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An Acre covers an area of how many square feet? - correct answer ✅43,560 square feet An Acre equals how many hectares? - correct answer ✅0.4047 hectares Animal Unit Equivalents - correct answer ✅The animal unit (AU) is the standard used in calculating the stocking rate or relative grazing impact of different kinds and classes of livestock and grazing wildlife. For example, AUM is the animal unit months per acre. Beneficial Management Practices (BMP) - correct answer ✅These are management practices or recommended management options that agriculture managers customize for their individual operations to help them achieve economic and environmental sustainability. One hectare covers an area of how many metres squared? - correct answer ✅10,000 metres squared
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One hectare equals how many acres? - correct answer ✅2.471 acres Inter-Municipal Development Plan - correct answer ✅This is created when two or more councils each pass a bylaw to adopt a plan to include particular areas of land where a consensus on use and development is desired. Land Use Bylaw - correct answer ✅Every municipality must pass a land use bylaw that sets out, in detail, the uses and developments allowed on each parcel of land within the municipality. Meridian - correct answer ✅Meridians are lines of longitude that run north and south on a map or globe. Municipal Development Plan - correct answer ✅This is a plan adopted by bylaw in municipalities with populations of 3,500 or more. It addresses future land use within the municipality.
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gross receipts - correct answer ✅total moneys coming in for the sale of everything the farm produces What is the organic label and which organization develops the national organic standards for the organic label? - correct answer ✅The organic label refers to the manner in which the crops have been grown and certified in conformity with national organic standards that have been developed by the Standards Council of Canada. Organic crops are grown without the use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, using a management system that relies on non-chemical pest control and soil-building techniques. recreational land - correct answer ✅In the context of rural real estate, any land purchased for country weekend or vacation retreats—whether as a place to hike, ride, or entertain —is known as recreational land.
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Types of Agricultural Property (x4) - correct answer ✅In general, the following terms are applied to the differing agricultural uses of land: Farmland. Ranches. Livestock Operations. Specialty Operations. Animal unit equivalents - correct answer ✅an agricultural measurement unit commonly used to indicate the number of certain types of foraging animals that may be supported by a particular plot of land. They can be useful in grazing lease situations where contracted agreements only allow for a specific number of animal units of grazing. If a quarter section of land is considered to support 50 animal units per year, then from this information licensees should be
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sometimes referred to as a "doeling." The doe can reach puberty between 4 to 12 months of age, depending on the breed, season of birth, level of feeding/nutrition, and overall health status. buck - correct answer ✅A male deer, antelope, sheep, goat, rabbit, hare, and sometimes the male of other animals such as the hamster, ferret and shad. (US) An uncastrated sheep, a ram. horticulture - correct answer ✅The art or science of cultivating gardens; gardening. Small-scale agriculture. Agroforestry - correct answer ✅An agricultural approach of using the interactive benefits from combining trees and shrubs with crops and/or livestock.
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Aquaculture - correct answer ✅The cultivation of aquatic produce such as aquatic plants, fish and other aquatic animals. Agritourism - correct answer ✅A form of tourism in which tourists stay in farms or agricultural villages, either to experience farm life, or as a base for exploring the countryside Grazing reserves - correct answer ✅government-run community pastures where ranchers pay to graze their livestock and have them managed while on public land. Individuals may hold grazing leases through grazing associations or co-ops, which grant them the right to use public lands for this purpose. When public lease lands are involved in rural real estate sales, licensees should work with the local area's rangeland agrologist, and staff of the provincial ministry of the Environment and Parks, Land Management division, to obtain specific details about the individual leases in question.
