Ag in Georgia

An agricultural commodity is...

• a bill of materials that can be bought or sold.
• a raw material or primary agricultural product that can be bought and sold. 
• an agricultural product that can be purchased
• a raw steak that can be made into sushi

Name this top 5 Georgia Ag Commodity?

• Cotton
• Eggs
• Broilers
• Timber

Name this top 5 Georgia Ag Commodity

• Broilers
• Beef
• Eggs
• Timber

Name this top 5 Georgia Ag Commodity

• Eggs
• Beef
• Cotton
• TImber

Name this top 5 Georgia Ag Commodity

• Timber
• Cotton
• Eggs
• Broilers

Today’s horticultural industry employs more than ______ Georgians. Once Georgia-produced horticultural products are sold and established in the landscape, the added value of the product exceeds $2 billion annually.

• 40,000
• 30,000
• 60,000
• 10,000

In 1986, Georgia passed legislation giving Vidalia onions, known by many as the sweetest onion in the world, legal status and defining the _____-county production area. The Vidalia onion was named Georgia’s official state vegetable in 1990.

• 5
• 20
• 100
• 10

Georgia ranks first in the U.S. in the production of peanuts, _________, rye, eggs and broilers.

• milk
• almonds
• timber
• pecans

Georgia produces almost _______ of the peanuts produced in the U.S. each year.

• 1/2
• 1/3
• 1/4
• 3/4

Which of the following agriculture commodities did Mr. Walker and his family produce on his Oglethorpe County Farm?

• Rice and Barley
• Broilers and Wheat Straw
• Market Hogs and Turkeys
• Market Hogs and Broilers