AESC 2050 Exam 2 UPDATED Actual Questions and CORRECT Answers
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AESC 2050
AESC 2050 Exam 2 UPDATED Actual
Questions and CORRECT Answers
2 main crops grown at Pearson farms? - CORRECT ANSWER- peaches
pecans
Pearson farms is a ____ generational diversified family farm - CORRECT ANSWER- 5th
generational
where is pearson farms located? - CORRECT ANSWER- fort valley, ...
AESC 2050 Exam 2 UPDATED Actual
Questions and CORRECT Answers
2 main crops grown at Pearson farms? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔peaches
pecans
Pearson farms is a ____ generational diversified family farm - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔5th
generational
where is pearson farms located? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔fort valley, ga
one of the major challenges faced by pearson farm's peach industry - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔lack of local labor
labor intensive (grow, prune, thin, pick and pack)
short term employment (February--> August)
H2A program
peach season - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔May --> August
peaches need a certain amount of ___________ to satisfy dormancy - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔CHILL
(too much chill can kill bloom)
high dormancy --> bloom in sync
low dormancy--> fruit drop
the crop which processing is solely done by machinery - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔pecans
,shaker
v-sweep
Pearson farms view on GMO/Organic? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔impossible to be organic
(legal pesticides)
NOT GMO
the higher the input costs for chemicals, fertilizer and labor,(pearson farms) the greater the
_________________ - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔efficiency
pearson farms government regulations - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔what/how/when to spray
chemicals
pecan season - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔fall in October
pearson farms: peaches are _________% utility - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔80-85%
what lead to the resurgence of the peach industry after its decline in the 80s and 90s -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔local grown
"know your farmer"
"GA peach"
It (is/is not) cheaper to grown your own food - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔it is NOT cheaper
Urban farming video: urban migration caused the development of _________
_________________
80% of ppl live in cities - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔urban agriculture
, the practice of cultivating, processing, and distributing food in or around a village, town or
city
can involve animal husbandry, aquaculture, agroforestry, urban beekeeping, and horticulture -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔urban agriculture
vegetable, fruit, and herb gardens planted at private residences and public parks during the
1940s - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔victory gardens
urban ag video:
2 reasonings behind development of urban agriculture - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔climate
change
population increase
urban ag video:
the major con about urban agriculture is .... - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔how to get rid of
waste
taking advantage of existing urban areas for conversion to traditional agriculture methods -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔low tech urban agriculture
community gardens
and farmers markets are examples of - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔low tech urban agriculture
low tech urban ag video:
took place in _______
all of their labor comes from _______ - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔southern california
family
low tech urban ag video:
they could produce all of the food that they needed EXCEPT ... - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔wheat, rice and corn
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