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AESC 2050 Exam 2 Questions and Correct
Answers
2 main crops grown at Pearson farms? Ans: peaches
pecans
Pearson farms is a ____ generational diversified family farm Ans:
5th generational
where is pearson farms located? Ans: fort valley, ga
one of the major challenges faced by pearson farm's peach
industry Ans: lack of local labor
labor intensive (grow, prune, thin, pick and pack)
short term employment (February--> August)
H2A program
peach season Ans: May --> August
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peaches need a certain amount of ___________ to satisfy dormancy
Ans: 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 Ans:
pecans
shaker
v-sweep
Pearson farms view on GMO/Organic? Ans: impossible to be
organic
(legal pesticides)
NOT GMO
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the higher the input costs for chemicals, fertilizer and
labor,(pearson farms) the greater the _________________ Ans:
efficiency
pearson farms government regulations Ans: what/how/when to
spray chemicals
pecan season Ans: fall in October
pearson farms: peaches are _________% utility Ans: 80-85%
what lead to the resurgence of the peach industry after its decline
in the 80s and 90s Ans: local grown
"know your farmer"
"GA peach"
It (is/is not) cheaper to grown your own food Ans: it is NOT
cheaper
Urban farming video: urban migration caused the development of
_________ _________________
80% of ppl live in cities Ans: urban agriculture
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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 Ans: urban agriculture
vegetable, fruit, and herb gardens planted at private residences
and public parks during the 1940s Ans: victory gardens
urban ag video:
2 reasonings behind development of urban agriculture Ans:
climate change
population increase
urban ag video:
the major con about urban agriculture is .... Ans: how to get rid of
waste
taking advantage of existing urban areas for conversion to
traditional agriculture methods Ans: low tech urban agriculture
community gardens
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AESC 2050 Exam 2 Questions and Correct
Answers
2 main crops grown at Pearson farms? Ans: peaches
pecans
Pearson farms is a ____ generational diversified family farm Ans:
5th generational
where is pearson farms located? Ans: fort valley, ga
one of the major challenges faced by pearson farm's peach
industry Ans: lack of local labor
labor intensive (grow, prune, thin, pick and pack)
short term employment (February--> August)
H2A program
peach season Ans: May --> August
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peaches need a certain amount of ___________ to satisfy dormancy
Ans: 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 Ans:
pecans
shaker
v-sweep
Pearson farms view on GMO/Organic? Ans: impossible to be
organic
(legal pesticides)
NOT GMO
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the higher the input costs for chemicals, fertilizer and
labor,(pearson farms) the greater the _________________ Ans:
efficiency
pearson farms government regulations Ans: what/how/when to
spray chemicals
pecan season Ans: fall in October
pearson farms: peaches are _________% utility Ans: 80-85%
what lead to the resurgence of the peach industry after its decline
in the 80s and 90s Ans: local grown
"know your farmer"
"GA peach"
It (is/is not) cheaper to grown your own food Ans: it is NOT
cheaper
Urban farming video: urban migration caused the development of
_________ _________________
80% of ppl live in cities Ans: urban agriculture
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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 Ans: urban agriculture
vegetable, fruit, and herb gardens planted at private residences
and public parks during the 1940s Ans: victory gardens
urban ag video:
2 reasonings behind development of urban agriculture Ans:
climate change
population increase
urban ag video:
the major con about urban agriculture is .... Ans: how to get rid of
waste
taking advantage of existing urban areas for conversion to
traditional agriculture methods Ans: low tech urban agriculture
community gardens
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