Farm Vocabulary Word ListA acre acreage agriculture animals B
bale of hay baler barley barn bee beehive bison boar breed bucket
buffalo bull C calf cat cattle chick chicken combine coop corn cow
crops crow cultivator D dairy dog donkey drake duck duckling E egg
ewe F fallow farm farmer farmhouse feed fence fertilizer field
flock foal food fruit G gander gate geese goat goose grains grow H
harvest harvester hatchery hay haystack hen herd hive hoe hog honey
honeybee horse I incubator insecticide irrigation J jack (male
donkey) jenny (female donkey) Jersey cow K kid L lamb land llama
longhorn
More on Farms More Word Banks M machete mare meadow milk mower
mulch mule O oats orchard ox P pail pasture pick pickaxe pig piglet
plant plow poult poultry produce pullet R rabbit rake ram ranch
reap rice ripe roost rooster rye S scarecrow scythe seeds shears
sheep shepherd shovel sickle silo soil sow stable stallion steer
swine T tend till tiller tractor trough trowel turkey U udder V
vegetable W water weeder weeds wheat windmill Y yak
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agrarian
agribusiness agricultural agriculture arable crop crop rotation
cultivate farm farming grain harvest n harvest v (CROPS) harvester
haystack homestead husbandry intensive farming landless mixed
farming pick-your-own produce PYO reap rick seed
slash-and-burn subsistence farming terrace thrash thresh till
yield
Ability Academic Activities Affect Agricultural Agriculture
American Animal Animals Aquaculture Aspects Background Bails Bitten
Breed Breeders Breeding Buildings Businesses Care Cattle
Certification Chemicals Clean Climate Cold Common Communication
Computer Computers Conditions Constantly Continued Continuing
Contracts Contrast Cooperatives Corporations Cows Credit Crop
Customers Dairy Decade Decline Delivering Demands Diseases Driver's
Duties Eggs Environment Equipment Expensive Exposure Facilities
Farm Farmer Farmers Farming Farmland Farms Farmworkers Fed Feed
Feeding Fertilizer Fertilizers Fiber Financial Fish Flowers
Fluctuations Fruit Fruits Future Grazing Greenhouse Greenhouses
Grown Handle Harvest Harvesting Hay
Hazardous Health Helpful Horses Horticultural Horticulture
Indoors Injury Kicked Kinds Knowledge Laborers Land Landowners
Landscaping Leading Lease License Lifestyle Live Livestock Location
Machinery Machines Maintain Maintenance Majority Male Market
Marketing Markets Meat Methods Migrant Monitor Month Months Notice
Numerous Nurseries Nursery Nuts Offer Offspring Operate Operation
Operations Operators Organic Outdoors
Oversee Overseeing Pack Participate Payments Pens Pesticides
Physical Plant Planting Plants Poultry Practices Price Process
Produce Product Production Productive Property Prospects Protect
Raise Raised Raising Ranch Ranchers Ranches Ranching Records
Reflecting Regulations Repair Repairs Responsibilities Retire Risk
Rural Safety Scale Schedule Science Scientists Season Seasonal
Seasons Section Seed Seeds Select
Sell Share Sheep Shellfish Shrubs Size Specialty Supervise
Training Traits Trees Variety Vegetables Water Watering Weather
Farm animals Submitted by TE Editor on 7 August, 2008 - 04:01
Introduction Children love units connected with animals and farm
animals can provide lots of fun opportunities to practise sounds
and phonics. Aims: Farm vocabulary pig, sheep, cow, horse, chicken,
hen, dogs, cat, goat, duck, rabbit, farmer, farm, stable, hay,
grass, milk, eggs
Animal noises quack, moo, miaow, woof, neigh, squawk, baa
etc
Other vocabulary greetings language such as How do you do? My
name is Pleased to meet you Grammatical structures action verbs
such as eat, make, lay, go to bed, go to sleep o telling the time o
prepositions of place such as behind, in front of , next to
Other language areas phonetics inspired by sounds found in the
song Old MacDonald had a farm
Counting sheep Age: 7+ In Britain and other western cultures we
talk about counting sheep to help us fall asleep. Find out if your
pupils do the same thing. Find out what time they go to bed and
then what time they go to sleep. This can be used for a class
survey.
They can ask other people in the class and then feedback on a
class chart the results.
They will practise two questions What time do you go to bed? and
What time to you go to sleep? while also practising the time At
eight oclock At half past eight.
Draw a picture of a child asleep in bed with a dream cloud above
her head and a row of sheep. You can use this to practise numbers
with the children counting the number of sheep. Get them to imagine
an actual dream and draw it on their picture.
Babe - Video work Age: 10+ Using video in class can change the
pace and captivate your group of children. Excerpts you use should
not be too long. A few minute of film accompanied by language work
can be much more interesting and effective than an hour and a half
of watching the television with no objective other than filling in
time.
Play the first few minutes of the film with no sound.
Get the children to feedback on what they saw. What do they
think the film is about? A pig, a teacher or a child? Provide
multiple choices to guide them. In the first ten minutes of the
film you have some scenes on the farm. Use these sequences to do
some animal recognition work. They could then listen to the extract
and then the older primary pupils could even make up a short
dialogue between Babe and Fly, the sheep dog who adopts Babe, the
first time they meet. This could be a greetings conversation.
Animals and animal sounds Age: 4+ Provide the flashcards
yourself or spend a little time with the children making a
flashcard each. Laminate flashcards so you can use them again and
again. Put the children into pairs and distribute flashcards of
about 10 farm animals.
One person holds up a card without being able to see it
themselves.
Their partner must make the noise the animals makes for the
person whos holding the card to be able to guess the animal. They
should be familiar with at least some of the names. You can fill in
the gaps as you monitor.
Songs The Farmers in his den new words Age: 5+ This can be done
as a sitting down song if space is limited or as a circle with
designated farmers and animals. It is more interesting for the
children if you change the words of this song. It allows for many
more animals
Try using a different animal for each verse and include either
the noise they make or what they eat or do on the farm.
The children can mime the animals as they join the central group
of children. E.g.
The hens lay an egg The rabbits like carrots The cows make the
milk The horses eat the hay The sheep eat the grass etc
3 little ducks This is another popular song that you can tie in
with your farm unit. Make sure you use props (rubber ducks), finger
movements or bodily actions to act out this song.
Its repetitive enough that the children very quickly pick it up
and enjoy participating.
