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