Intro to Agriculture

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Supply Chain
Steps involved in the production and distribution of a product
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4 words to describe "Agriculture"
Food, fiber, natural resources
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3 examples of technology used in agriculture
GPS system, electronic collars, drones
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Processing
Turning one product into another product
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Horticulture
Involves growing indoor and outdoor plants
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Agriculture production
Growing crops and raising livestock animals
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Example of government agency that involves agriculture
USDA (United States Department of Agriculture)
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Top crops grown in Nebraska
Corn, soybean, wheat
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Top livestock raised in Nebraska
Cattle and hogs
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Food production index
The amount of food that is produced or grown
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Number of countries that still need external assistance for food and other products
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Life expectancy went up 20 years from the 1960's due to this
Advancements in food quantity, food safety, and nutritional quality
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Agriculture accounts for this percent of employment
26.5%
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3 reasons why agriculture is so diverse
Climate, soil fertility, access to technology
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Import
Commodity, good or service brought in from another country
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Export
Commodity, good or service sold to another country
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Describe your continent and the food produced there
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Example of a tool used 400 years ago in agriculture
Sickle, cotton gin, flail
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Impact of civil war on agriculture
Shortage of food, women had to take the role in agriculture, no more trade between north and south
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Year that girls were allowed to join FFA
1969
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Examples of alternative farming
Catfish farming, sunflowers, organic strawberries
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Reason pigs were cloned
To create an offspring with good genetics
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This was invented to keep livestock animals enclosed during the early 1900's
Barbed wire
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What percent of farms are family owned in Nebraska?
95%
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What are the 3 parts of corn?
Kernel, ear, cob
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What can you compare a bushel and acre to?
Bushel- laundry basket, acre- football field
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Main use of corn is for livestock feed and?
Ethanol
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To help with weed management you can do what?
Crop rotation, weed management plan
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What was a country with the lowest nutritional value for their food?
Chad
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What advancements in technology has there been in the ag industry?
Drones, computers, GPS, self-driving tractors

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