QUESTION 1 Organic system farming yields depends on all of the following accept

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QUESTION 1

Organic system farming yields depends on all of the following accept

crop rotation

the type of synthetic pesticide used

weather

specific soil

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QUESTION 2

Which of the following describes the benefits of feeding cows grass over corn?

  More cost effective and increases energy concentration.

Increases energy concentration and ecologically balanced.

Increases energy concentration and pesticides used.

More cost effective and ecologically balanced.

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QUESTION 3

Which of the following is not true of CAFOs?

They have no sunlight, straw, or fresh air.

They are often fed in a way that achieves maximum weight gain per day.

Animals are raised in factory-like barns where hundreds or thousands are stored in rows of wall-to-wall pens.

They are treated well and enjoy a happy and healthy lifestyle.

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QUESTION 4

If Detroit shifted 20% of food spending to food that is locally grown, processed, and distributed...

All of the above.

They city would lose in yearly business taxes.

More than 4,700 jobs would be lost.

Annually, the economy would boost by an estimated $500,000,000.

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QUESTION 5

Which of the following in not an advantage of eating seasonally and locally?

Food is more nutrient dense.

Supports the local economy.

Food has to travel further to get to your table.

Food is more fresh.

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QUESTION 6

The Sustainable Food Laboratory (SFL) develops standards and practices to promote environmentally friendly and socially responsible supply chains for their products.

True

False

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QUESTION 7

Farmers who rotate their crops have more weeds, pests, and plant disease than farmers who do not.

True

False

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QUESTION 8

CAFO stands for "Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations" AND/OR "Confined Animal Feeding Operations."

True

False

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QUESTION 9

Appalachian Harvest donates 10% of after-tax profits to nonprofit organizations in the area.

True

False

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QUESTION 10

Dividing the field into paddocks is one method used to grass feed cows.

True

False

crop rotation

the type of synthetic pesticide used

weather

specific soil

Explanation / Answer

1.b. the type of synthetic pesticide used

Note : Organic system farming uses organic pesticides.

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