1.1.2 “The Landscape of Arkansas” Part 1 Directions: Use the Landscape of Arkansas book to answer the following questions.
Rice:
1. Riceland foods is the largest exporter of rice in U. S. and is located in Arkansas.
2. Arkansas exports 60% of rice grown in the state.
3. Rice kernels less than 1/4 are considered broken kernels and is used for
flour.
4. What type of rice is primarily grown in Arkansas? Long grain rice
5. Which two types of rice are exported from AR?Long grain and medium grain
6. Arkansas is ranked 1 in the nation for rice production.
7. Rice adds $640million in value to Arkansas’s economy.
Soybeans:
1. AR is ranked 10 in the nation for soybean production.
2. What percentage of AR’s soybean crop is exported? 38.6%
3. List 3 uses of soybeans:
Soy milk, soy flour, soy protein.
4. U. S. is the only country that can ship four feed grains on the same boat?

5. Where is the majority of AR’s grain hauled to?
6. The USDA set standards for all feed grains. These standards must be met in order to sell or
ship the grain. The moisture content limit for soybeans is.
7. What percentage of soybean kernels can be damaged and the load be accepted?
Cotton:
1. What variety of cotton is grown in AR?

2. Explain the purpose of “The Seal of Cotton”.



3. The USDA’s cotton standards class cotton in the following areas:






4. How are the new varieties of cotton improving the cotton?


5. The majority of cotton grown in the U. S. is .
6. AR is ranked in the nation for cotton production.
Poultry
1. Poultry is the largest sector of Arkansas .
2. How many weeks are required to grow a broiler to market size?

3. The inspection standards for all poultry processing is the toughest in the
world.
4. How many weeks are required to grow a turkey to market size?

5. Arkansas ranks nationally in broiler production.
6. What company is the largest producer of poultry and meat in the world?

7. A bird must be inspected times during the processing and packaging phase
Beef
1. Beef cows spend % of their lives in pastures, grazing on natural grasses and hay
supplements.
2. Explain why the majority of cattle breeds in the U. S. today have been crossbred?


3. What are beef cattle fed the last few weeks of their life?
4. Which country has the safest beef in the world?
5. Why is beef considered a natural product?

6. In Arkansas acres is used for livestock and hay production.
Forestry:
1. Arkansas is ranked in timber production in the U. S.
2. What makes Arkansas’ forest land stand out from the rest of the nation?


3. out of every forest trees in AR is of a hardwood variety.
4. Private landowners own % of the forest land in the state.
Aquaculture
1. Arkansas is the largest producer of and the largest producer of
catfish in the U. S.
2. What mode of transportation is used to ship fish to their export destination?

3. What makes AR and U. S. fish the safest in the world?