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Agriculture

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

WHAT AGRICULTURE MEANS TO ME

ELLIE SINGVONGSA

Potatoes
Although it shares the same name, the sweet potato is a root vegetable and only loosely related to the potato.

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Beef/cows
Twenty-nine cuts of beef meet government guidelines for lean

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Corn
Farmers plant corn in every continent except Antarctica

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Beans
India, Canada, Turkey, Australia, Nepal, the United States, Bangladesh, and China are the world’s top lentil producers

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Wheat
Wheat is grown in 42 states in the United States.

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Carrots
The biggest carrot recorded is more than 19 pounds and the longest is over 19 feet!

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Chicken
Chicken language has real meanings. The birds give different alarm calls depending on which type of predator is threatening them.

Pigs
A pig’s snout is an important tool for finding food in the ground and sensing the world around them.

Turkey
A turkey under sixteen weeks of age is called a fryer, while a young roaster is five to seven months old.

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Watermelon
Pink watermelon is also a source of the potent carotenoid antioxidant, lycopene. These powerful antioxidants travel through the body neutralizing free radicals.

Blueberries
Native Americans once called them "star berries," because the five points of blueberry blossoms make a star shape.