General
This cereal grain is the most widely grown crop worldwide
What is wheat?
A greenhouse gas released from rice paddies and livestock
What is methane?
This nutrient is often added in fertilizers and is represented by the letter "K"
What is potassium
This country is the world's largest producer of rice
What is China
California produces 98% of the United States' output of what green-colored nuts
What are pistachios?
This legume is known for its ability to fix nitrogen in the soil
What is the soybean?
This modern technology uses satellites and GPS to optimize farming
What is precision agriculture?
Growing different crops in sequence to maintain soil health
What is crop rotation?
This European country is known for its vineyards and wine exports
What is France
What tart fruit are sometimes called “bounce berries” because they will, indeed, bounce when they’re ripe
What are cranberries
This popular vegetable comes in a varieties like Roma, cherry and beefsteak
What is the tomato
This technique involves growing crops without soil, often used in controlled indoor environments
What is hydroponics?
The measure of how acidic or alkaline soil is
What is soil pH?
This African nations leads the continent in coffee exports
What is Ethiopia?
"Knee-high by the Fourth of July" refers to the growth of what crop?
What is corn?
This U.S president was a peanut farmer before taking office
Who is Jimmy Carter
Using natural predators instead of chemicals to control pests
What is biological pest control?
The "fuzz" on the surface of a peach occurs thanks to a dominant gene; what peach variety commonly grown in the U.S. gets its "fuzzless" or "shaved" surface from recessive genes?
What is a nectarine?
This South American country is famous for its large soybean exports
What is Brazil
What are the two most widely grown cash crops in Canada and the U.S today
This state produces the most dairy products in the US
What is California?
In 1837, what inventor created the steel plow, which was stronger than the iron plows then in use? His name is still well-known for agricultural equipment.
Who is John Deere
How many feet are in an acre?
What is 43,560ft
This country is famous for their tulip farms
What is the Netherlands
This biotech tool can be used to precisely "edit" DNA in crops
What is CRISPR