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chemical Agriculture
organic agriculture
soil
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What is Chemical Agriculture?
Chemical Agriculture is the use of fertilizers, soil conditioners, fungicides, insecticides, weed killers, and other chemicals for the purpose of increasing crops, productivity and quality.
100
What is Organic Agriculture?
Organic agriculture, the USDA National Organic Standards Board defines Organic agriculture as: "An ecological production management system that promotes and enhances biodiversity, biological cycles, and soil biological activity. It is based on minimal use of off-farm inputs and on management practices that restore, maintain, or enhance ecological harmony. The primary goal of organic agriculture is to optimize the health and productivity of interdependent communities of soil life, plants, animals and people.
100
why is soil important?
Soil is important because it is the base of all things at grow.
100
What is composting?
Composting is a way to decompose food scraps, and other unwanted organic materials, and with it you can make soil garden ready.
100
What kind of fruit should never be added to "worm" compost?
Citrus fruits happen to be too acidic for the worms.
200
Name 2 ways why farmers converted to industrial farming?
Faster Mass amounts are made in short amount of time cheap for the farmer
200
Name a pro and a con of Organic Agriculture?
PROS: poison-free, tastes better, last longer CONS: Limited Productivity & requires a lot of time
200
Name a method for preparing garden beds?
Double Digging
200
What cant you put into a compost?
Meats Dairy Products fats oils Dog waste Cat waste
200
Name 5 items that could go in the compost.
Fruits Veggies Egg Shells Coffee Grounds flowers grass clippings
300
What is an extended affect of chemical farming?
When the plants get watered some of the water runs goes into the ground water
300
Having this seal means its organic
USA National Organic Seal
300
What are the benefits for double digging?
Double digging is done too loosen the soil so that the roots could grow easier down in the soil. So as a result you'd get bigger, better plants.
300
Name a pro of composting?
PROS:Enriches Soil & helps prevent pollution
300
name two steps in compost maintenance?
turning compost. watering, and layering
400
When did chemical farming begin?
Chemical farming started with the development of growth regulators. Growth regulators were a product of World War 2 technology; ammonium nitrate became ammonium nitrate fertilizer.
400
Name two things organic agriculture doesn't have
The use of GMOS- The use of Genetically Modified Foods is not a product of organic agriculture The use of Additives-preservatives, sweeteners, colorings, hydrogenated fat, aspartame (artificial sweetener) and monosodium glutamate (MSG).
400
what are two major necessities you need to keep your soil healthy?
Air space and water Space
400
What is the perfect temperature for a healthy compost?
between 135* & 160* fahrenheit, any higher and the FBIS would start dying off.
400
What 2 tools are needed when your double digging? For an easy 100 more points have someone come up and demonstrate how to double dig.
shovel and pitch fork
500
Which four crops consume 75% of the pesticides in the U.S?
soybeans, wheat, cotton and corn
500
Under the New Organic Certification this is banned
Additives
500
Why are monocultures bad for the soil?
The same plant in the same area and exhausts the nutrients in the soil. The farmers also have to use a lot of insecticides, pesticides, and other chemicals to control the pests, problems that could easily be removed with crop rotation.
500
Fill in the blanks
Composting has to be 25 to 30 parts _______ to 1 part ________, Too much _______ slows down decompostion. If the ____ ratio is too low (excess _______) you will end up with a stinky pile.
500
what did Ally Sheedy's character put in her sandwitch in the 1985 film The Breakfast Club?
captain crunch and pixie sticks