agriculture Crossword Puzzles
Agriculture Sectors 2022-03-29
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- Production methods without the use of synthetic products or GMO seed
- The production and study of vegetable type or small scale crops
- agronomic crop production in a broad sense
- Provides proper care, treatment, and management of animals
- study of forests and woody plants
- Agricultural processing and progression from “field to table”
- the study of plants, soils, and water in an environment
- The science of specific tastes and combination of ingredients
- the advancement of agronomic genetics
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- agricultural machinery and repair services
- conservation and agriculturally related environmental impacts
- the study of flowers and the production of flowers
- production of fuel from agricultural commodities
- study of insects and their interaction with agriculture
- The production of livestock for food, fur, or other products
- The marketing, pricing, and delivering arm of agriculture
16 Clues: study of forests and woody plants • the advancement of agronomic genetics • agricultural machinery and repair services • agronomic crop production in a broad sense • production of fuel from agricultural commodities • the study of flowers and the production of flowers • study of insects and their interaction with agriculture • ...
Sustainable Agriculture 2022-12-02
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- These methods of farming improve the ________ of the nutrients in the soil and create a resistance to pests and weeds
- what element is fertilizer in the form of when applied to the soil
- Growing crops among plants of a different kind; usually inbetween the rows
- Plowing along the contours of the land to prevent soil erosion
- Consists of ridges and channels constructed along the slope of a hill to prevent rainfall runoff
- Farming in such a way to protect the environment, aid and expand natural resources and to make the best use of nonrenewable resources
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- To be able to grow crops on a plot of land for an ________ amount of time
- Planting a field with strips of different crops, rotating each one
- Planting multiple different crop species in the same field one after another in the same season
- By using _________, farmers are able to increase the amount of crops they produce in less amount of time
- A fertilizer consisting of growing plants that are plowed back into the soil
- Linear planting of trees and shrubs to slow the wind and create a more beneficial condition for soils, crops, livestock, wildlife, and people
- While soil already has enough ________ to support life, sometimes crops require more nutrients to grow
- Agricultural technique for growing crops without breaking the soil, therefore preventing soil from being carried away in the wind
- The regular rotation of livestock between different pastures in order to avoid overgrazing in a particular area
- Crops that have the ability to be harvested multiple times in their lifetime and live for more than two years before needing to be replanted
16 Clues: Plowing along the contours of the land to prevent soil erosion • Planting a field with strips of different crops, rotating each one • what element is fertilizer in the form of when applied to the soil • To be able to grow crops on a plot of land for an ________ amount of time • Growing crops among plants of a different kind; usually inbetween the rows • ...
Agriculture crossword 2020-04-28
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- The practice of hauling a large number of cattle over vast expanses of land, usually in attempts to find better pastures
- Breed of cattle more suited to cooler climate
- A mix of two or more breeds of cattle
- Where a majority for eh cattle in Australia can be found
- meat taken from calves as opposed to cattle
- minimal yield with lack of pesticides
- vitamin/mieral necessary for muscle growth
- flap of skin hanging off the chin of cattle
- meat taken from a sheep over the age of two
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- The state or states in which the majority of cattle farms can be found
- the aggressiveness or lack thereof, of a cattle
- The amount of intramuscular fat in cattle
- maximised yield, typically done with chemicals
- A system of feeding animals in intensive farming units
- breed of cattle more suited to tropical and hotter climates
- Bos Taurus cattle, originating from France
16 Clues: A mix of two or more breeds of cattle • minimal yield with lack of pesticides • The amount of intramuscular fat in cattle • vitamin/mieral necessary for muscle growth • Bos Taurus cattle, originating from France • meat taken from calves as opposed to cattle • flap of skin hanging off the chin of cattle • meat taken from a sheep over the age of two • ...
