AESC2050 EXAM 2 COMPREHENSIVE TEST
PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● Lawton Pearson, of Pearson Farms, said Pecans are harvested:
A. year around
B. only after heavy rains
C. using all manual labor
D. using automated equipment
E. only after a low temperature frost
Answer: D
●● Lawton Pearson, of Pearson Farms, said Peaches are harvested:
A. year around
B. only after heavy rains
C. using all manual labor
D. using automated equipment
E. only after a low temperature frost
Answer: C
●● Lawton Pearson, of Pearson Farms, said the biggest weather concern
for growing Pecans is:
,A. late frost
B. hurricane conditions
C. unusually cold winter
D. unusually hot summer
E. very humid spring
Answer: B
●● Lawton Pearson, of Pearson Farms, said the biggest weather concern
for growing Peaches is:
A. late frost
B. hurricane conditions
C. unusually cold winter
D. unusually hot summer
E. very humid spring
Answer: A
●● Lawton Pearson, of Pearson Farms, said that Peaches and Pecans are
good complementary
crops in Georgia because:
A. they can be grown side by side in the same field
B. they have an offset harvest, peaches in the spring/summer, and pecans
in the late fall
C. they both use the same manual labor
,D. they both use the same automated equipment
E. they aren't complementary
Answer: B
●● Lawton Pearson, of Pearson Farms, said that the "game changer" in
growing Pecans over
the last 10 years is:
A. moving to mechanical harvesting
B. moving to high yield GMP varieties
C. shipping most of the product to the west coast
D. demand from China
E. demand from Russia
Answer: D
●● Lawton Pearson, of Pearson Farms, said that growing Peaches
organically:
A. is just starting in Georgia
B. emerged in Georgia about 10 years ago
C. is not possible in Georgia's climate and many pests
D. is not difficult in Georgia
E. is not allowed in Georgia by the Department of Agriculture
Answer: C
, ●● Lawton Pearson, of Pearson Farms, said the biggest challenge today
in managing a business
in seasonal specialty crops, like Peaches, is:
A. capital expense in buying new equipment
B. remaining organic
C. finding effective pesticides
D. developing new plant breeds
E. labor, finding a source of seasonal records
Answer: E
●● Lawton Pearson, of Pearson Farms, said most of his seasonal labor
today working in his
Peach growing fields comes from:
A. long-time employees who have been with the company for years
B. migrant farm workers who start in Florida and travel up to Michigan
C. local towns people looking for seasonal work
D. a federal program with the U.S. Department of Labor (H2A)
E. his extended family and friends
Answer: D
●● Urban Agriculture can involve ___________________ .
A. Animal husbandry
B. Aquaculture
PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● Lawton Pearson, of Pearson Farms, said Pecans are harvested:
A. year around
B. only after heavy rains
C. using all manual labor
D. using automated equipment
E. only after a low temperature frost
Answer: D
●● Lawton Pearson, of Pearson Farms, said Peaches are harvested:
A. year around
B. only after heavy rains
C. using all manual labor
D. using automated equipment
E. only after a low temperature frost
Answer: C
●● Lawton Pearson, of Pearson Farms, said the biggest weather concern
for growing Pecans is:
,A. late frost
B. hurricane conditions
C. unusually cold winter
D. unusually hot summer
E. very humid spring
Answer: B
●● Lawton Pearson, of Pearson Farms, said the biggest weather concern
for growing Peaches is:
A. late frost
B. hurricane conditions
C. unusually cold winter
D. unusually hot summer
E. very humid spring
Answer: A
●● Lawton Pearson, of Pearson Farms, said that Peaches and Pecans are
good complementary
crops in Georgia because:
A. they can be grown side by side in the same field
B. they have an offset harvest, peaches in the spring/summer, and pecans
in the late fall
C. they both use the same manual labor
,D. they both use the same automated equipment
E. they aren't complementary
Answer: B
●● Lawton Pearson, of Pearson Farms, said that the "game changer" in
growing Pecans over
the last 10 years is:
A. moving to mechanical harvesting
B. moving to high yield GMP varieties
C. shipping most of the product to the west coast
D. demand from China
E. demand from Russia
Answer: D
●● Lawton Pearson, of Pearson Farms, said that growing Peaches
organically:
A. is just starting in Georgia
B. emerged in Georgia about 10 years ago
C. is not possible in Georgia's climate and many pests
D. is not difficult in Georgia
E. is not allowed in Georgia by the Department of Agriculture
Answer: C
, ●● Lawton Pearson, of Pearson Farms, said the biggest challenge today
in managing a business
in seasonal specialty crops, like Peaches, is:
A. capital expense in buying new equipment
B. remaining organic
C. finding effective pesticides
D. developing new plant breeds
E. labor, finding a source of seasonal records
Answer: E
●● Lawton Pearson, of Pearson Farms, said most of his seasonal labor
today working in his
Peach growing fields comes from:
A. long-time employees who have been with the company for years
B. migrant farm workers who start in Florida and travel up to Michigan
C. local towns people looking for seasonal work
D. a federal program with the U.S. Department of Labor (H2A)
E. his extended family and friends
Answer: D
●● Urban Agriculture can involve ___________________ .
A. Animal husbandry
B. Aquaculture