3 little ducks went swimming one day Over the hills and far away
Mother duck said "QUACK QUACK QUACK QUACK" but only 2 little ducks
came back 2 little ducks went swimming one day Over the hills and
far away
Mother duck said "QUACK QUACK QUACK QUACK" but only 1 little
duck came back 1 little duck went swimming one day Over the hills
and far away Mother duck said "QUACK QUACK QUACK QUACK" but now no
little ducks came back 0 little ducks went swimming one day Over
the hills and far away Mother duck said "QUACK QUACK QUACK QUACK"
and all 3 little ducks came back
Old Macdonald had a farm No farm unit would be complete without
this classic song that children love to sing. The chorus with ee i
ee i oh lends itself particularly well to introducing phonetic
work. You can split the board into three columns and put the three
phonetic sounds at the top of the columns.
Together you can build up a picture gallery of words with the
same sound in them. In can be things you find on a farm
(difficult), just words in English they know (easier), or provide
them with a list of farm words which they have to place in the
correct group (the most controlled version).
With the very young learners content yourself with singing the
song with them. Give groups different animal sounds to do.
Art work - Farm scene Draw a farm scene and photocopy or use the
picture at link number 11 The children can stick or draw small
flashcards of animals onto their farm scene. You tell them where
the animals go, they listen and stick.
You can use this activity to practise recognition of
prepositions of place such as next to, behind, in front of etc.
A) Acres, Advances, Affect, Agrarian, Agriculture, Ailment,
Animals, Arid, Attitude B) Barn, Brawn, Breed, Bureau, Business
C) Capital, Cattle, Chores, Climate, Collective, Commercial
cotter, Conditions, Consume, Cooperative, Crops, Cultivation,
Culture D) Dairy, Degree, Dependence, Development, Disease,
Diversity, Drainage, Drought E) Effort, Equipment, Erosion,
Experiment, Extensive F) Farm, Feed, Fertile, Fiber, Food, Forage,
Fungicide, Fungus, Furrow G) Gather, Goal, Grange, Graze, Ground,
Grower H) Hard, Harvest, Hectare, Help, Heritage, Holdings,
Homestead, Husbandry, Hybrid I) Ideal, Impoverished, Improvement,
Industry, Intensive, Irrigation J) Jaded, Joyous K) Kibbutz,
Knowledge L) Labor, Laborer, Land, Lease, Livestock, Loan, Location
M) Machinery, Manage, Market price, Materials, Migrants, Moisture,
Mulch N) Nature, Nutrient O) Organization, Output P) Pesticide,
Plantation, Planter, Planting, Plow, Produce, Productive,
Provisions Q) Quality, Quantity, Quest, Questions rain R) Raise,
Rancher, Reap, Reform, Region, Regional, Resistant, Rotation S)
Sales, Seedlings, Serf, Sharecropper, Sharing, Sheep,
Slash-and-burn, Soil, Sow, Specialize, Spurt, Squatter, Strength,
Stretch, Subsistence, Sunshine, Supply, Surplus T) Tenant farmer,
Terrain, Territory, Theory, Till, Toil, Tract, Truck farming U)
Undependable, Uprooting V) Variety W) Water, Weather, Whim,
Willingness, Worker X) Y) Yeoman, Young, Youth Z) ZealUSDA Ag in
the Classroom- www.agclassroom.org Agriculture in Your Life-Grades
2-5: T-1
Agriculture in Your LifeOverview Students will practice word
manipulation while categorizing sources of basic agricultural
products. Lesson extensions provide additional opportunities for
students to make real connections to agriculture. Suggested Grade
Level 2-5 Estimated Time 20 - 30 minutes Objectives Students will
be able to: 1. identify the original agricultural sources of basic
everyday products produced around the United States. 2. identify
food and fiber products outside traditional farming circles.
Materials 1. Activity Sheets A, B, & C 2. Colored pencils or
crayons Background
Agriculture plays a major part in our lives: from what we wear,
to what we use in our classes, and even to what we do after school.
We may not always think of agricultural products as the physical
source of the items or things we use everyday. However, most daily
essentials can be traced back to an agricultural source. Production
agriculture, or farming, is what most students think of when they
hear the word agriculture. This is the actual production or growing
of raw commodities. People who raise and harvest crops and
livestock for consumption or purchase are typically categorized as
farmers and ranchers. It doesnt stop there. Production agriculture
also includes a variety of specialties, such as fish, timber,
fur-bearing animals, trees, shrubs, flowers, herbs and much more.
Most of the products we use everyday come from agriculture. The
sheets we sleep on and the pajamas we wear are made from cotton,
just like Q-tips for your ears. The feathers in pillows may come
from chickens or ducks. The cereal andUSDA Ag in the Classroom-
www.agclassroom.org Agriculture in Your Life-Grades 2-5: T-2
milk we eat for breakfast; the pencils, crayons, and paper that
we use at school; and the baseballs, bats and gloves we use after
school all originate from raw agricultural products. We know that
our food comes from agriculture, but we are surrounded by and
reliant upon many agricultural products the whole day through.
Vocabulary/Glossary agriculture farming; the science, art and
business of cultivating the soil, producing crops and raising
livestock useful to people. cotton the soft, white seed hairs,
which fill the seed pod of the cotton plant. crops agricultural
products, growing, harvested, or collected; for example, wheat,
cotton, fruit, honey. dairy cows cows raised mainly for the
production of milk for dairy products. farmer a person who earns a
living by farming, especially one who manages or operates a farm.
forestry the science of systematic forest management for the
production of timber, conservation, recreation, and wildlife.
flowers plants cultivated for their blossoms; flowering plants.
horticulture the art or science of growing flowers, fruit,
vegetables, trees or shrubs. livestock domestic animals kept for
use on a farm or raised for sale and profit. rancher a person
living and working on a large farm raising livestock in large
numbers. timber trees or forests collectively; wood suitable for
building whether cut or still in the form of trees. wheat any of
several cereal grasses having dense erect spikes containing grains
which thresh free of chaff. Activity 1. Discuss background
information, then hand out Activity Sheet A. Students should match
the product with its agricultural source. Answer Key: Activity
Sheet A timber paper, pencils, potpourri, houses dairy cow cheese,
ice cream, yogurt cotton blue jeans, paper, shirts flower perfume,
potpourri
wheat spaghetti, tortillas, cereal 2. Discuss with students
other products that come from agriculture. 3. Hand out Activity
Sheet B. Discuss the vocabulary words and the boldfaced heading
words listed to ensure that students understand them. 4. Review
alphabetizing. Have students write the vocabulary words in
alphabetic order on the lines under each heading. After students
complete the exercise, they can complete the Word Find puzzle.USDA
Ag in the Classroom- www.agclassroom.org Agriculture in Your
Life-Grades 2-5: T-3
Answer Key: Activity Sheet B crops corn, cotton, rice, soybean,
wheat livestock beef cattle, dairy cattle, poultry, sheep, swine
horticulture apples, flowers, trees, turf grass, vegetables dairy
butter, cheese, ice cream, sour cream, yogurt 5. Have students work
on Activity Sheet C. NOTE: Each commodity should have a different
color dot and each commodity should be marked on the United States
map with its designated color. Extensions 1. Adopt an Agriculturist
Many teachers find it useful to have someone involved in production
agriculture adopt their class. The students correspond regularly
with the farmer or rancher and his/her family to practice writing
skills and learn about the day-to-day operation of the farm or
ranch. The family may send photographs or videotapes, grain or feed
samples and other items from the farm or ranch. In turn, the
students can write to the family to ask questions or react to what
they have learned. (NOTE: Before students become involved, the
teacher and the farm family need to set goals for the program.
