Intro to Agriculture Terms

Businesses involved in getting product to consumer with in the field of agriculture

Care and management of animals

What percentage of people live on farms today?

Advancements in science to improve the standard of living

The growing and management of living things in water (such as fish)

Describes foods that have been grown without the use of chemical pesticides or fertilizers

Using modern principles in growing and managing crops (Agronomy)

The application of scientific principles and new technologies to agriculture

There are an estimated _____ million jobs in the broad field of Agriculture

What is the largest category of the ones listed?

Design, Operation & Maintenance of Ag machines Ex. Electricity, Small Engines, Construction

Annually, what percentage of their income do Americans spend on food?

Managing the genetic characteristics transmitted from one generation to another

Farming Ranching (Raw Products)

What does Ag most directly provide?

Resources provided by nature that can be replaced or renew themselves

The science of growing and managing trees

What does IPM stand for?

Products brought into a country from another country

The study of insects

Growing plants without soil

Science of growing Fruits,Flowers, Veggies, or Ornamental Plants

Selling products to another nation

Resources provided by nature that can NOT be replaced or renew themselves

The space and mass around us (Usually air, water, and soil)