Gust Farm

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Across
  1. 5. What state has the most beef cows?
  2. 7. Beef fat or ____ is an ingredient in soaps and candles.
  3. 9. Farm _______ has many blind spots, don't assume the famer knows you are there.
  4. 11. Sheep naturally produce ____, an oily substance that allows their wool to be water resistant.
  5. 13. _______ is like giving sheep a haircut.
  6. 15. RFID stands for Radio Frequency ______.
  7. 16. Name of a female sheep
  8. 17. An acre is approximately the size of a ______ field.
  9. 19. Name of a group of sheep
  10. 21. With the advice of a ________, sometimes antibiotics are needed to care for their animals.
  11. 23. Like cattle, sheep are ________ meaning they have four stomach compartments allowing them to regurgitate their food and chew it again for further digestion of high fiber feed such as corn and hay.
  12. 24. It takes approximately ___ months for a piglet to grow to market weight of 240-280 pounds.
  13. 25. Michigan has 10 ______ acres of farmland.
Down
  1. 1. Pigs can't ____.
  2. 2. Famers commonly raise meat or "_____" chickens inside to protect them.
  3. 3. The U.S. and _____ are the top beef producing countries in the world.
  4. 4. Approximately 1/3 of the world's food crops depend on _____ to reproduce.
  5. 6. Pigs wear ____.
  6. 8. When visiting a farm be sure you have the farmer's ________ to enter each area.
  7. 10. MAEAP stands for Michigan Agriculture __________ Assurance Program.
  8. 12. Farmers also use soil moisture sensors to aid in _______ of crops.
  9. 14. Goat's milk is easily ____.
  10. 18. Clothing made from wool is _______, moisture wicking, and naturally odor resistant.
  11. 20. Name of a male sheep
  12. 22. Farmers are working side-by-side with ________ to protect our food supply.