Environmental Concerns
What green house gas is produced by livestock & manure?
Methane
What type of producer raises cattle until they are sold as newborn or weaned calves?
Cow/calf producers
What basic need provides animals with the nutrients they need each day?
Food
What producers raise newly hatched egg-type chicks until about 20 weeks old?
Pullet Producers
Where was the first FFA Convention?
Kansas City, MO
What are large animal farms that are commonly called factory farms?
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations
What producers specialize in raising breed-specific females and herd bulls?
Purebred breeders
What basic need allows animals to breathe and live?
Oxygen
What facility processes poultry after the birds reach market weight?
Processing plant
When was the first National FFA held?
1928
What is the enrichment of water by nutrients from fertilizer or animal waste called?
Eutrophication
What producers raise pigs specifically to sell to other operations for finishing?
Feeder Pig Producers
What basic need allows animals to move around and escape bad weather?
Large open spaces
What producer raises chicks for approximately 4–6 weeks until they reach market weight?
Grow-out producers
What type of degree does Ms. Shaw Have
Doctorate
What process occurs when land is changed from its natural state for another purpose?
Land conversion
What type of goat is primarily raised for its fiber?
Fiber Goats
What basic need allows animals to drink and maintain proper body functions?
Water
What type of breeder produces the final generation of breeding birds?
Primary breeders
Chapter Number of the Walnut Grove FFA chapter
GA0454
What gas smells like "rotten eggs" and can come from Manure?
Hydrogen Sulfide
What swine operation handles the entire production process from birth until market weight?
Farrow-to-finish
What practice helps prevent and control diseases from entering a farm?
Biosecurity
What is it called when a single enterprise owns and controls multiple stages of poultry production?
Vertical Integration
Who is the current National FFA President
Trey Myers