Establish a regular correspondence schedule to keep students
interested. Try to get the farm family to visit the classroom, or
schedule a student field trip to the farm.) 2. Have students look
beyond Activity C and place answers on a larger wall map of the
United States. Ask students to discuss agricultural products they
know are grown in certain parts of the country. For example,
Florida and California: citrus fruits; Gulf of Mexico: seafood. Why
are these products produced in these locations? Have groups draw
these products or cut out pictures from magazines to place on the
classroom map. State rankings of various common commodities are
available from the USDA website 3. Have the class construct an
occupation line showing how many people and different occupations
are involved in delivering a raw product to the consumer
(transportation, manufacturing, packaging, sales, stores, etc.) Use
several products including some that the consumer uses fresh
(fruit, beef or chicken) and some that are changed from the raw
material (clothing, furniture).Adapted from Food for America,
National FFA Organization, P.O. Box 68960, Indianapolis, IN
46268-0999.
Name _________________________ Activity Sheet AUSDA Ag in the
Classroom-www.agclassroom Agriculture in Your Life- Grade 2-5:
S-1
Agriculture in Your LifeMatch the product on the right with the
pictures of the products agricultural source.
Name _________________________ Activity Sheet BUSDA Ag in the
Classroom-www.agclassroom Agriculture in Your Life- Grade 2-5:
S-2
Agriculture in Your LifeName _________________________ Activity
Sheet CUSDA Ag in the Classroom-www.agclassroom Agriculture in Your
Life- Grade 2-5: S-3
Where in the United States does your food come from? Where does
your lunch come from? Most states produce their own milk, eggs,
fruits, vegetables, and grains. Some states produce so much of a
particular crop or animal that they have become famous for their
particular products. Color each small circle on the legend with a
different color and then color a small circle on the map to match
the products of the most productive states in the United States.
Mark each agricultural product with a different color. Many states
will have more than one colored circle. Why are these products
produced in these locations? Legend O Beef: Texas, Nebraska,
Kansas, Colorado, Iowa, Oklahoma, and California. O Chickens:
Arkansas, Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina, Mississippi, and Texas.
O Corn: Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Indiana, Minnesota, and Ohio. O
Dairy Products: Wisconsin, California, New York, Pennsylvania,
Minnesota, and New England. O Eggs: California, Georgia, Arkansas,
Indiana, Pennsylvania, and Texas. O Fruit & Vegetables:
California, Florida, Arizona, Washington, New York, Georgia. O
Pork: Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Nebraska, Indiana, North Carolina,
and Missouri. O Soybeans, major oil crop used in salad dressings
and mayonnaise: Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska,Indiana, Minnesota, and
Ohio. O Potatoes: Idaho, Washington, California, North Dakota,
Maine, and Wisconsin. O Tomatoes: Florida, California, Virginia,
Ohio, Georgia, and Michigan. O Wheat: North Carolina, Kansas,
Montana, Oklahoma, Washington, and Minnesota
KEY VOCABULARY
allow (v) - let something happen, permit something to happen
Examples: 1. 2. Will you allow me to do this? We should allow
enough time so that we can finish this work.
ash (n) - material produced when something is burned burn (v) -
to damage by fire or heat Examples: 1. 2. Take the rubbish out to
the field and burn it. Burning of forests for agricultural land is
now a serious problem.
clear (v) - to make clean, to remove everything Examples:
1. 2.
Please clear the table. (same as Please take everything off the
table.) After they burned the trees, the land was completely
cleared.
emphasis (n) - the important part, the part made to stand out
emphasize (v) - to make something look important, to make one part
stand out Examples: 1. 2. I must emphasize that this is very
important. He does not think this is important. He wants a
different emphasis.
especially (adv.) - very, in particular Examples: 1. 2. Many
people, especially those in Asia, depend on rice. My son likes all
food, but he especially likes pizza.
exhausted (adj.) - very tired, no energy left, used up exhaust
(v) - to use up completely exhaustion (n) Examples: 1. After the 10
km race, all the runners were exhausted. 2. We have tried
everything (same as We have exhausted all the possibilities.)
common (adj.) - found in many places, not rare, easy to find
commonly (adv.) Examples: 1. 2. These plants are very common in my
country. These varieties are commonly found all over Asia.
fertilizer (n) - material used to improve soil fertility forest
(n) - large area of trees indigenous (adj.) - from a particular
country or region Examples: 1. 2. These plants are indigenous to
this region. The "Aka" people are indigenous to northern
Thailand.
local (adj.) - in a particular place, similar to 'indigenous'
locality (n) - place localized (adj. - made local Examples: 1. The
local people are very friendly. (i.e. the people from that area).
2. Most farmers in the north use local varieties. (i.e. varieties
from the north).
majority (n) - most Examples: 1. In most countries, the majority
of people can read and write (i.e. most people). 2. We have
completed the majority of the work. (i.e. most of the work).
recover (v) - to improve after some problem, e.g. disease,
accidents, etc. recovery (n) Examples: 1. After the accident, he
spent 6 weeks recovering in hospital. 2. I am sorry to say that
your friend is very sick. I don't think he will recover. release
(v) - let go, send out, make free Examples: 1. After 5 years, the
prisoner was released from jail. 2. I'm sorry, but I cannot give
you that information. I cannot release it to anybody. several
(adj.) - many Examples: 1. 2. In some countries, a man can have
several wives. I have written to him several times, but he never
replies.
store (v) - to keep in one place store (n) - place where things
are kept Examples: 1. 2. You can store your things in the small
room next to the bedroom. Our rice store can hold 400 sacks of
rice.
structure (n) - building, the way something is built Examples:
1. 2. The bridge fell down because the structure was not strong
enough. Scientists study the structure of plants.
threaten (v) - make dangerous for the future threat (n) - a
future danger Examples: 1. 2. Look at the black sky over there! I
think it is threatening to rain. There are many threats to world
peace.
tropical (adj.) - of hot, wet regions located in the tropics
tropics (n) - region between 23o 27 north and 23o 27 south
Examples: 1. 2. These plants grow well in tropical climates. These
plants grow well in the tropics.
vegetation (n) - plants, leaves, flowers, trees, bushes,
etc.
