AESC 2050 Exam 2 Questions With 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
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
