Global Agriculture

What is the worlds MOST important source of vegetable oil that provides basic material for hundreds of products?

• Soybean
• Corn Kernel
• Peanut
• Sunflower Seed

Raising Livestock was dramatically changed in 1874 by the invention of the  

• iron plow
• barbed wire
• milking machine
• corn picker

Which is an agribusiness related to Horticulture?

• Dairy Producer
• Greenhouse Dealer
• Livestock Market
• Veternarian

Eastern NC counties are leaders both state and nationwide in the production of:

• Frasier Fir Christmas Trees
• Turkeys
• 
  Apples

  Dairy Products

• Apples

If someone wanted to find the ranking of NC in sweet potatoes what agency would they consult?

• Farm Bureau
• National Resource Conservation Service
• National Agriculture Statistics Commission
• US Forest Service

The reaper was invented by Cyrus McCormick in 1834 to

• cut and stack grain in the field
• Shell Corn
• Cut Grain form the field
• Gather hay crops and bale them

The agscience industry that includes producing, processing, and marketing fruits, vegetables, and ornamental plants is

• Forestry
• Horticulture
• Production Agriscience
• Renewable Natural Resources

What percent of the work force is on the farm in the US?

• 7
• 2
• 10
• 12

The highest beef cattle producing states are generally located near what crop producing states?

• Corn Belt
• Soft Red Winter Wheat
• Spearmint
• Citrus

What did George Washington Carver Develop that Greatly impacted Agriculture?

• cotton gin
• crop rotation & use of legumes
• the gene gun
• tractor