Agriculture in Daily Life
Name one everyday need agriculture helps provide
Food, clothing, or other necessities.
Are corn and soybeans crops or livestock?
Crops.
What is a farm by-product?
A useful product made from leftover parts of crops or animals.
What is an agricultural commodity?
An in-demand farm product that is grown or raised, bought, and sold.
Name one of Kentucky’s top agricultural commodities.
Horses, broilers, cattle, corn, or soybeans.
What farm fiber can be used to make shirts?
Cotton.
What are livestock?
Animals raised on farms.
What can corn husks and stalks be made into?
Ethanol fuel.
Name one commodity listed in the slides.
Corn, beef, soybeans, or pork.
Is sunlight renewable or nonrenewable?
Renewable.
Name one way agriculture supports daily life besides providing food.
It provides materials for clothing, fuel, and other necessities.
Give one example of a crop and one example of livestock from the slides.
Examples include corn or soybeans as crops, and cattle, chickens, or hogs as livestock.
What farm leftover can be made into soap?
Pig fat.
What does it mean for a farm good to be standardized?
It is prepared in a common form so buyers and sellers can agree on what they are trading.
Why are fossil fuels called nonrenewable resources?
They form extremely slowly, so supplies can be reduced significantly when people use them.
How can agriculture affect jobs and communities?
Agriculture supports work connected to growing, raising, processing, and selling farm goods. These activities can support communities.
Explain how crops and livestock are different.
Crops are plants grown from soil. Livestock are animals raised on farms.
Why can turning farm leftovers into products be helpful?
It reduces waste and makes additional useful goods.
Name all five Kentucky commodities listed in the slides.
Horses, broilers, cattle, corn, and soybeans.
Trace one everyday item from farm work to something people use.
Example: Farmers grow cotton, which can be processed into fiber and made into a shirt people wear.
Explain how both crops and livestock provide useful goods.
Crops can provide food and materials, while livestock can provide food and other useful goods.
Describe two examples of farm leftovers becoming useful goods.
Corn husks and stalks can be made into ethanol fuel, and pig fat can be made into soap.
Compare renewable and nonrenewable resources used in or connected to farming.
Renewable resources, such as sunlight and water, are replenished naturally. Nonrenewable resources, such as fossil fuels, form extremely slowly and can become depleted.