FFA Agriculture Crossword
Across
- 2. production, to raise or fatten animals for the sale of animals or animal products
- 5. a domesticated ruminant animal with a thick woolly coat and (typically only in the male) curving horns
- 7. animal, a pet or other domestic animal
- 8. process, A series of steps that allow organizations to identify customer problems, analyze market opportunities, and create marketing materials to reach the desired audience
- 13. any nutritious substance that people or animals eat or drink or that plants absorb in order to maintain life and growth
- 16. science, a multi-disciplinary field involving chemistry, biochemistry, nutrition, microbiology and engineering to give one the scientific knowledge to solve real problems associated with the many facets of the food system
- 17. the breeding, raising, and harvesting of fish, shellfish, and aquatic plants
- 18. the art and science of cultivating the soil, growing crops, and raising livestock
- 19. an occupation undertaken for a significant period of a person's life and with opportunities for progress
- 20. science, the biological science and management of domestic livestock, including beef cattle, horses, sheep, swine and companion animals
- 21. the exploitation of biological processes for industrial and other purposes
- 22. a hardy domesticated ruminant animal that has backward curving horns and (in the male) a beard.
- 23. the pelt taken from a cow, steer, or bull of the bovine species, from the pelt of a horse, or from the integument of some other large adult animal
Down
- 1. a person who organizes and operates a business or businesses, taking on greater than normal financial risks in order to do so
- 3. an incidental or secondary product made in the manufacture or synthesis of something else
- 4. cattle, animal developed primarily for the efficient production of meat and marked by capacity for rapid growth, heavy well-fleshed body, and stocky build
- 5. a pig
- 6. agricultural experience, a structured experiential and work-based learning opportunity in school-based agriculture, food, and natural resources program
- 9. the action or process of regulating or being regulated
- 10. a large plant-eating domesticated mammal with solid hoofs and a flowing mane and tail
- 11. perform a series of mechanical or chemical operations on something in order to change or preserve it
- 12. domestic fowl
- 14. the systematic investigation into and study of materials and sources in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions
- 15. one of the three components to agricultural education
- 24. cattle, animal kept for milk production