3.02 Review ANS 1

Current trends in the food animal industry include a decrease in the number of operations/farms.

• True

• False

Farm consolidation occurs when larger farms acquire land that formerly belonged to smaller ones, turning numerous small farms into fewer farms that are ______ in size. Fill in the blank.

• larger

• smaller

• equal

• irregular

Land is often acquired from small farms to create the larger farms.

• True

• False

Which of the following is NOT a reason for the increase in size of operations/farms?

• Economies of scale are required to remain competitive and profitable.

• Many swine and poultry farms are vertically integrated.

• Government policies have consistently favored smaller farms.

• Production was once dominated by independent, small-scale firms.

Commercial and residential development (urbanization) continue to convert agricultural land into alternative use.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

The average age of farm operators/owners is ______, which indicates less people to produce food. Fill in the blank.

• increasing

• decreasing

• unchanged

• unknown

Financial capital required for operating a new start-up is ______.

• prohibitive

• insignificant

• unnecessary

• guaranteed

Farmland availability is ______. Fill in the blank.

• limited

• unlimited

• increasing rapidly

• guaranteed

Environmental regulation and litigation is increasing.

• True

• False

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-6

Development of animal identification and traceability of protein products has ______. Fill in the blank.

• increased

• stopped

• decreased

• remained unchanged