Introduction to Idaho’s Agriculture

Answer the following questions from our class discussion on Idaho’s agriculture.

1. What is Idaho’s largest industry?

2. What is agriculture?

3. Does agriculture mean only farming? What else is involved?

4. List five things you use every day that come from agriculture. Use handout called “Idaho’s Rank In the Nation’s Agriculture” to answer questions 5-8.

5. Idaho is #1 in three crops. What are they?

6. Name the two commodities Idaho is #2 in.

7. Name two of the commodities Idaho is #3 in.

8. Idaho is #10 in what commodities?

Use handout #3 to answer question 9.

9. What are Idaho’s five most important commodities in order? (Hint: They are hay, potatoes, sugarbeets, cattle and calves and milk)

10. Why is agriculture so important in Idaho?

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