geography - agriculture 2023-02-05
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- land in which crops are grown
- ploughing, sowing, irrigation, weeding and harvesting are
- full form of HYV
- shifting cultivation is also known as ____________ agriculture
- refers to efforts made to increase production to meet growing demands
- _______ activities include extraction and production of resources
- requires 210 frost free days
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- seeds, fertilizer ,labor and machinery are
- agriculture is also known as
- breeding of fish in specially constructed tanks and ponds
- golden fiber
- another name for millets
- a beverage crop whose plantations can be seen in India and Sri Lanka
- agri means ____ in Latin
- shifting cultivation in Mexico is known as
- type of commercial farming where single crops are grown
16 Clues: golden fiber • full form of HYV • another name for millets • agri means ____ in Latin • agriculture is also known as • requires 210 frost free days • land in which crops are grown • seeds, fertilizer ,labor and machinery are • shifting cultivation in Mexico is known as • type of commercial farming where single crops are grown • ...
Agriculture Crossword 2025-04-08
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- a population of animals, kept by humans, usually for purposes in a farm or barn
- the process of being manufactured
- what is grown in a farm
- a living thing that can move, eat and react to the world, similar to humans
- where fruits, vegetable and flowers are grown
- a soil-like material that is made up of organic materials
- the process of applying water to crops
- a loose surface material that covers land, supports plant growth and other purposes
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- the preparation of the land and the planting/harvesting of crops
- a soft material that is made from the natural fiber of specific plants and is used to make clothing and other items
- a motor vehicle, that is mainly used for pulling or pushing agricultural machinery
- what are found naturally in the environment
- where we grow crops and plants
- farm animals that are mainly raised for their meat or milk
- undergoing development which can make it bigger
- food that are made up of milk products or milk
16 Clues: what is grown in a farm • where we grow crops and plants • the process of being manufactured • the process of applying water to crops • what are found naturally in the environment • where fruits, vegetable and flowers are grown • food that are made up of milk products or milk • undergoing development which can make it bigger • ...
Agriculture Careers 2026-04-23
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- Designs and takes care of outdoor spaces like yards.
- Manages and protects forests and trees.
- Designs ways to process and produce food.
- Studies crops and soil to improve farming.
- Studies animal DNA to improve health and traits.
- A doctor who cares for animals.
- Selects and breeds animals for desired traits.
- Takes care of plants growing inside a greenhouse.
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- Studies food to make it safer, healthier, or better tasting.
- Teaches students about farming, plants, animals, and agriculture.
- Grows crops or raises animals for food and products.
- Manages and feeds large groups of livestock, usually cattle.
- Studies soil to help plants grow better.
- Grows and cares for plants, flowers, or vegetables.
- Ranger – Protects parks and helps visitors learn about nature.
- Arranges flowers for events, decorations, or sales.
16 Clues: A doctor who cares for animals. • Manages and protects forests and trees. • Studies soil to help plants grow better. • Designs ways to process and produce food. • Studies crops and soil to improve farming. • Selects and breeds animals for desired traits. • Studies animal DNA to improve health and traits. • Takes care of plants growing inside a greenhouse. • ...
Crossword History 2016-10-24
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- people living in Mesopotamia are known as the
- Latin word meaning citizen.
- because it was abundant it allowed the excess of population
- the most common job after Neolithic Revulation
- the area between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in modern=day Iraq
- with this invention the human lost its prehistoric innocence
- a sociaty group caused by excess food
- the material that earliset craftmen work with
- where agriculture first started
- primary corp for china
- the largest and best=preserved Neolithic site known so far
- where jericho is located
- the food source the Pre=Pottery Neolithic A are focused on
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- first inhabited by Natufians around 11,000=8500BC
- the gender got unequal treat after Neolithic Revulation
- for the storage and transportation of food
- nomadic lifestyle supported by large herds of animals.