TECHNICAL VOCABULARY characteristic (n) - a feature of a plant
or animal transmitted from generation to generation. Sometimes also
called 'character'. characteristic (adj.) Example: 1. This variety
has many good characteristics.
fallow (adj.) - land which is not used, usually for a season,
during which it is often plowed to kill weeds. Example: 1. We will
not use that land next season. We will leave it fallow.
upland farming (n) - farming in high areas. In rice cultivation,
often used to mean slash-and-burn cultivation, or growing rice in
fields with no bunds. nutrient (n) - substance providing
nourishment, especially for plants or animals Example: 1. That soil
is rich in nutrients.
English AAcidification of the soil Activity-Based Costing add-on
costs Aeration of soil Agricultural holding Agricultural land
GermanBodenversauerung Prozekostenrechnung Zusatzkosten,
Mehrkosten Bodenbelftung Landwirtschaftlicher Betrieb
Landwirtschaftliche Flche
Agricultural landuse Agricultural yield Agro-industrial
landscape Agro-silvo-pastoral landscape allowance allocation to an
account Alpine grassland analysing working time Animal manure
Application of fertiliser applied N appraisal (investment) Arable
crop Arable land Artificial fertiliser automated process data
acquisition Available data Average yield
Agrarische Bewirtschaftung Landwirtschaftlicher Ertrag Intensive
Agrarlandschaft Agro-Wald-Weidelandschaft Abschreibung Kontierung
Almwiesen Arbeitszeitanalyse Organischer Mist Dngemittelanwendung
ausgebrachter, applizierter N Einschtzung (Investitions-),
Beurteilung Ackerfrucht Ackerland Kunstdnger automatisierte
Prozessdatenerfassung Verfgbare Daten Durchschnittsertrag dland
Referenzstation (DGPS) Grundlegende Daten Fixpunkt (Hhen),
Referenzmarke Schwarzerden (Tschernosem) Grundrechnung Ausleger
steigern (Ertrag) breitblttrige Pflanzenarten
Breitbandschdlingsbekmpfungsmittel Buschland Plan-Kosten-
Leistungsrechnung Pufferkapazitt des Boden Massen-, Mengengter
Kalkgesteinsrasen Basischer Boden Anlagevermgen
BBare land base station (DGPS) Baseline data benchmark Black
earths (chernozems) basic classification (part of cost accounting)
boom boost (yield) broad leaved species Broad-spectrum pesticide
Brush land budget and output accounting system Buffer capacity of
soil bulk commodity
CCalcareous grassland Calcicolous soil Capital assets
capital budgeting cash crops farm centrifugal spreader Cereal
yield charge (additional N application c.) chart of accounts check
plot Chemical fertiliser circular frame clay content clay soil
clayey clayey soil combine Commercial fertiliser compensation
payments Compilation of data Compressed soil contract contractor
contributory accounting unit corn planter cost accounting
cost-accounting depreciation cost allocation, cost distribution
cost and benefit accounting cost and output accounting system cost
calculation cost category cost centre cost centre accounting cost
centre structure cost containment cost unit cost unit controlling
(accounting) costing Crop damage crop emergence
Kapitalbedarfsdeckung Marktfruchtbaubetrieb Schleuderstreuer
(Dnger-) Getreideertrag Gebhr (fee), Kosten Kontenplan Nullprobe
Chemische Dngemittel Zhlrahmen und Schtzrahmen(Gttinger) Tongehalt
Tonboden, toniger Boden tonig Tonboden, toniger Boden Mhdrescher
Handelsdnger Ausgleichszahlung (flchenbezogene Preis~)
Datensammlung Verdichteter Boden Lohnarbeit Lohnunternehmer
Nebenbuchhaltung Einzelkorn-, (Mais-)Sgert Kostenrechnung
kalkulatorische Abschreibung Kostenverteilung
Kosten/Nutzen-Rechnung Ist-Kosten- und Leistungsrechnung
Kostenrechnung Kostenart Kostenstelle Kostenstellenrechnung
Kostenstellengliederung Kostenabwehr Kostentrger
Kostentrgerrechnung Kostenrechnung Ernteschden Feldaufgang
Crop land Crop plant crop protection Crop residues crop rotation
Crop spraying Crop type Crop yield Cultivated plant cultivation
program Cultural landscape current assets custom-hire cutting width
(combine)
Landwirtschaftliche Kulturflche Kulturpflanze Pflanzenschutz
Ernterckstnde Fruchtfolge Pflanzenschutz Feldfruchtart
Feldfruchtertrag Kulturpflanze Flchennutzung, Anbauprogramm
Kulturlandschaft Umlaufvermgen bliche Miete Schnittbreite (z.B.
