Steps to Produce a Crop Methods of Sustainable Crop Production Agroforestry Animal Husbandry Integrated Pest Management
100
What is Soil Preparation
Which step in crop production includes ridding the soil of all weeds?
100
What is Intercropping
Growing two or more crops simultaneously in the same space
100
What is The Four I's of Agroforestry
Intentional
Intensive
Integrated
Interactive
100
What is Layers
chickens developed to produce large numbers of eggs
100
What is Insect Life Cycle
egg, larva, pupa, adult
200
What is Monitoring Drainage
Which step in crop production includes monitoring for puddling or flooding after irrigation or rainfall?
200
What is No Till Farming
Land is no longer tilled, instead the residue of
the crop is left after harvest and acts as a mulch over the soil.
200
What is Silvopasture
Combines trees with livestock and their forages on one piece of land.
200
What is Sow
Female that has one or more pig
200
What is Flies
range in species.
Can be vectors or parasitic.
Can cause severe damage to the hide of an animal, leading to economic loss for leather products of livestock
300
What is Nutrient Management
Which step in crop production includes observing plants for nutrient deficiencies or toxicities?
300
What is Permaculture
A way to design agriculture production systems
that mimics the relationships found in natural ecosystems.
300
What is Forest Farming
Grows food, herbal, botanical, or decorative crops under a forest canopy that is managed to provide
ideal shade levels as well as other
products, also called multi-story cropping
300
What is Artificial Insemination
Animals are bred by
gathering male semen and inserting it in the
female animal
300
What is Caterpillars
chewing insects are the larvae of moths and butterflies.
400
What is Post Harvest
In which step would a farmer take their crops to a cooling and sanitizing facility?
400
What is High Tunnel
simple plastic-covered steel structures that
derive heat from the sun and are typically high enough to stand up in.
400
What is Alley Cropping
Planting crops between
rows of trees to provide income while the
trees mature
400
What is Cattle
These animals are selected for breeding based on:
Fertility
Maternal Qualities
Growth Rate
Feed Efficiency
Carcass Quality
400
What is Fungicides
Used to kill fungus
500
What is Pest Management
In which step might a farmer use pesticides?
500
What is Diversified Crop Production
Farmers grow multiple crops with different growing cycles. Allows farmers a more stable income since one crop is a lower percentage of total income.
500
What is Windbreaks
Shelter crops, animals,
buildings, and soil from wind, snow, dust,
and odors.
500
What is Animal Welfare
animals should be suited to where they are raised, but also should get environment to meet animal’s needs
500
What is Flaming of Weeds
use a propane tank and flash with a flame to kill






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