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Crops Project
What’s It All About?
The Crops project is your chance to learn about crops—corn, soybeans, wheat, oats, barley, and rye—from seed to harvest. Explore the plants, what can support or harm them, how to care for the crop, and how to prepare it for market. Learn more about the market and uses for different crops. Discover career opportunities with crops.
Grow in Your Project
Beginner
- Learn about the parts of a plant
- Learn about the parts of a seed
- Explore crops you can grow
- Identify products that come from crops
- Measure crop yields
- Visit a grain elevator
Intermediate
- Get to know soil—nutrients, testing, and tilth
- Learn about cross breeding of plants
- Recognize common weeds, diseases, and insects
- Explore careers in crops
- Learn how to calculate production costs
Advanced
- Learn to use machinery
- Prepare the harvest for market
- Explore market economics
- Describe and use technology
- Calculate harvest losses and causes
Project Resources
Member Resources
4-H Crops & Soils Project (designed for youth in grades 3 and above)
Project Leader Resources
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