Mhdrescher) Datenverzeichnis Datenlcken Datenanalyse Datensatz
Tiefpflgen Abschreibung Senke, Mulde, Vertiefung
Entwicklungsstadium (EC-Stadium) abnehmender (Grenzertrag,
Ertragszuwachs) Hauptkostenstelle Einzelkosten Direkte, indirekte
Subventionen Haustiere Schdlingsbekmpfungsmittelabdrift Fahrgasse
Trockenrasen Trockengewicht Anlagegter (dauerhafte Ausrstung)
Durumweizen Bewegungsdaten Umweltbedrohung Umweltfreundlich
Ddata dictionary data gaps data mining dataset Deep ploughing
depreciation depression development stage diminishing (marginal
returns) direct cost centre direct costs, Prime costs Direct,
indirect subsidies Domesticated livestock Drift of pesticide
driving lines Dry grassland Dry weight durable equipment Durum
wheat dynamic data
EEcological menace Ecologically beneficial
Economic costs Environment minister Environment protection
Environmental accounting Environmental costs (external) equipment
obsolescence equipment unreliability ergonomics Excess supply
Wirtschaftliche Kosten Umweltminister Umweltschutz kologische
Vollkostenrechnung Umwelt(schutz)kosten (externe) technische
Veralterung technische Unzuverlssigkeit Arbeitswissenschaft
berschuversorgung Brachland Brachflchen Landwirtschaftliche Flche
Pachtzins Landwirtschaftliches Anwesen Hofeigener Mist Gebhr Dngung
Dngereinsatz Dngemitteleinsatz Fruchtbarkeit Fruchtbarkeitsrate
Feldgrenze Feldfrchteanbau Schlagkartei Finanzbuchfhrung
Endkostenstelle Flottenmanagement Fliekontrollventil
Futterbaubetrieb Futterpflanzen Waldlandschaft Furche; pflgen
Gentechnik Geografisches Informationssystem (GIS)
Krnerverlustanzeige Kies
FFallow land fallow sites Farm land farm rent Farmstead Farmyard
manure fee Fertilisation Fertiliser input Fertiliser use Fertility
Fertility rate field boundary field-crop farming field record
financial-accounting Final Cost Centre fleet management flow
control valve fodder crops farm forage crops Forest landscape
furrow
GGenetic engineering Geografic Information System (GIS) grain
loss monitor Gravel
Grazing Grazing preparation technique Green manure grid grid
mapping grid soil sampling gross margin gross profit gross return,
yield gross revenue
Weiden Bodenbearbeitungsmethode Grndngung Gitter, Netz, Raster
Rasterkarten Rasterbodenbeprobung Deckungsbeitrag Bruttogewinn
Bruttoertrag Bruttoerls Hagelversicherung Erntemethoden Vorgewende
Heideland Unkrautvernichtungsmittel Herbizid Einsparung Bergwiesen
Lagen nrdlicher geographischer Breite Hochertragssorte
Hochertragssorten Humusreicher Boden Gerteerkenner,
Gerteerkennungseinheit (IMI) Gertesteuerung, Fahrzeugfhrung
(autonome) kalkulatorische Kosten Hilfskostenstellen
Verunkrautungsdichte Insektenvertilgungsmittel y-Abschnitt (x=0)
innerbetrieblich innerbetriebliche Verrechnung
Hhail insurance Harvesting technologies head land Heath land
Herbicide herbicide savings High grassland High latitude regions
Highly productive species High-yield crop varieties Humus-rich
soil
IIMI (Implement Indicator) Implement guidance
imputed costs indirect cost centre infestination density
Insecticide intercept (coefficient) internal, intra-plant internal
accounting, in-firm accounting, intra-plant cost allocation
internal services, intra-plant service output, innerbetriebliche
Leistungen non-market plant output
J
Job ticket
Arbeitszettel Hgel, Kuppe
Kknoll
LLand consolidation Flurbereinigung Land degradation
Landzerstrung Land drainage schemes Land Drainagierung Land
intrusion Landverbrauch Land ownership (public, private) Landbesitz
(ffentlich, privat) Land reclamation (for agriculture) Landnahme
(agrarische) Land slides Muren Land slips Hangrutschungen Land take
Landnahme Land tenure Landbesitz Landscape Landschaft landscape
(Human-made) Vom Menschen geprgte Landschaft Landscape conservation
Landschaftsschutz Landscape protection (zone) Landschaftsschutz
(gebiet) Landscape types Landschaftstypen Landuse Landnutzung
Landuse changes nderung in der Landnutzung Landuse conflict
Landnutzungskonkurrenz Landuse design considerations
Landnutzungsberlegungen Landuse management Landnutzungstechnik
Landuse planning (and space-management) Flchenwidmung Landuse
programmes Landnutzungsprogramme Landuse shifts nderung in der
Landnutzung Latitude Geographische Breite layer Schicht (GIS) leach
auslaugen, filtern; (N-) Auswaschung lease, tenancy Pacht lease
land Pachtland liabilty risk (environmental) Haftungsrisiko
(Umwelt) linear-plateau response function linear-limitationale
Produktions-, Ertragsfunktion liquid animal manure Glle,
organischer Flssigdnger live stock production farm
Veredlungsbetrieb Live weight Lebendgewicht
Livestock breeding Livestock farming (intensive) Livestock
rearing Loam Loamy soil Loan Loessic soil Loss of crops Low-dose
pesticide Low-lying area
Tierhaltung Tierhaltung (intensive) Tierzucht Lehm Lehmiger
Boden Kredit Lboden Ernteverlust Schdlingsbekmpfungsmittel mit
geringem Wirkstoffgehalt Tieflandgebiet Maschinenring
Maschinenkostensatz Maisanbaugebiet Herstellerdosierempfehlung Glle
Kartierungs-, Karten-Ansatz Grenzertragsflchengebiet Grenzertrag,
Ertragszuwachs Stammdaten Materialbuchhaltung Wiese Mechanisches
Unkrautjten Lagen mittlerer geographischer Breite Mineraldnger
Vielfltige Landbewirtschaftung Vielfltige Landschaft Feuchtigkeit
berwachung, Kontrolle Monokultur Berglandschaft Naturlandschaft
Kapitalwert Stickstoffdnger Stickstoffversorgung Dse
Mmachinery ring machine overhead rate Maize-growing area
manufactures dose recommendation Manure slurry Mapping Approach
Marginal area marginal returns master data materials accounting
Meadow Mechanical weeding mid latitudes Mineral fertiliser Mixed
farming Mixed landscape moisture monitoring Monoculture crop,
monoculture stand Mountain landscape
NNatural landscape net present value Nitrogen fertiliser
Nitrogen supply nozzle
Nutrient accumulation Nutrient concentration Nutrient cycle
Nutrient deficiency Nutrient enrichment Nutrient excess Nutrient
loading Nutrient poor site Nutrient requirements Nutrient
uptake
Nhrstoffanreicherung Nhrstoffanreicherung Nhrstoffkreislauf
Nhrstoffmangel Nhrstoffanreicherung Nhrstoffberschu Nhrstoffgehalt
Nhrstoffarmer Standort Nhrstoffbedarf Nhrstoffaufnahme Biologische
Landwirtschaft organische Substanz Schdlingsbekmpfungsmittel mit
organischen Chlorverbindungen Auenwirtschaft Leistung (Kosten)
berweidung Gemeinkosten Zu hohe Bestandsgren Dauerkultur
