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What is the rut?
This is the term for breeding season in whitetail deer.
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What is corn?
With 15 billion bushels grown annually this is the leading U.S. grain crop
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What is an acre?
Agriculture & this unit of measure equal to 43560 square feet both come from the Latin for field
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What is a drone?
These small machines can fly over a field and detect plant diseases and/or spread fertilizer.
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What are almonds?
California's top cash crop is grapes; a close 2nd is this nut for which the state supplies 80% of world production
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What is AA?
The highest grade of egg is this ___.
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What are silos?
Moisture & temperature are regulated in these rounded buildings to keep grain nutritious
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What is erosion?
From the Latin for gnaw away it's the serious potential loss of soil over time if it's not replenished.
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What is genetic modification/engineering?
This method of technology is used biologically, as it changes the DNA of the plant.
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What is the United States Department of Agriculture?
This United States agency is in charge of protecting and promoting agricultural health, enforcing animal welfare, managing wildlife, and protecting agricultural exports from trade restrictions.
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What is four?
How many stomachs does a rumen have?
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What is crop rotation?
Like planting corn or oats after soybeans it's the term for changing crops every few years to keep soil healthy
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What are quagga mussels?
This invasive species fuel algae growth in the Great Lakes, making it harder for native fish to thrive.
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What is vertical farming?
This allows crops to be grown in large cities as it takes up more room latitudinally, instead of longitudinally.
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What is Tyson?
Last name of father & son John & Don who made Arkansas a national leader in poultry
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What is lard
Once considered unhealthy this hog fat has made a comeback; it's high in Vitamin D
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What is cocoa beans
About 400 of these beans are required to make a pound of chocolate
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What are micro plastics?
These small pieces of trash are mostly found in waterways where they are eaten by fish as they mistake them for food.
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What is a solar panel?
One square foot of this can produce about 10 watts of power per hour.
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What is pineapple?
Hawaii produces 300000 tons of this tropical fruit a year the vast majority of the USA's crop
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What is an ox?
Generally a steer is a castrated bull used for food; this shorter word refers to one used as a draft animal
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What is a cover crop?
This alliterative type of crop keeps soil from eroding & weeds from growing during the winter
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What is the Department of Natural Resources?
Wildlife and natural resources are managed by what agency in Michigan?
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What is hydroponics?
Crops such as lettuce can be grown in these systems; where the crops are grown in water instead of soil.
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What is Michigan?
After California, this state grows the second most diverse crops.
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