Intro to Agriculture

Supply Chain

Steps involved in the production and distribution of a product

4 words to describe "Agriculture"

Food, fiber, natural resources

3 examples of technology used in agriculture

GPS system, electronic collars, drones

Processing

Turning one product into another product

Horticulture

Involves growing indoor and outdoor plants

Agriculture production

Growing crops and raising livestock animals

Example of government agency that involves agriculture

USDA (United States Department of Agriculture)

Top crops grown in Nebraska

Corn, soybean, wheat

Top livestock raised in Nebraska

Cattle and hogs

Food production index

The amount of food that is produced or grown

Number of countries that still need external assistance for food and other products

39

Life expectancy went up 20 years from the 1960's due to this

Advancements in food quantity, food safety, and nutritional quality

Agriculture accounts for this percent of employment

26.5%

3 reasons why agriculture is so diverse

Climate, soil fertility, access to technology

Import

Commodity, good or service brought in from another country

Export

Commodity, good or service sold to another country

Describe your continent and the food produced there

Answer will vary- based on your PowerPoint

Example of a tool used 400 years ago in agriculture

Sickle, cotton gin, flail

Impact of civil war on agriculture

Shortage of food, women had to take the role in agriculture, no more trade between north and south

Year that girls were allowed to join FFA

1969

Examples of alternative farming

Catfish farming, sunflowers, organic strawberries

Reason pigs were cloned

To create an offspring with good genetics

This was invented to keep livestock animals enclosed during the early 1900's

Barbed wire

What percent of farms are family owned in Nebraska?

95%

What are the 3 parts of corn?

Kernel, ear, cob

What can you compare a bushel and acre to?

Bushel- laundry basket, acre- football field

Main use of corn is for livestock feed and?

Ethanol

To help with weed management you can do what?

Crop rotation, weed management plan

What was a country with the lowest nutritional value for their food?

Chad

What advancements in technology has there been in the ag industry?

Drones, computers, GPS, self-driving tractors