
What is Broiler Chickens
100
The average age of a farmer
What is 58
100
The dictionary definition of this word is "a piece of work, anything a person is expected to do"
What is a Job?
200
The diet of people around the world, both direct items like fruits and vegetables, to livestock feed which in turn provides meat for people
What is Food
200
This category of careers is the raising and caring of animals and developing more efficient ways of producing and processing meat, poultry, eggs and dairy products.
What is an Animal Systems?
200
This commodity creates 110,000 jobs in North Carolina
What is Chicken or Poultry
200
North Carolina produces more of this vegetable than ANY other state in the country (hint: they're sweet!)
What is Sweet Potatoes
200
The dictionary definition of this word is "An occupation or profession, success in a certain position"
What is a Career?
300
The plant and animal material used to make fabric and clothing.
What is Fiber
300
This individual teaches a curriculum based around the agriculture industry
What is an Agriculture teacher
300
The United States number one commodity, where Japan is our number one customer!
What is Cattle?
300
These two universities are the top two colleges in North Carolina to study agriculture (one of them has 45 majors!)
What is NC State and NC A&T
300
Some synonyms of this word include "livelihood" or "calling"
What is Career?
400
The cultivation, processing, & marketing of flowers, ornamental plants, & food.
What is Horticulture
400
An individual who cares for and prunes large trees and often has to climb trees for their job
What is an Arborist?
400
A shirt is the final product, therefore the commodity would be this
What is Cotton?
400
98% of farms in the United States are owned by
What is Families
400
It depends, but a job is usually considered ____ when referring to the time or duration
What is short term?
500
Results from an agricultural process and is ready for consumption
What is a Product
500
An individual who aids in the production of fruit grown on trees (ex: bananas, apples, peaches...)
What is an Orchardist?
500
If milk is the final product, then the commodity would be this
What is Dairy
500
Union County ranks number one in North Carolina for producing the most of this
What is Chicken
500
A career usually requires this type of training before you can start working
What is specialized or advanced