MANNRS 101
The acronym MANRRS stands for this organization’s full name.
What is Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Related Sciences?
This U.S. state produces more corn than any other.
What is Iowa?
Cows release this greenhouse gas during digestion.
What is methane?
About this percentage of U.S. farmers identify as people of color.
What is 10%?
This apple variety was developed at Cornell University.
What is the Empire apple?
The Cornell University MANRRS chapter belongs to this region.
What is Region 1?
The USDA was established by which U.S. president?
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
Growing crops without synthetic fertilizers or pesticides is known as this.
What is organic farming?
The 1890 Land-Grant Universities were created primarily to serve this group.
Who are African Americans?
This barnyard animal can run a mile in about seven minutes.
What is a pig?
This southern U.S. city will host this year’s National MANRRS Conference.
What is Dallas?
This fruit, known for its antioxidants, is a leading crop in Maine.
What are blueberries?
Crop rotation helps maintain soil health by preventing this soil problem.
What is nutrient depletion?
This traditional Indigenous planting system is known as the “Three Sisters.”
Corn, beans, and squash
Americans spend about this amount each year on food for the holidays.
What is $14 billion?
She currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of MANRRS.
Who is Ebony Webber?
The U.S. produces the most of this tree nut in the world.
What are almonds?
Fertilizers primarily contain nitrogen, phosphorus, and this third element.
What is potassium?
George Washington Carver was best known for his work with this crop.
What are peanuts?
Roughly this percentage of a pumpkin is water.
What is 90%?
This was the year MANRRS was founded, EPCOT opened, and MJ's Thriller was released.
What is 1982?
This 1862 legislation established colleges to teach agriculture and mechanical arts.
What is the Morrill Act?
These symbiotic bacteria colonize legume roots and fix atmospheric nitrogen into ammonia.
What are rhizobia?
This civil rights leader helped co-found the United Farm Workers union.
Who is César Chávez?
On any given day, this fraction of Americans will eat pizza.
What is one-eighth?