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AgTech Innovations and Techniques

AgTech Innovations and Techniques

Assessment

Interactive Video

Other

9th - 10th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Patricia Brown

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The video introduces AgTech, an industry at the intersection of agriculture and technology, divided into tech-assisted, new, and revolutionary farming. Tech-assisted farming combines current technologies with farming strategies to enhance efficiency, exemplified by Dot, an autonomous platform. New farming applies technologies to create new techniques like vertical farming. Revolutionary farming develops new technologies, such as canola, through genetic modification. Saskatchewan leads in AgTech with significant funding and innovation, emphasizing its importance for future economic success.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are the three subcategories of AgTech?

New farming, organic farming, and tech-assisted farming

Hydroponic farming, revolutionary farming, and tech-assisted farming

Organic farming, vertical farming, and tech-assisted farming

New farming, revolutionary farming, and tech-assisted farming

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary goal of the DOT platform in tech-assisted farming?

To enhance soil quality

To reduce required labor

To increase crop yield

To improve water management

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does DOT operate autonomously in the field?

By using GPS navigation

By following a pre-set path plan

By being manually controlled by a farmer

By using solar power

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is an example of a new farming technique?

Aquaponic farming

Organic farming

Hydroponic farming

Vertical farming

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the origin of the word 'canola'?

Canadian oil light acid

Canadian oil low acid

Canadian oil long acid

Canadian oil large acid

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who were the key figures in the development of canola?

John Deere and Henry Ford

Norman Borlaug and Fritz Haber

George Washington Carver and Luther Burbank

Keith Downey and Balder Stephenson

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are some examples of revolutionary farming innovations?

Aquaponics and aeroponics

Organic farming and permaculture

Genetically modified organisms and sustainable proteins

Vertical farming and hydroponics

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