Ag Class Overview

The business of growing plants and raising animals to sell for food is called:

• Mining

• Agribusiness

• Manufacturing

• Government

Farming and ranching fall under which career area

• production agriculture

• mechanics

• cattle production

• aquaculture

What is the practice of cultivating the soil, producing crops, and raising livestock called?

• Horticulture

• Agriculture

• Aquaculture

• Forestry

At an FFA meeting, what does three taps of a gavel mean?

• Start of a meeting

• Members stand up

• Members sit down

• End of a meeting

Which symbol tops the FFA emblem?

• Plow

• Corn

• Eagle

• Owl

What are the FFA's colors

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) conducts benefit-risk assessments on each pesticide that is registered.

• True

• False

The U.S. Department of Agriculture develops the regulations for pesticide consultants and applicators.

• True

• False

Qualifications for a career in renewable natural resources include an appreciation for natural and scientific knowledge of plants and:

• Animals

• Farming

• Resources

• PEMDAS

The average farmer produces enough food to feed about how many people?

• 167

• 166

• 165

• 164