AESC 2050 FINAL CERTIFICATION
EVALUATION QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
PREMIUM REVIEW MATERIAL
●● Lawton Pearson, of Pearson Farms, said Pecans are harvested
Answer: using automated equipment
●● Lawton Pearson, of Pearson Farms, said Peaches are harvested
Answer: using all manual labor
●● Lawton Pearson, of Pearson Farms, said the biggest weather concern
for growing Pecans is
Answer: hurricane conditions
●● Lawton Pearson, of Pearson Farms, said the biggest weather concern
for growing Peaches is
Answer: late frost
●● Lawton Pearson, of Pearson Farms, said that Peaches and Pecans are
good complementary crops in Georgia because
Answer: they have an offset harvest, peaches in the spring/summer, and
pecans in the late fall
,●● Lawton Pearson, of Pearson Farms, said that the "game changer" in
growing Pecans over the last 10 years is
Answer: demand from China
●● Lawton Pearson, of Pearson Farms, said that growing Peaches
organically
Answer: is not possible in Georgia's climate and many pests
●● Lawton Pearson, of Pearson Farms, said the biggest challenge today
in managing a business in seasonal specialty crops, like Peaches, is
Answer: labor, finding a source of seasonal records
●● Lawton Pearson, of Pearson Farms, said most of his seasonal labor
today working in his Peach growing fields comes from
Answer: a federal program with the U.S. Department of Labor (H2A)
●● Urban Agriculture can involve ___________________ .
Answer: A. Animal husbandry
B. Aquaculture
C. Agroforestry
D. Beekeeping
**E. All of the above**
, ●● An example of Low-Tech Urban Agriculture is
Answer: Community gardens
●● The "Rule Breaker" in Low-Tech Urban Agriculture is "Footprint",
which means productive agriculture
Answer: doesn't have to be BIG (it can happen in relatively small
spaces)
●● An example of Medium-Tech Urban Agriculture is:
Answer: Aquaponics
●● The "Rule Breaker" in Medium-Tech Urban Agriculture is "Nutrient
Delivery", which means productive agriculture:
Answer: growing crops effectively doesn't always require soil
●● An example of High-Tech Urban Agriculture is:
Answer: Vertical high-rise farming
●● Aquaponics takes the traditional hydroponics model and adds
___________
Answer: Fish
●● The Tri-State Water Wars involves Georgia and which other 2 states
EVALUATION QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
PREMIUM REVIEW MATERIAL
●● Lawton Pearson, of Pearson Farms, said Pecans are harvested
Answer: using automated equipment
●● Lawton Pearson, of Pearson Farms, said Peaches are harvested
Answer: using all manual labor
●● Lawton Pearson, of Pearson Farms, said the biggest weather concern
for growing Pecans is
Answer: hurricane conditions
●● Lawton Pearson, of Pearson Farms, said the biggest weather concern
for growing Peaches is
Answer: late frost
●● Lawton Pearson, of Pearson Farms, said that Peaches and Pecans are
good complementary crops in Georgia because
Answer: they have an offset harvest, peaches in the spring/summer, and
pecans in the late fall
,●● Lawton Pearson, of Pearson Farms, said that the "game changer" in
growing Pecans over the last 10 years is
Answer: demand from China
●● Lawton Pearson, of Pearson Farms, said that growing Peaches
organically
Answer: is not possible in Georgia's climate and many pests
●● Lawton Pearson, of Pearson Farms, said the biggest challenge today
in managing a business in seasonal specialty crops, like Peaches, is
Answer: labor, finding a source of seasonal records
●● Lawton Pearson, of Pearson Farms, said most of his seasonal labor
today working in his Peach growing fields comes from
Answer: a federal program with the U.S. Department of Labor (H2A)
●● Urban Agriculture can involve ___________________ .
Answer: A. Animal husbandry
B. Aquaculture
C. Agroforestry
D. Beekeeping
**E. All of the above**
, ●● An example of Low-Tech Urban Agriculture is
Answer: Community gardens
●● The "Rule Breaker" in Low-Tech Urban Agriculture is "Footprint",
which means productive agriculture
Answer: doesn't have to be BIG (it can happen in relatively small
spaces)
●● An example of Medium-Tech Urban Agriculture is:
Answer: Aquaponics
●● The "Rule Breaker" in Medium-Tech Urban Agriculture is "Nutrient
Delivery", which means productive agriculture:
Answer: growing crops effectively doesn't always require soil
●● An example of High-Tech Urban Agriculture is:
Answer: Vertical high-rise farming
●● Aquaponics takes the traditional hydroponics model and adds
___________
Answer: Fish
●● The Tri-State Water Wars involves Georgia and which other 2 states
