Ag Foundations Conservation and IPM

What is the definition of erosion?

• The process of building up of soil.

• Too much rain causing puddles.

• The wearing away of concrete.

• The wearing away of soil.

What conservation practice is described as the placing of material on soil surface to break the fall of raindrops, prevent weeds from growing or to improve the appearance of the area.

• Conservation Tillage

• Mulch

• Contour Farming

• Crop Rotation

What conservation practice is done by using techniques of soil preparation, planting, cultivation that disturbs the soil the least.

• Conservation Tillage

• Mulch

• Contour Farming

• Crop Rotation

What conservation practice that tills the area so that it creates rows that are level with the growing area so water collects and will soak into the soil and can be held for future use in the soil.

• Conservation Tillage

• Mulch

• Contour Farming

• Crop Rotation

What conservation practice plants different crops in a given field every other year or every several years and tends to rebuild the soil?

• Conservation Tillage

• Mulch

• Contour Farming

• Crop Rotation

What conservation practice that tills the area so that it creates rows that are level with the growing area so water collects and will soak into the soil and can be held for future use in the soil.

• Conservation Tillage

• Mulch

• Contour Farming

• Crop Rotation

What class of soil has the fewest limitations?

• Class I

• Class II

• Class III

• Class IV

What class of soil has limitations that prevent its use for agricultural purposes except for light grazing?

• Class I

• Class II

• Class VII

• Class VIII

What does IPM Stand for?

• International Program Monitoring

• Integrated Pest Management

• Insect Protection Motive

• Insect Policing Motion

What IPM method controls insects by natural agents? An example would be releasing ladybugs in a greenhouse to control aphids.

• Biological

• Chemical

• Cultural