Could You Survive as a Farmer For 30 Days?
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So, you think you can be a farmer? It takes a lot more than good work ethic to successfully handle crops and livestock. See if you could last 30 days by answering these twelve basic farming questions!Once you answer all the questions, you will get your results from this quiz. Submit your answers by Show More
So, you think you can be a farmer? It takes a lot more than good work ethic to successfully handle crops and livestock. See if you could last 30 days by answering these twelve basic farming questions!Once you answer all the questions, you will get your results from this quiz. Submit your answers by selecting an option below each question. All answer options will load for you once you reach them. For best results, answer the questions in a row. Once you know your results, don’t forget to check the rest of the fun quizzes we’ve prepared for you. Good luck!
Your cows are in need of a dental exam. Which part of a cow’s front jaw has no teeth?
- Top
- Bottom
- Neither — they have teeth on both parts of the jaw.
Do farmers traditionally practice monoculture, where only one crop is planted together, or polyculture, where multiple types of crops are in the same soil?
True or false: Packing as many animals in a barn as possible is good for profit, but stressful to the livestock.
- True — It’s all about the bottom line.
- False — Stressed animals produce less meat and dairy.
True or false: Eggs are traditionally treated with antibiotics before being packaged for sale.
- True — Eggs are susceptible to bacteria, so all eggs are injected with antibiotics before being sold.
- False — When antibiotics are used, they’re usually injected into the chickens that are laying the eggs.
True or false: Dairy cows MUST give birth to a calf in order to produce milk.
- True — Just like humans.
- False — They just need hormonal injections.
Acronyms exist in farming, too! What does IPM stand for?
- Integrated pest management
- Intermolecular pest management
- Involuntary permaculture management
There are many sustainable practices used by farmers to save the environment. What is biodynamic agriculture?
- Closed loop system without inputs from outside the farm.
- Highly specialized farm growing only two interdependent crops.
- Using the regional biosphere to inhibit growth.
No-till farming is a relatively new concept. If farmers don’t use tills, how do they plant seeds?
- Use donkeys or truffle pigs to disrupt the soil.
- Directly on top of the soil.
- By using above ground planting beds.
The average American farmer produces enough food for how many people?
- 25
- 73
- 144
Farmer Jones says that he uses “STUN” breeding for producing crops. This means he uses…
- Deliberate interbreeding of unrelated plant species.
- Indoor planters with UV light.
- Sheer total utter neglect.
Crop rotation has been a best practice of farming for millennia. Which is NOT a benefit of giving soil a rest?
- Pest control.
- Weed management.
- Erosion prevention.
- Nutrient enrichment.
If a farmer wants to switch from using pesticides to going totally organic, how long does she have to wait before marketing the crops as organic?
- Immediately
- 18 months
- 3 years
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