Durchlssiger Boden Schdlingsbekmpfungsmittel
Schdlingsbekmpfungsmittelanwendung
Schdlingsbekmpfungsmittelrckstnde
Schdlingsbekmpfungsmittelauswaschung
Schdlingsbekmpfungsmitteleinsatz Phosphordnger Phosphor
Pflanzenerkennung Pflanzenwachstum Pflanzenmasse Pflanzennhrstoffe
Pflanzenschutz Aufnahme ber die Pflanzenwurzel Pflgen Einackern
OOrganic farming, organic-type farming organic matter
Organochlorine pesticide outdoor works output (cost) Overgrazing
overhead costs Overstocking
PPermanent crop Permeable soil Pesticide Pesticide application
Pesticide residues Pesticide runoff Pesticide use Phosphate
fertiliser Phosphorus plant detection Plant growth Plant material
Plant nutrients plant protection Plant root uptake Ploughing
Ploughing back (into the soil
Ploughing up of grassland Poor soil Poorly buffered soil Potash,
potassium fertiliser Potassium power harrow precipitation (average
annual) prescription farming previous crop Prime costs, direct
costs production function
Grnlandumbruch Schlechter Boden, Magerboden Schlecht gepufferter
Boden Kalidnger Kalium Kreiselegge Niederschlag (durchschnittlich
jhrlicher) Bewirtschaftung nach Vorschriften Vorfrucht Einzelkosten
Ertragsfunktion
Q RRain-fed farm land range of crops Real-Time Approach (Sensor
Approach) Real-Time Approach with Map Overlay recommendation
(Fertilizer N-) rectangular Red soil reference unit, figure remote
sensing render, perform services requirement (N-) residue response
function (crop~) revenue Riparian lowland root crops Rotation
farming run-off (of excess nutrients) Rural landscape Nicht
bewssertes Land Umfang, Auswahl, Reihe an (Acker-)Frchten
Echtzeit-Ansatz Echtzeit-Ansatz mit Kartenberlagerung N-Dngergabe
Empfehlung rechteckig Roterdeboden, Terra Rossa Bezugsgre
Fernerkundung (Satellit, Flugzeug) Leistungen erbringen Bedarf (N-)
Rckstand Produktionsfunktion Einkommen Au Wurzelfrchte Fruchtfolge
Abfluss (berschssiger Nhrstoffe) Landschaft des lndlichen Raums
Versalzung Versalzung des Boden Salzboden
SSalinisation Salinisation of soil Salt affected soil
Sandy soil Saturation of the soil Scattered farmsteads seed seed
sowing rate, seeding rate, seed population (corn~) seedbed
production seeding unit combination self propelled forage choppers
Sensor Approach (Real-Time Approach) Set-aside set-up work shaw
walker Shrub land sieves Silage Silo Silvicultural landuse slope
sludge Small-scale landscape Sodium soil acidification soil
analysis (pl. analyses) soil biota soil compaction soil components
soil conservation soil contamination soil crusting soil
decontamination soil degradation soil depth soil depth soil
drainage soil erosion soil exhaustion soil fauna soil fertility
Sandiger Boden Bodensttigung Einzelgehfte Saatbett, Saat(-gut)
Aussaatstrke, Saatstrke Saatbettbereitung Saatbettkombination
selbstfahrender Hcksler Sensor-Ansatz Stillegung Rstarbeit
Hordenschttler Buschland Siebe Silage Silo Forstwirtschaftliche
Bewirtschaftung Neigung, Geflle (Hang-) Klrschlamm Kleinrumige
Landschaft Natrium Bodenversauerung Bodenuntersuchung Bodenleben
Bodenverdichtung Bodenbestandteile Bodenschutz Bodenverunreinigung
Bodenverkrustung Bodenreinigung Bodenzerstrung Bodenmchtigkeit
Bodentiefe, -strke Bodendrainagierung Bodenerosion Bodenauslaugung
Bodenleben Bodenfruchtbarkeit
soil formation soil functions soil genesis soil layers soil
mixing soil moisture soil porosity soil protection soil
productivity soil quality soil remediation soil sealing soil
structure soil texture soil tillage soil type Spatial variability
split-block spread fix costs Spreading of fertiliser Spreading of
slurry spreading sheet start-up work Storage silo Straw manure
Stubble Stubble burning Stubble mulching Sub soil sub-field
Subsidies Summer grazing supplier Supply of nutrients Surface
Surface crusts
Bodenbildung Bodenfunktionen Bodenbildung Bodenschichten
Bodendurchmischung Bodenfeuchtigkeit Bodenporositt Bodenschutz
Ertragsfhigkeit des Boden Bodenqualitt Bodenreinigung
Bodenversiegelung Bodenstruktur Bodenstruktur Bodenbearbeitung
Bodenart rtliche Variabilitt Spaltanlage verteilen von Fixkosten
Dngemittelausbringung Glleausbringung elektronisches Arbeitsblatt
Rstarbeit Silobehlter Strohdngung (Getreide) Stoppeln (Getreide)
Stoppeln Abbrennen Mulchen Unterboden Teilflche Subventionen
Sommerweiden Zulieferer Nhrstoffversorgung Oberflche
Oberflchenverkrustung pachten
Ttake in lease
Taking land out of productive use target performance comparison
thresh threshold concept tillage depth Top soil topsoil thickness
trace element Traditional landuse forms tramline tramline clutches
tramline monitor
Flchenstilllegung Soll-Ist-Vergleich dreschen
Schadschwellenkonzept Bearbeitungstiefe (Bestelltiefe) Oberboden
Strke, Mchtigkeit des Oberbodens Spurenelement Traditionelle Formen
der Landnutzung Fahrgasse Fahrgassenschaltung Fahrgassenanzeige,
-monitor Stckkosten Offene Flche Variabilitt
Teilflchenbewirtschaftung, Precision Farming Pflanzenl
Bodenbedeckung automatische (autonome) Fahrzeugfhrung Volumenmegert
Wellenlngenband Unkrautstellen, -flecken Unkrautkonkurrenz
gewogener Durchschnitt Gut drainagierte Boden Feuchtwiesen Weizen
Winderosion Gewannebewirtschaftung Winterzwischenfrucht
Arbeitselemente (auch: Prozesselemente) Arbeitsverfahren
Arbeitszeiterfassung
Uunit costs
VVacant land Variability variable rate technology Vegetable oil
Vegetative soil cover vehicle (device) guidance volume metering
device
Wwaveband weed patches weed species competitiveness weigthed
average Well-drained soil Wet grassland Wheat Wind erosion winning
managemen Winter catch-crops working elements working method,
procedure working time measurement
working time requirement, ~ need working time exposure
Arbeitszeitbedarf Arbeitszeitaufwand
X Yyield gain, increase yield index yield meter yield monitoring
Yield reduction yield response (crop~) Ertragszuwachs, -steigerung
Ertragsmesszahl (EMZ) Ertragsmessgert Ertragskartierung
Ertragsrckgang Ertragsfunktion
Z
aler combine harvester cultivator disk harrow fertilizer
distributor harrow manure spreader ribbing plow rotary hoe seed
drill subsoil plow tractor
Alphabetical DefinitionsAacequia (crop science) An irrigation
ditch or canal. acre-foot (crop science) The volume of water that
would cover one acre to a depth of one foot. ADG (animal science)
Average daily gain. The amount of body weight gain in a day.