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Cereal Crops - Wheat - correct answer ✅Wheat has long been the dominant crop in Canadian agriculture, and is exported worldwide. It is cultivated primarily for human consumption. Wheat is ground into flour, which is a key ingredient in many food products. Wheat is also used for livestock feed, in the production of alcohol, and for its extracted gluten. Cereal Crops - Barley - correct answer ✅Barley is hardy and easily grown; flourishes in a variety of soils and climates; and is tolerant of frost, drought, and high salinity in soil. The grain is relatively easy to handle, store, and transport. Moreover, it is exceptionally nutritional as it is both high in fibre and low in cholesterol. It may be used in the production of flatbreads, baby foods, gluten-free products, soups, and as a rice imitation. Barley malt may be used in food malts, syrups, candy and other flavourings. In addition, it is used as animal feed, and in the production of beer. Cereal Crops - Oats - correct answer ✅Oats grow well in conditions that
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would be too cool and wet for other cereal grains and are typically consumed as oatmeal (rolled oats), oat starch, and in cookies. Oats and oat bran are popular health food products since they help to lower cholesterol. They also make an excellent feed for livestock as they have high levels of protein and essential minerals. They may also be used in the cosmetic, paper, and brewing industries, as well as in the production of plastics, pesticides, and preservatives. Cereal Crops - Rye - correct answer ✅Rye is one of the world's major cereal crops, out of which only it and wheat are capable of producing a leavened flour product. Rye creates dark, heavy bread and is also used in the production of alcohol—specifically rye whisky. However, in North America, most rye is grown for animal feed. Compared to the other cereal crops, rye is the most tolerant of varied climatic and soil conditions. Normally, it is grown as a winter crop. This means it is planted in the fall as a cover crop, providing protection against spring wind erosion and a head start on other spring-planted crops and weeds. As rye
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Oilseed Crops - correct answer ✅Oilseeds are plants whose seeds have exceptionally high oil content and can be used to produce oils and fats for human or livestock consumption, or in industrial applications. In economic terms, the most significant oilseed crops are canola, flaxseed, soybeans, mustard seed, safflower, and sunflower seed. True or false - Except for the sunflower, all of the oilseeds have extremely small seeds that require shallow planting. Consequently, the upper layers of the soils must be moderately fertile and moist for the seeds to germinate quickly. - correct answer ✅True Oilseed Crops - Canola - correct answer ✅Canola's bright yellow flowers are recognizable to most Canadians. The name "Canola" was registered in Canada in 1970 and is derived from combining "Can," as in Canada, and "ola," as in oil. It is a genetic variation of rapeseed produced expressly for its nutritional qualities—in particular, its low level of saturated fat. Initially, the crop was used in the production of oil for lubricants. However, its
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importance increased with the development of a canola varietal suitable for both human consumption and use in livestock feed. Canola oil is used in margarine, shortening, and salad oil. Both canola and rapeseed oil are also used in the production of inedible products, including industrial lubricants, fungicides, herbicides, insecticides, cosmetics, suntan oil, and others. Oilseed Crops - Flaxseed - correct answer ✅For over 5,000 years, flaxseed has been an important crop for sustaining human health due to its ability to treat the fatty degeneration associated with cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, and many other diseases. Flax crops thrive in growing conditions similar to those optimal for wheat and barley. Most flax crops cultivated on farms are annual plants. Oilseed Crops - Sunflower - correct answer ✅Sunflowers are heliotropes, meaning that they follow the sun. The flower faces east in the morning and moves west throughout the day with the
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include baled hay, silage, alfalfa pellets, and crops that are harvested before maturity. Forage production - correct answer ✅Forage production aids in soil management, provides a rotation option, helps prevent soil erosion, and increases the nutrient levels in the soil. A forage crop can: Provide winter feed through baling and storing. Provide year-round stands that help prevent wind and water erosion. Disrupt pest cycles of weeds, insects, and disease when used in rotation with other crops. Enrich the soil through the deep root system, helping to hold the soil together with the addition of organic matter. Common berries grown in Alberta include: (x4) - correct answer ✅Strawberries,
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Raspberries, Saskatoon berries, and Black currants. u-pick - correct answer ✅The majority of Alberta's berry production is presently sold through "u-pick" operations where consumers harvest the berries themselves, paying either a small entry fee or by the weight of berries picked. Beef Production - Production consists of three distinct steps or phases: - correct answer ✅the cow-calf herd, the stocker operations, and the feedlot or finishing period. Cow-calf operations consist of breeding herds whose function is to rear calves to the weaning stage. From the start of weaning until entering the feedlot for finishing or entering the breeding herd, beef cattle are classified as stockers. Stockers are young animals that
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veal comes from young male calves of dairy breeds which are not used for breeding.[1][2] Generally, veal is more expensive by weight than beef from older cattle. Veal production is a way to add value to dairy bull calves and to utilize whey solids, a byproduct from the manufacturing of cheese. Dairy Production - There are three main types of dairy production. - correct answer ✅Purebred Breeders: Breeders propagate and raise registered stock to replace aging or non-productive animals. Advanced breeding programs incorporate embryo transfer and artificial insemination to improve milk production and conformation to breed standards for body type. Fluid Milk Producers: Milk producers normally use purebred animals and are concerned with maximizing milk production per cow. Veal production: Veal production is a sideline of dairy production. Since only female cattle are capable of producing milk, male animals are usually only raised for breeding purposes, or for meat. Slaughtering male calves at a young age is one of the most profitable
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options for meat production. However, although veal is still a product of the Alberta cattle industry, it is not produced to the extent that it once was. Many dairy steers are now grain fed and enter the human food chain when they are somewhat older. True or False, the supply and price of milk is regulated through provincial marketing boards and the national marketing agency. - correct answer ✅True - The Canadian Milk Supply Committee was created to balance milk supply with the demand for dairy products. The committee sets a national production target. Then, in conjunction with the Canadian Dairy Commission, a quota to produce a specified amount of milk is allocated to each province based on its population. Hog Production - farrowing barn - correct answer ✅A barn housing sows is known as a farrowing barn. sow - correct answer ✅A sow is a female pig. A sow can give birth to two litters of piglets per year, comprising eight to 12 piglets per litter.
