<p> Ag Decision Maker Activity File C6-80 Conversions between English and Metric Units</p><p>Name </p><p>Complete the following activity using information from File C6-80 and Decision Tool Metric Conversions.</p><p>Today, agriculture is a global market, in your ag class, you are required to write a paper comparing U.S. agriculture to another country. You are reading a news report that discusses farming operations in Brazil, and decide that seems like a good country to learn more about. First, you will need to know how operations in Brazil relate to farming operations in the U.S. You will need to convert everything to English measurements to see where the differences are. </p><p>160 Acres = ______Hectares</p><p>300 Hectares = ______Acres</p><p>100 Kilometers = ______Miles</p><p>100 Quintals (Soybeans) = ______Bushels</p><p>100 Quintals (Corn) = ______Bushels</p><p>110 Quintals per hectare (Corn) = ______Bushels per acre</p><p>40 Quintals per hectare (Beans) = ______Bushels per acre</p><p>Beans @ $12.37 per bushel = ______Reals per Quintal</p><p>Corn @ $4.78 per bushel = ______Reals per Quintal</p><p>Currency Conversion: $1.00 USD = $2.00901 Brazil Reals, or look up the current data at: http://www.xe.com/ucc/</p><p>. . . and justice for all The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital or family status. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Many materials can be made available in alternative formats for ADA clients. To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326-W, Whitten Building, 14th and Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call 202-720-5964.</p><p>Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work, Acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Cathann A. Kress, director, Cooperative Extension Service, Iowa State University of Science and Technology, Ames, Iowa.</p>