agribusiness Producers and manufacturers of agricultural goods and
services, such as fertilizer and farm equipment makers, food and
fiber processors, wholesalers, transporters, and retail food and
fiber outlets. AI
(animal science) Artificial insemination. Impregnating an animal
through artificial means, not through natural breeding. annual Any
plant which completes its entire life cycles and dies within one
year or less. aquifer A stratum of earth or permeable rock that
stores significant quantities of water. Associated Milk Producers,
Inc. (AMPI) (dairy science) A farmer-owned milk cooperative that
purchases milk from New Mexico dairy producers. Southern Region
headquarters in Arlington, Texas. AUM (animal science) Animal Unit
Month. The amount of forage required by a mature cow (or other
grazing animal) and her calf for one month. Back to top
Bbarrow (animal science) A male pig castrated before reaching
sexual maturity. BFP (dairy science) Basic formula price,
determined by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, that serves as a
basis for pricing milk in the United States. The BFP is calculated
monthly based on previous BFP and the price of cheese. biological
control Controlling plants, diseases, and animal pests using
natural enemies; or inhibiting the reproduction of pests by methods
that result in the laying of infertile eggs, etc. biological
diversity (wildlife science) Richness and abundance of species, and
variety of natural communities. Both the number of species and the
number of individuals within each species are important in
considering the extent of biological diversity in an area. Also
referred to as biodiversity. boar (animal science) A sexually
mature male hog. breeding stock (animal science) Sexually mature
male and female livestock that are retained to produce offspring.
browse (forestry, wildlife science) Leaves, buds, and woody stems
used as food by deer and other animals. brush Commonly refers to
undesirable shrubs and small trees. BST (dairy science) Bovine
somatotropin, commonly referred to as growth hormone. Produced
naturally by the cow, stimulates metabolic functions related to
growth and milk production. bull (animal science) An uncastrated
male bovine. Back to top
Ccalf crop (animal science) The number or percentage of calves
produced in a herd within a given year relative to the number of
cows and heifers exposed to breeding. canopy (forestry) The
uppermost layer in a forest, formed collectively by tree crowns.
chisel (crop science) A farm implement used to break through and
shatter compacted or otherwise impermeable layers of soil. class 1
milk (dairy science) Milk that is used for fluid use. clearcut
harvest (forestry) A harvest and regeneration technique removing
all the trees (regardless of size) on an area. Clearcutting is
commonly used with shadeintolerant species such as Douglas fir or
lodgepole pine, which require full sunlight to reproduce and grow
well. Clearcutting produces an even-aged stand of trees. combine
(crop science) A self-propelled or tractor-drawn machine which
cuts, threshes, and cleans the standing crop which moving across
the field. It is adapted to harvesting all the small grains,
soybeans, grain sorghums, peanuts, beans, etc. In some areas, the
crop is cut and placed in windrows by a swather (windrower), and a
combine with a pickup attachment gathers the grain and threshes it
at a later date. contour farming (crop science) Field operations
such as plowing, planting, cultivating, and harvesting on the
contour, or at right angles to the natural slope to reduce soil
erosion, protect soil fertility, and use water more efficiently.
cord (forestry) A stack of wood that has a gross volume of 128
cubic feet. A standard cord measures 4 feet x 4 feet x 8 feet.
cover (wildlife science) Vegetation or other natural shelter
serving to conceal wildlife from predators. crossbreeding (animal
science) The mating of animals of different breeds. For example,
breeding a Hereford cow with an Angus bull. cull (animal science)
To select inferior animals from the herd for potential sale.
cultivar The name officially given for all cultivated varieties of
plants. cultivator (crop science) A machine used to till the upper
portion of the soil, primarily used to destroy weeds or form a
moisture retaining mulch. Back to top
Ddeciduous tree
(forestry) A tree that loses its leaves or needles during the
fall and winter. DHIA (dairy science) Dairy Herd Improvement
Association. A nationwide system of performance testing and records
processing for dairy producers. disk (crop science) An
tractor-drawn implement composed of circular plates arranged at an
angle with the soil. Used to prepare the soil for seeding. ditch
rider (crop science) Manages water for an irrigation district. This
person is responsible for delivering water through ditches to
farmers for irrigation. dormant / dormancy A biological process in
which a plant ceases most growth activities and simply maintains
existing tissue. dowsing (water witching) Using a forked stick or
wire to locate underground water. drill (crop science) A farm
implement for planting seeds which forms a small furrow, deposits
the seed in dribbles, covers the seed, and packs soil over it. It
can also deposit fertilizer, lime, or other amendments into the
soil, alone or with the seed. drip irrigation (crop science) A
method used to place irrigation water near plants' roots through
pipes or tubes. This reduces water evaporation and runoff, but may
not be cost effective for all crops. dry cow (dairy science) A cow
that is not lactating. dry period (dairy science) A rest period
between lactations when a cow is not lactating, normally 60 days in
duration. dryland farming (crop science) Farming on non-irrigated
land. Success is based on rainfall, moisture-conserving tillage,
and drought-resistant crops. Back to top
Eentomology The study of insects and their environments.
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) A document evaluating the
probable consequences of a proposed project that might
significantly alter the environment. Required by the National
Environmental Policy Act (1969) for any such project a U.S.
government agency plants to undertake, regulate, or fund. An EIS is
released in draft form (DEIS) to other agencies and the public for
comment and review. ephemeral stream A stream that flows only
sporadically, such as after storms. estrus (heat) (animal science)
The recurrent, restricted period of sexual receptivity in
livestock. Non-pregnant cows and heifers usually come in heat 18 to
21 days following their previous estrus.
evergreen tree (forestry) A tree that retains some or most of
its leaves, or needles, throughout the year. ewe (animal science) A
female sheep of any age. exotic species A non-native plant or
animal species introduced by humans, either deliberately or
accidentally. Back to top
Ffallow (crop science) Cropland left idle during the growing
season. fed (or fat) cattle (animal science) Cattle that have been
finished, usually in the feedlot, and are ready for slaughter.
feeder cattle (animal science) Cattle past the calf stage that have
weight increased making them salable as feedlot replacements.
feedlot (animal science) A confinement facility where cattle are
fed to produce beef for the commercial trade. May be under a roof
or outdoors. field corn (crop science) Any variety of corn that is
grown extensively in large fields primarily for livestock feed, as
contrasted with the horticultural varieties, such as sweet corn or
popcorn. Most field corn is of the dent variety. filly (animal
science) A female horse less than three years old. firebreak
(forestry) An existing barrier, or one constructed before a fire
occurs, from which all or most flammable materials have been
removed. fleece (animal science) The wool coat of a sheep. foal
(animal science) A young horse of either sex, less than one year
old. forage (animal science) Herbaceous plants or plant parts fed
to domestic animals. forbs (animal science, wildlife science) Green
broadleaf weeds. forestry The science, art, and practice of
managing and protecting tree and forest resources for human
benefit. fungicidesee "pesticide" futures contract (agricultural
economics) An agreement between two people one who sells and agrees
to deliver, and one who buys and agrees to receive a certain kind,
quality, and quantity of products to be delivered during a
specified delivery month at a specified price.
