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Crops Project
What’s It All About?
In this project, you will learn about different crops grown locally, regionally, and nationally to feed our world. The focus is on crop growth, diseases, and pests impacting agriculture production. This is your chance to learn about crops—corn, soybeans, wheat, oats, barley, and rye—from seed to harvest and discover career opportunities.
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
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