AESC 2050 EXAM 70 QUESTIONS & CORRECT
ANSWERS LATEST 2025
Did Lawton Pearson, of Pearson Farms, say he was a 1st generation farmer (his
parents don't farm)
OR he is a multi-generational farmer (his is the latest in a long line of farmers)?
A. 1st generation farmer
B. Multi-generational farmer - ANSWER-B
Lawton Pearson, of Pearson Farms, said Pecans are harvested:
A. year around
B. only after heavy rains
C. using all manual labor
D. using automated equipment
E. only after a low temperature frost - ANSWER-D
Lawton Pearson, of Pearson Farms, said Peaches are harvested:
A. year around
B. only after heavy rains
C. using all manual labor
D. using automated equipment
E. only after a low temperature frost - ANSWER-C
,Lawton Pearson, of Pearson Farms, said the biggest weather concern for growing
Pecans is:
A. late frost
B. hurricane conditions
C. unusually cold winter
D. unusually hot summer
E. very humid spring - ANSWER-B
Lawton Pearson, of Pearson Farms, said the biggest weather concern for growing
Peaches is:
A. late frost
B. hurricane conditions
C. unusually cold winter
D. unusually hot summer
E. very humid spring - ANSWER-A
Lawton Pearson, of Pearson Farms, said that Peaches and Pecans are good
complementary
crops in Georgia because:
A. they can be grown side by side in the same field
B. they have an offset harvest, peaches in the spring/summer, and pecans in the late
fall
C. they both use the same manual labor
D. they both use the same automated equipment
E. they aren't complementary - ANSWER-B
, Lawton Pearson, of Pearson Farms, said that the "game changer" in growing
Pecans over
the last 10 years is:
A. moving to mechanical harvesting
B. moving to high yield GMP varieties
C. shipping most of the product to the west coast
D. demand from China
E. demand from Russia - ANSWER-D
Lawton Pearson, of Pearson Farms, said that growing Peaches organically:
A. is just starting in Georgia
B. emerged in Georgia about 10 years ago
C. is not possible in Georgia's climate and many pests
D. is not difficult in Georgia
E. is not allowed in Georgia by the Department of Agriculture - ANSWER-C
Lawton Pearson, of Pearson Farms, said the biggest challenge today in managing a
business
in seasonal specialty crops, like Peaches, is:
A. capital expense in buying new equipment
B. remaining organic
C. finding effective pesticides
D. developing new plant breeds
E. labor, finding a source of seasonal records - ANSWER-E
ANSWERS LATEST 2025
Did Lawton Pearson, of Pearson Farms, say he was a 1st generation farmer (his
parents don't farm)
OR he is a multi-generational farmer (his is the latest in a long line of farmers)?
A. 1st generation farmer
B. Multi-generational farmer - ANSWER-B
Lawton Pearson, of Pearson Farms, said Pecans are harvested:
A. year around
B. only after heavy rains
C. using all manual labor
D. using automated equipment
E. only after a low temperature frost - ANSWER-D
Lawton Pearson, of Pearson Farms, said Peaches are harvested:
A. year around
B. only after heavy rains
C. using all manual labor
D. using automated equipment
E. only after a low temperature frost - ANSWER-C
,Lawton Pearson, of Pearson Farms, said the biggest weather concern for growing
Pecans is:
A. late frost
B. hurricane conditions
C. unusually cold winter
D. unusually hot summer
E. very humid spring - ANSWER-B
Lawton Pearson, of Pearson Farms, said the biggest weather concern for growing
Peaches is:
A. late frost
B. hurricane conditions
C. unusually cold winter
D. unusually hot summer
E. very humid spring - ANSWER-A
Lawton Pearson, of Pearson Farms, said that Peaches and Pecans are good
complementary
crops in Georgia because:
A. they can be grown side by side in the same field
B. they have an offset harvest, peaches in the spring/summer, and pecans in the late
fall
C. they both use the same manual labor
D. they both use the same automated equipment
E. they aren't complementary - ANSWER-B
, Lawton Pearson, of Pearson Farms, said that the "game changer" in growing
Pecans over
the last 10 years is:
A. moving to mechanical harvesting
B. moving to high yield GMP varieties
C. shipping most of the product to the west coast
D. demand from China
E. demand from Russia - ANSWER-D
Lawton Pearson, of Pearson Farms, said that growing Peaches organically:
A. is just starting in Georgia
B. emerged in Georgia about 10 years ago
C. is not possible in Georgia's climate and many pests
D. is not difficult in Georgia
E. is not allowed in Georgia by the Department of Agriculture - ANSWER-C
Lawton Pearson, of Pearson Farms, said the biggest challenge today in managing a
business
in seasonal specialty crops, like Peaches, is:
A. capital expense in buying new equipment
B. remaining organic
C. finding effective pesticides
D. developing new plant breeds
E. labor, finding a source of seasonal records - ANSWER-E
