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| What farm animal is most susceptible to pseudorabies (pronounced SUE-DOE-RAY-BEES)? |
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| What family of insects causes farmers the most economic loss? |
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| Lepidoptera (moth and butterflies) (pronounced LEP UH DOP TUH RA) |
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| What is another name for the cattle disease 'bangs?" |
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| What is the average age of a Tennessee farmer? |
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| What Tennessee county makes the most money from agriculture products? |
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| Lady bugs are beneficial insects because they prey on what farm pest? |
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| Where does the city of Memphis obtain its fresh water supply? |
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| From large underground wells located in the area |
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| What do the phrases "strict low middling" and "good ordinary" refer to? |
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| A clinometer (pronounced KLIN OM UH TER) is used to measure what? |
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| What is Transpiration (pronounced TRANS-PER-RAY-SHUN)? |
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| Plants releasing water into the air |
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| What is the term for a water-bearing formation formed underground? |
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| How many acres of Tennessee land are in farms? |
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| Which one of Tennessee's forage grasses is infected with an "Endophyte Fungus?" |
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| Where would you find an A, B, and C horizon? |
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| Why is UT Extension called the Cooperative Extension Service? |
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| Cooperation between Federal, State, and County governments |
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| Where does the University of Tennessee test new varieties and farming procedures? |
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| UT AG Research Centers (would Experiment Stations) |
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| How many frost-free days are required to grow cotton? |
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| The average rainfall for Tennessee would be about how many inches per year? |
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| A sirloin steak comes from what area of the animal? |
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| Which county in Tennessee has the largest annual harvest of deer in the nation? |
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| What term is used to describe soil which has never been cultivated? |
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| What is the term used to describe the change of plant species on a piece of ground over a period of years? |
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| What is found in Central Basin and Plateau soils that is not found in Highland Rim soils? |
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| Bedrock (in the upper profile) |
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