U.S. Food and Fiber Industry

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Across
  1. 1. This occurs when two businesses combine and become one.
  2. 5. The sector where you will find the farmer/rancher.
  3. 6. A resource that farmers and ranchers can buy or rent.
  4. 9. The efficiency with which a person works using the resources provided.
  5. 14. Assets used for business operations including cash, equipment and buildings.
  6. 15. Narrowing the focus of what you want your business/farm to produce.
  7. 17. Resources owned and used by a farmer/rancher, such as a tractor.
  8. 18. The portion of every dollar spent on getting the commodity to the end user.
  9. 19. The amount of money remaining after expenses are subtracted from the money received from sales/marketing.
Down
  1. 2. The amount of money received when a farmer/rancher sells grain or livestock, without factoring in costs.
  2. 3. Inflation-adjusted dollar values.
  3. 4. The portion of assets that a farmer/rancher actually owns, debt free.
  4. 7. Growing more than one commodity.
  5. 8. A comparison of what prices were in a selected year compared to a base year.
  6. 10. A comparison of production levels between a selected year and a base year.
  7. 11. Hired workers and self-employed people contribute this service to farm operations.
  8. 12. A financial report prepared to prove the accounting equation.
  9. 13. The value of goods produced and services provided in a country for one year.
  10. 16. Components placed into a finished product, direct and indirect.
  11. 19. The value of dollars when no adjustment has been made for inflation.