1. NC Agriculture and the NCAA Tournament 2014

2. NC Dept of Agriculture Who is NC’s Ag Commissioner? Why do we have a Dept of Agriculture? http://www.ncagr.gov/index.htm

3. NC Top 10 Commodities Try to list the top ten agricultural commodities (ranked by cash receipts). They may be crops (plants) or livestock (animals). Rank1 st GuessCorrect Answer 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

4. NC Top 10 Commodities Try to list the top ten agricultural commodities (ranked by cash receipts). They may be crops (plants) or livestock (animals). Rank1 st GuessCorrect Answer 1Tobacco 2Sweet Potatoes 3Poultry & Eggs 4Hogs 5Christmas Trees 6Turkeys 7Cucumbers 8Broilers 9Strawberries 10Tomatoes

5. NC is….Compared to all of the US #1 in -Tobacco -Sweet Potatoes #2 in -Poultry & Egg -Hogs -Christmas Trees -Turkeys

6. NC’s Top 10 Commodities Info on top commodities in NC ranked against the US – http://www.ncagr.gov/stats/general/commodities.htm http://www.ncagr.gov/stats/general/commodities.htm Map of NC Commodities – http://www.ncagr.gov/stats/general/overview.htm http://www.ncagr.gov/stats/general/overview.htm Fact sheet on NC – http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&sourc e=web&cd=6&ved=0CEcQFjAF&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww. agclassroom.org%2Fkids%2Fstats%2Fnorthcarolina.pdf&ei =SfsmU9OLFs76kQechoC4Cw&usg=AFQjCNFk0nYxxVv82TR _iU_egIdnpoiWzQ&bvm=bv.62922401,d.eW0 http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&sourc e=web&cd=6&ved=0CEcQFjAF&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww. agclassroom.org%2Fkids%2Fstats%2Fnorthcarolina.pdf&ei =SfsmU9OLFs76kQechoC4Cw&usg=AFQjCNFk0nYxxVv82TR _iU_egIdnpoiWzQ&bvm=bv.62922401,d.eW0

7. US MAP Agriculture Schools http://www.univsource.com/agri.htm Brackets (Put mouse over the college on the bracket to see full college name) Click on school name to see where located http://www.ncaa.com/interactive- bracket/basketball-men/d1 http://www.ncaa.com/interactive- bracket/basketball-men/d1

8. NCAA Tournament Project Overview 1.Talk about and Fill out Brackets 2.Locate all participating schools on the US map 3.Highlight all Agriculture Schools (ex. NCSU) 4.Start project 5.One slide for each school! 6.Make slides for ALL NC Schools (NCCU, NCSU, UNC, Duke) & your Elite 8 schools- research and find needed info. 7.Present powerpoint-(save on flashdrive or google doc)

11. 7 th & 8 th 1.Place a star on the map for each college.  What are the top 5 States with the most colleges participating? List how many schools beside the state. 2.Color Yellow in the bracket for each Agriculture School 3.Complete Bracket IN A POWERPOINT : Take your Elite 8 & 1 st Seeds and do the following  List School Name  List City and State of College  List mascot  Top Commodities for their State. SAVE as AGRICULTURE First/Last Name

13. North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC www.ncsu.edu Wolfpack Yes, this is an Agriculture School Top 3 Commodities for NC 1.Tobacco 2.Sweet Potatoes 3.Poultry & Egg

14. University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC www.unc.edu Rameses the Ram No,not an Agriculture School Top 3 Commodities for NC 1.Tobacco 2.Sweet Potatoes 3.Poultry & Egg

15. Duke University Durham, NC www.duke.edu Blue Devil No, not and Agriculture School Top 3 Commodities for NC 1.Tobacco 2.Sweet Potatoes 3.Poultry & Egg

16. North Carolina Central University Durham, NC www.nccu.edu Eagles No, not an Agriculture School Top 3 Commodities for NC 1.Tobacco 2.Sweet Potatoes 3.Poultry & Egg

17. Don’t Forget  On title page: Come up with your own original title and put your name and class on it.  One school per slide  Complete a slide for each of our NC schools and your ELITE 8 Picks.  Should have a total of 13 slides.  Save on a flash drive or on your google drive.

18. Agriculture Schools in the 2014 NC Tournament NC StateCal Poly FloridaStephen F. Austin Ohio StateMichigan State Delaware Iowa State TennesseeArizona Oklahoma StN. Dakota St New Mexico St Nebraska BYUWisconsin KentuckyKansas State