- the way of getting food except hunting before Neolithic Revulation
- other word for agriculture
- ,most important crop in the middle east
- another word for middle stone age(10000-8300BC)
- place where the main corps were maize, beans and suash
- settled,hierarchical urban life supported by agriculture
- in the pre-pottery neolithic B they were domesticated
- agriculture spread to other fertile areas around rivers,such as Egypt around the
25 Clues: primary corp for china • where jericho is located • other word for agriculture • Latin word meaning citizen. • where agriculture first started • a sociaty group caused by excess food • ,most important crop in the middle east • for the storage and transportation of food • people living in Mesopotamia are known as the • the material that earliset craftmen work with • ...
Maddiesmith jeffersonlin 2016-10-20
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- animals were domesticated
- what could spread more easily from settlement
- where maize, beans, and squash were the main crops
- a lifestyle with less movement
- something that became more dangerous from settling down
- the main crop in South America
- middle Stone Age
- allowed for excess population
- the primary crop in China
- another word for agriculture
- where agricultural took place around the Nile
- first developed in the Middle East
- largest and best preserved Neolithic site
- last animals to be domesticated
- the people who hunted
- the way agriculture spread
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- the percent of the history of modern humans was spent as hunter-gathers
- A Neolithic settlement that was located in the Levant
- who worked in obsidian and bone
- prefix that means middle
- describe societies that are urbanized and hierarchical
- old Stone Age
- involves a nomadic lifestyle,supported by herds of animals
- plants were domesticated
- a revolution that happened in the 19th century
- the people who gathered
- where agricultural first started
- how many people out of 10 had to work as farmers before the industrial revolution
- something that happened between men and women from agriculture
- what we believe helped lead to the start of agriculture
- the main crops in the Middle East
31 Clues: old Stone Age • middle Stone Age • the people who hunted • the people who gathered • prefix that means middle • plants were domesticated • animals were domesticated • the primary crop in China • the way agriculture spread • another word for agriculture • allowed for excess population • a lifestyle with less movement • the main crop in South America • who worked in obsidian and bone • ...
Maddiesmith jeffersonlin 2016-10-20
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- animals were domesticated
- what could spread more easily from settlement
- where maize, beans, and squash were the main crops
- a lifestyle with less movement
- something that became more dangerous from settling down
- the main crop in South America
- middle Stone Age
- allowed for excess population
- the primary crop in China
- another word for agriculture
- where agricultural took place around the Nile
- first developed in the Middle East
- largest and best preserved Neolithic site
- last animals to be domesticated
- the people who hunted
- the way agriculture spread
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- the percent of the history of modern humans was spent as hunter-gathers
- A Neolithic settlement that was located in the Levant
- who worked in obsidian and bone
- prefix that means middle
- describe societies that are urbanized and hierarchical
- old Stone Age
- involves a nomadic lifestyle,supported by herds of animals
- plants were domesticated
- a revolution that happened in the 19th century
- the people who gathered
- where agricultural first started
- how many people out of 10 had to work as farmers before the industrial revolution
- something that happened between men and women from agriculture
- what we believe helped lead to the start of agriculture
- the main crops in the Middle East
31 Clues: old Stone Age • middle Stone Age • the people who hunted • the people who gathered • prefix that means middle • plants were domesticated • animals were domesticated • the primary crop in China • the way agriculture spread • another word for agriculture • allowed for excess population • a lifestyle with less movement • the main crop in South America • who worked in obsidian and bone • ...
CH 10 Terms - Gage Ferranti 2022-02-25
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- agriculture undertaken primarily to generate products for sale off the farm
- Agriculture designed primarily to provide food for direct consumption by the farmer and his family
- a form of subsistence agriculture based on herding domesticated animals
- degradation of land, especially semiarid areas primarily because of human actions such as excessive crop planting
- a flooded field for growing rice
- a system of planting crops on ridge tops
- a large farm in tropical and subtropical climates
- harvesting twice a year from the same field
- the growing of fruits, vegetables, and flowers
- the time when human beings first domesticated plants and animals.
