Agriculture Flashcards
About how many glasses of milk does a single cow produce everyday?
50-100
Indiana ranks 1st in the production of what?
Ducks
What percent of Indiana’s land is covered in forests?
20%
How many quarts does the average American consume each year?
68 quarts
How many wineries are there in Indiana?
75
Who’s the largest ice cream manufacturer in the world and where’s it located?
Edy’s Grand Ice Cream, Fort Wayne, IN
Who’s Indiana’s Director of Agriculture?
Ted McKinney
Who’s the governor of Indiana?
Mike Pence
What is the only 4 year agricultural land grant university in Indiana?
Purdue University
What is the only 4 year university in Indiana that offers a bachelors of science in agribusiness only?
Huntington University
What post secondary schools in Indiana offer 2 year agriculture Associates Degrees and transfer programs to 4 year institutes?
Ivy Tech and Vincennes
Indiana ranks where nationally in the production of popcorn?
2nd
Who’s the dean of the school of agriculture at Purdue University?
Dean Jay Akridge
In 2011 Indiana pork producers owned how many head of hogs and pigs?
3.85 million
How many days are in Indiana’s growing season?
160-190
How many counties in Indiana have a soil and water conservation district?
92
In what year was the Indiana State Fair established?
1852
The number of farms in the U.S. in 2012?
2.2 million
How many acres are of Indiana’s total land area is farmland?
65.6%
As if 2012 how many acres was the average IN farm?
245
As 2012 how many was the average U.S. farm?
421
According to the 2011 census how many certified organic farmers are there in IN?
212
Indiana ranks _____ in corn production
5th
Indiana ranks ____ in soybean production
5th
Indiana ranks ____ in soybean production
5th
What county is #1 in corn production?
White county
What county is #1 on soybean production?
Boone
The most hogs are produced in what county?
Carroll
What county is first in cattle production?
Elkhart
What county has the highest agriculture cash sales?
Jasper
Who is Indiana’s Lieutenant Governor and Commissioner of Agriculture?
Sue Ellsperman