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Ggelding (animal science) A castrated male horse. gilt (animal
science) Sexually mature female hog, prior to having her first
litter. green manure (crop science, gardening) A crop planted with
the intention of turning it under for use as organic matter.
groundwater Water within the earth that supplies wells and springs.
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Hhardwood (forestry) A term describing broadleaf trees, usually
deciduous, such as oaks, maples, cottonwood, ashes, and elms.
heifer (animal science) A young female bovine. herbicide see
"pesticide" home range (wildlife science) The area within which the
activities of an animal are confined. The boundaries may be marked,
such as by scent marking, and also may be defended, depending on
the species. homogenization (dairy science) The process of
physically reducing the particle size of fat in milk, thus enabling
even distribution of fat throughout the milk. Back to top
Iinsecticide see "pesticide" integrated pest management (IPM)
Using the best features of chemical, biological, and cultural
controls in an overall pest control program. Back to top
JNo terms available at this time. Back to top
KNo terms available at this time. Back to top
Llactation (animal science, dairy science) The time between
calving that a cow produces milk, usually 10 months. lamb (animal
science) A young sheep, less than one year old. land-grant
universities State colleges and universities started from federal
government grants of land to each state to encourage further
practical education in agriculture, home economics, and the
mechanical arts. legume (crop science) A family of plants,
including many valuable food and forage species, such as peas,
beans, soybeans, peanuts, clovers, and alfalfas. They can convert
nitrogen from the air to build up nitrogen in the soil. Back to
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Mmastitis (dairy science) An infection and inflammation of the
udder in cows. Mid America Dairymen (Mid Am) (dairy science) A
farmer-owned milk cooperative that purchases milk from New Mexico
dairy producers. Headquarters in Missouri. milking parlor (dairy
science) A facility that functions to extract milk from a cow by
means of vacuum. milo (crop science) A small drought-resistant
grain sorghum with compact bearded heads of large yellow or whitish
seeds. mutton (animal science) Meat from sheep that are over one
year old. Back to top
Nnematicide see "pesticide" net farm income (agricultural
economics) The money and non-money income form operators realize
from farming as a return for labor, investment, and management
after production expenses have been paid. Net farm income is
measure in two ways net farm income before inventory adjustment and
net farm income after
inventory adjustment. Net farm income doesn't include changes in
the value of inventories such as crops and livestock at the end of
the year. Back to top
Ooil seed crops (crop science) Primarily soybeans, peanuts,
cottonseed, and flaxseed used for the production of oils for
cooking, protein meals, and nonfood uses. Less common oil crops
include sunflower, safflower, castor beans, and sesame. open
(animal science) A term commonly used to refer to a non-pregnant
female. Back to top
Ppasteurization (dairy science) The process of heating milk to
kill pathogens that may be harmful to humans. pasture (animal
science) A fenced area of forage, usually improved, on which
animals are grazed. pesticide Used to destroy pests. Fungicides
(destroys fungus), herbicides (destroys plants), insecticides
(destroys insects), and nematicides (destroys nematodes) are all
pesticides. perennial (crop science) A plant that lives for more
than two years. permanent pasture (animal science) Pasture of
perennial or self-seeding annual plants maintained through several
years of grazing. Photosynthesis (crop science, forestry) The
process plants use to change air and water into food, using the
sun's energy. polled (animal science) Naturally hornless cattle;
having no horns. Posilac (dairy science) Trade name for rBST
marketed by Protiva, a unit of Monsanto. power-take-off (PTO) (crop
science) A powered shaft, usually extending from the rear of the
tractor and driven by the tractor motor, to supply rotative power
to an attached or trailing implement such as a combine, hay baler,
mower, etc. Progeny (animal science) The offspring of animals.
protein supplement (animal science) A feed containing protein,
vitamins, and minerals which is fed to livestock to provide a
complete diet. Back to top
QNo terms available at this time. Back to top
Rram (or buck) (animal science) A male sheep of any age.
rangeland (animal science) A large open land area on which
livestock wander and graze. The native vegetation is mainly
grasses, forbs, and shrubs. rBST (dairy science) Recombinant BST,
produced by genetically modified bacteria. Increases milk yield of
dairy cows when administered properly. riparian Pertaining to the
area along the banks of a river, stream, or lake. rotation (or crop
rotation) (crop science) The growing of different crops, in
recurring succession, on the same land. row crops (crop science)
The rows or planting beds are far enough apart to permit the
operation of machinery between them for cultural operations. Back
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Ssection A surveyed parcel of land containing 640 acres one
square mile. Seedstock (animal science, plant science) Pedigreed or
well-bred livestock which is maintained for breeding purposes. A
specially selected strain of plants or seeds which are to be used
as parents for future generations. selection harvest (forestry)
Harvesting individual trees or small groups or trees at periodic
intervals (usually 8 to 15 years) based primarily on their vigor
and age. Selection harvesting perpetuates and uneven-aged stand.
silage (animal science) A crop that has been preserved in a moist,
succulent condition by partial fermentation in a tight container
(silo) above or below ground. The chief crops stored in this way
are corn (the whole plant), sorghum, and various legumes and
grasses. The main use of silage is in cattle feed. sire (animal
science) The male parent. To father or become the sire of. sorghum
(crop science) A cereal grass used mainly for feedgrain or silage.
sow (animal science) A sexually mature female hog, after having her
first litter. soybeans
(crop science) A legume crop, native to the Orient, used mainly
in the United States for high protein feed and oil. stag (animal
science) A male bovine castrated after puberty. stallion (animal
science) An unaltered (uncastrated) male horse. stand A
recognizable area of plants that is relatively homogeneous and can
be managed as a single unit. steer (animal science) A male bovine
castrated early in life, usually as a calf. stockers (or stocker
cattle) (animal science) Heifers and/or steers that are being grown
on pasture or other forage for later sale as feedlot replacements.
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Ttotal mixed ration (animal science, dairy science) A diet where
all the feed ingredients are blended together to ensure every bit
is nutritionally balanced. Back to top
UNo terms available at this time. Back to top
VNo terms available at this time. Back to top
Wwatershed An area of land that collects and discharges water
into a single stream or other outlet. Also called a catchment or
drainage basin. wether (animal science) A castrated male sheep.
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XNo terms available at this time.
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YNo terms available at this time. Back to top
ZNo terms available at this time.