- areas with little or no access to healthy and affordable food
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- a form of subsistence agriculture in which farmers must expend a relatively large amount of effort to produce the maximum feasible yield from a parcel of land
- a series of agricultural revolutions that increased the planets capacity for supporting human life.
- the seasonal migration of livestock between mountains and lowland pastures
- the practice of rotating use of different fields from crop to crop each year to avoid exhausting the soil
- the area surrounding a city from which milk is supplied
- commercial gardening and fruit farming
- a patch of land cleared for planting through slashing and burning
- farming methods that preserve long-term productivity of land and minimize pollution
- a form of subsistence agriculture in which people shift activity from one field to another
- Commercial agriculture characterized by the integration of different steps in the food-processing industry
21 Clues: a flooded field for growing rice • commercial gardening and fruit farming • a system of planting crops on ridge tops • harvesting twice a year from the same field • the growing of fruits, vegetables, and flowers • a large farm in tropical and subtropical climates • the area surrounding a city from which milk is supplied • ...
agriculture crossword 2020-04-28
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- product of condensation
- an external parasite mainly for the cow
- relating to a region that has mild temperature
- livestock without horns in species with horns
- to be maintained for use in the future
- the process of manufacturing
- the supply and demand for goods within a country
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- process of a cow giving birth to a calf
- long term weather conditions in one area
- a dead body or corpse
- ruminant animals used for production of meat & milk
- an individual who purchases goods for personal use
- the natural colouring of animal and plant tissue
- relating to the number of livestock on a paddock
- an item that has been manufactured for sale
- sector that provides goods and services
16 Clues: a dead body or corpse • product of condensation • the process of manufacturing • to be maintained for use in the future • process of a cow giving birth to a calf • an external parasite mainly for the cow • sector that provides goods and services • long term weather conditions in one area • an item that has been manufactured for sale • ...
Agriculture Crossword 2022-05-02
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- A male turkey
- To give birth to a litter of pigs
- A male goat
- A male horse or pony
- A mother / female parent
- A young male or female bovine
- A mature bovine that has had at least one calf
- A adult female chicken or turkey
- A female horse or pony
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- A male pig
- A young sheep
- A young female swine that is not related
- A young goat
- A horse that is at least 1 year old
- The science of crop production
- A young rooster not more that one year old
16 Clues: A male pig • A male goat • A young goat • A male turkey • A young sheep • A male horse or pony • A female horse or pony • A mother / female parent • A young male or female bovine • The science of crop production • A adult female chicken or turkey • To give birth to a litter of pigs • A horse that is at least 1 year old • A young female swine that is not related • ...
Agriculture History 2025-08-25
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- ancient region of southwestern Asia in present-day Iraq, lying between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
- American law which makes it illegal to adulterate or misbrand meat and meat products being sold as food; ensures meat and meat products are slaughtered and processed under strictly regulated sanitary conditions
- colorless, volatile and flammable liquid which is produced by the natural fermentation of sugars
- treaty between Canada, Mexico and the United States which eliminated most tariffs between the counties
- vegetable garden, especially a home garden, planted to increase food production during a war
- estate on which crops such as coffee, sugar and tobacco were cultivated by resident labor
- provided grants of land to states to finance the establishment of colleges specializing in “agriculture and the mechanic arts”
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- large increase in crop production in developing countries achieved by the use of fertilizers, pesticides and high-yield crop varieties
- 19th-century doctrine or belief stating the expansion of the U.S. throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable
- action of searching out and publicizing scandalous information about famous people in an underhanded way
- free trade agreement between the United States, Canada and Mexico
- British civilian organization created during World War II so women could work in agriculture
- area of Oklahoma, New Mexico, Kansas, Colorado and Texas affected by severe soil erosion, caused by drought and relentless windstorms, in the 1930s
- farm implement consisting of a strong blade at the end of a beam, usually hitched to a draft team or motor vehicle and used for breaking up soil and cutting furrows in preparation for sowing
- act or means of sealing off a place to prevent foods or people from entering or leaving
- information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view
16 Clues: free trade agreement between the United States, Canada and Mexico • act or means of sealing off a place to prevent foods or people from entering or leaving • estate on which crops such as coffee, sugar and tobacco were cultivated by resident labor • British civilian organization created during World War II so women could work in agriculture • ...
chapter 10 ap hug 2022-03-01
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- An area in a developed country where healthy food is difficult to obtain.
