Fiber & Crops Unit Quiz

1770’s

When did Kentucky sustain the first settlers of agriculture?

50%

Of Kentucky’s 25.4 million acres, just over _____ is considered farmland.

Soybeans & Corn, Poultry, Horses, Cattle, & Hay

Kentucky’s Top Agricultural Enterprises (5)

710

How many farms are in Calloway County?

$97,000,000

Total market value of products sold in Calloway County?

Crops - 60%

Livestock, Poultry, & Products - 40%

What is the split up % of sales in Calloway County

Broilers & Other Meat Type Chickens - 1,414,270 head

What is the biggest animal category in Calloway County Kentucky?

Industrial or Agricultural Hemp

A variety of the Cannabis sativa plant species that is grown specifically for the industrial or medicinal uses of its derived products

fastest

Along with bamboo, hemp is one of the _______ growing plants.

lower, higher

Industrial or agricultural hemp contains _____ concentrations of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and ______ concentrations of cannabidiol (CBD).

CBD

What eliminates the psychoactive effects of THC?

between March and May

When is industrial hemp planted in the northern hemisphere?

between September and November

When is industrial hemp planted in the southern hemisphere?

low maitnence

Industrial hemp is considered a ______ crop.

Retting

The process of employing the action of microorganisms and moisture on plants to dissolve or rot away the cellular tissues and pectins surrounding the bundles and allowing for the separation of the fibers from the stem.

United States, Australia, China, Poland, India

Industrial Hemp is grown in over 30 nations including…

China

Who is the world’s top producer of industrial hemp?

1970, Controlled Substances Act

In ____, hemp was made illegal to grow without a permit by the ______.

75%

Kentucky produced ____ of the US hemp fiber during the 19th and 20th centuries.

it is sponsored by the Kentucky Department of Agriculture to reintroduce the production of industrial hemp

What is the Industrial Hemp Pilot/Research Program

MSU and UK

What two Kentucky universities were involved in industrial hemp research to reintroduce hemp as an agricultural crop?

paper, clothing, paint

Hemp can be refined into a variety of commercial products including…

Caribbean, Native Americans

Tobacco is native to the _____, but was originally grown by the _________.

1998, Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement

In November _____, the _________ was established between the four largest United States tobacco companies and the Attorney General of forty-six states.

Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland

Some states that receive payment from the tobacco trust fund

Tobacco Buyout

The Tobacco Transition Payment Program is also known as the…

free market

The Tobacco Buyout program helps tobacco quota holders and helps producers transition to the _____.

exit

It is predicted that many farmers will ___ tobacco production.

Precision Agriculture

a farming management concept based on observing, measuring, and responding to a variability in crops