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Colorado Agriculture

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Why is the economic value of Colorado agriculture larger than farm sales alone?

  • Agriculture does not use services
  • Agriculture supports processing, transport, storage, equipment, and retail activity
  • Farm products have no supply chain
  • Only farmers benefit
Correct answer(s):
  • Agriculture supports processing, transport, storage, equipment, and retail activity

What does the water-energy-food nexus mean in Colorado?

  • Water requires no energy to move
  • The three systems are completely separate
  • Only food uses infrastructure
  • Water, energy, and food production depend on one another
Correct answer(s):
  • Water, energy, and food production depend on one another

How does irrigation increase agricultural output in Colorado?

  • It supplies water when natural precipitation is insufficient
  • It prevents crops from receiving water
  • It lowers every field below sea level
  • It removes all soil
Correct answer(s):
  • It supplies water when natural precipitation is insufficient

Why can different parts of Colorado have different agricultural advantages?

  • Only county names determine crops
  • Soils, water, elevation, temperature, and growing seasons vary
  • All regions have identical conditions
  • Agriculture ignores climate
Correct answer(s):
  • Soils, water, elevation, temperature, and growing seasons vary