- A form of subsistence agriculture based on herding domesticated animals.
- The time when human beings first domesticated plants and animals and no longer relied entirely on hunting and gathering.
- A flooded field for growing rice.
- The seasonal migration of livestock between mountains and lowland pastures.
- Agriculture undertaken primarily to generate products for sale off the farm.
- agriculture Farming methods that preserve long-term productivity of land and minimize pollution, typically by rotating soil-restoring crops with cash crops and reducing inputs of fertilizer and pesticides.
- shed The area surrounding a city from which milk is supplied.
- Rapid diffusion of new agricultural technology, especially new high-yield seeds and fertilizers.
- farming Commercial gardening and fruit farming, so named because the truck was a Middle English word meaning "barter" or "exchange of commodities."
- A path of land cleared for planting through slashing and burning.
- A form of subsistence agriculture in which people shift activity from one field to another; each field is used for crops for relatively few years and left fallow for a long period.
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- The growing of fruits, vegetables, and flowers.
- Harvesting twice a year from the same field.
- Agriculture is designed primarily to provide food for direct consumption by the farmer and the farmer's family.
- A type of agriculture in which the farmers maximize food production on relatively small fields.
- A large farm in tropical and subtropical climates that specializes in the production of one or two crops for sale.
- The process by which fertile land becomes desert, typically as a result of drought, deforestation, or inappropriate agriculture.
- A system of planting crops on ridge tops in order to reduce farm production costs and promote greater soil conservation.
- A large-scale farming enterprise.
- The practice of rotating use of different fields from crop to crop each year to avoid exhausting the soil.
21 Clues: A flooded field for growing rice. • A large-scale farming enterprise. • Harvesting twice a year from the same field. • The growing of fruits, vegetables, and flowers. • A path of land cleared for planting through slashing and burning. • A form of subsistence agriculture based on herding domesticated animals. • ...
Chapter 10-Ethan 2022-02-28
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- agriculture undertaken primarily to generate products for sale off the farm
- the area surrounding a city from which milk is supplied
- a form of subsistence agriculture in which people shift activity from one field to another
- a patch of land cleared for planting through slashing and burning
- farming methods that preserve long-term productivity of land and minimize pollution
- degradation of land, especially semiarid areas primarily because of human actions such as excessive crop planting
- a form of subsistence agriculture based on herding domesticated animals
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- harvesting twice a year from the same field
- the time when human beings first domesticated plants and animals.
- the practice of rotating use of different fields from crop to crop each year to avoid exhausting the soil
- Agriculture designed primarily to provide food for direct consumption by the farmer and his family
- the seasonal migration of livestock between mountains and lowland pastures
- the growing of fruits, vegetables, and flowers
- a form of subsistence agriculture in which farmers must expend a relatively large amount of effort to produce the maximum feasible yield from a parcel of land
- Commercial agriculture characterized by the integration of different steps in the food-processing industry
- areas with little or no access to healthy and affordable food
- a large farm in tropical and subtropical climates
- a flooded field for growing rice
- a series of agricultural revolutions that increased the planets capacity for supporting human life.
- commercial gardening and fruit farming
- a system of planting crops on ridge tops
21 Clues: a flooded field for growing rice • commercial gardening and fruit farming • a system of planting crops on ridge tops • harvesting twice a year from the same field • the growing of fruits, vegetables, and flowers • a large farm in tropical and subtropical climates • the area surrounding a city from which milk is supplied • ...
