Steps to Produce a Crop | Methods of Sustainable Crop Production | Agroforestry | Animal Husbandry | Integrated Pest Management |
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What is Soil Preparation
Which step in crop production includes ridding the soil of all weeds?
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What is Intercropping
Growing two or more crops simultaneously in the same space
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What is The Four I's of Agroforestry
Intentional
Intensive Integrated Interactive |
What is Layers
chickens developed to produce large numbers of eggs
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What is Insect Life Cycle
egg, larva, pupa, adult
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What is Monitoring Drainage
Which step in crop production includes monitoring for puddling or flooding after irrigation or rainfall?
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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. |
What is Silvopasture
Combines trees with livestock and their forages on one piece of land.
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What is Sow
Female that has one or more pig
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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 |
What is Nutrient Management
Which step in crop production includes observing plants for nutrient deficiencies or toxicities?
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What is Permaculture
A way to design agriculture production systems
that mimics the relationships found in natural ecosystems. |
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 |
What is Artificial Insemination
Animals are bred by
gathering male semen and inserting it in the female animal |
What is Caterpillars
chewing insects are the larvae of moths and butterflies.
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What is Post Harvest
In which step would a farmer take their crops to a cooling and sanitizing facility?
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What is High Tunnel
simple plastic-covered steel structures that
derive heat from the sun and are typically high enough to stand up in. |
What is Alley Cropping
Planting crops between
rows of trees to provide income while the trees mature |
What is Cattle
These animals are selected for breeding based on:
Fertility Maternal Qualities Growth Rate Feed Efficiency Carcass Quality |
What is Fungicides
Used to kill fungus
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What is Pest Management
In which step might a farmer use pesticides?
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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.
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What is Windbreaks
Shelter crops, animals,
buildings, and soil from wind, snow, dust, and odors. |
What is Animal Welfare
animals should be suited to where they are raised, but also should get environment to meet animal’s needs
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What is Flaming of Weeds
use a propane tank and flash with a flame to kill
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