Agriscience Applications Global Ag

About what percent of the workforce is farming in the US?

• 2

• 7

• 10

• 12

Fewer exports of products to European countries is most likely an issue related to:

• local-food movements

• organic food production

• sustainability

• genetically modified organisms

the highest beef-cattle producing states are generally located near states that produce which crop?

• corn

• soft red winter wheat

• spearmint

• citrus

Which is the best provider of research-based information for individuals and families in agriculture?

• Cooperative Extension Service

• Corporate troubleshooting group

• Professional consultant

• Teamsters union

Discovering new ways of controlling crop pests is best described as:

• agricultural marketing

• agriculture sales

• agribusiness

• agriscience

Which 1874 invention dramatically changed how livestock is raised?

• Iron plow

• barbed wire

• milking machine

• corn picker

The tractor largely replaced the mule for horsepower and was invented by:

• Eli Whitney

• Edmund Quincy

• Benjamin Holt

• Anna Baldwin

The local tractor dealership is best described as an:

• agribusiness

• agriculture display

• agriculture production enterprise

• agri marketing service

George Washington Carver greatly impacted agriculture by:

• designing the cotton gine

• encouraging crop rotation methods and the use of legumes

• inventing the gene gun for use in DNA mapping

• manufacturing the tractor through an assembly line process

John Deere Company is still a leader in the agricultural equipment industry, but started with the invention of the:

• corn picker

• milking machine

• steel moldboard plow

• tractor