Corse 2025-04-07
32 Clues: big • more • vast • fish • city • last • fact • food • park • sites • fruit • three • almost • church • hotels • people • region • covers • occupy • species • tourism • economy • altitude • employee • beautiful • mountains • important • restaurant • agriculture • territories • advertisement • the capital of Corse
climate 2024-06-17
Maddiesmith jeffersonlin 2016-10-20
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- what could spread more easily from settlement
- the percent of the history of modern humans was spent as hunter-gathers
- largest and best preserved Neolithic site
- the primary crop in China
- where agricultural took place around the Nile
- a revolution that happened in the 19th century
- involves a nomadic lifestyle,supported by herds of animals
- the people who gathered
- old Stone Age
- something that happened between men and women from agriculture
- allowed for excess population
- something that became more dangerous from settling down
- first developed in the Middle East
- the people who hunted
- prefix that means middle
- the main crop in South America
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- a lifestyle with less movement
- what we believe helped lead to the start of agriculture
- where agricultural first started
- who worked in obsidian and bone
- describe societies that are urbanized and hierarchical
- another word for agriculture
- animals were domesticated
- plants were domesticated
- where maize, beans, and squash were the main crops
- the way agriculture spread
- middle Stone Age
- how many people out of 10 had to work as farmers before the industrial revolution
- last animals to be domesticated
- A Neolithic settlement that was located in the Levant
- the main crops in the Middle East
31 Clues: old Stone Age • middle Stone Age • the people who hunted • the people who gathered • plants were domesticated • prefix that means middle • the primary crop in China • animals were domesticated • the way agriculture spread • another word for agriculture • allowed for excess population • a lifestyle with less movement • the main crop in South America • who worked in obsidian and bone • ...
Maddiesmith jeffersonlin 2016-10-20
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- the main crop in South America
- a revolution that happened in the 19th century
- the people who gathered
- what could spread more easily from settlement
- where maize, beans, and squash were the main crops
- another word for agriculture
- middle Stone Age
- the people who hunted
- allowed for excess population
- what we believe helped lead to the start of agriculture
- the primary crop in China
- where agricultural first started
- involves a nomadic lifestyle,supported by herds of animals
- the main crops in the Middle East
- first developed in the Middle East
- how many people out of 10 had to work as farmers before the industrial revolution
- last animals to be domesticated
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- describe societies that are urbanized and hierarchical
- what was domesticated during the pre pottery neothlic b
- something that became more dangerous from settling down
- a lifestyle with less movement
- old Stone Age
- something that happened between men and women from agriculture
- the way agriculture spread
- the percent of the history of modern humans was spent as hunter-gathers
- largest and best preserved Neolithic site
- A Neolithic settlement that was located in the Levant
- prefix that means middle
- who worked in obsidian and bone
- where agricultural took place around the Nile
30 Clues: old Stone Age • middle Stone Age • the people who hunted • the people who gathered • prefix that means middle • the primary crop in China • the way agriculture spread • another word for agriculture • allowed for excess population • the main crop in South America • a lifestyle with less movement • who worked in obsidian and bone • last animals to be domesticated • ...
Maddiesmith jeffersonlin 2016-10-20
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- the main crop in South America
- a revolution that happened in the 19th century
- the people who gathered
- what could spread more easily from settlement
- where maize, beans, and squash were the main crops
- another word for agriculture
- middle Stone Age
- the people who hunted
- allowed for excess population
- what we believe helped lead to the start of agriculture
- the primary crop in China
- where agricultural first started
- involves a nomadic lifestyle,supported by herds of animals
- the main crops in the Middle East
- first developed in the Middle East
- how many people out of 10 had to work as farmers before the industrial revolution
- last animals to be domesticated
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- describe societies that are urbanized and hierarchical
- what was domesticated during the pre pottery neothlic b
- something that became more dangerous from settling down
- a lifestyle with less movement
- old Stone Age
- something that happened between men and women from agriculture
- the way agriculture spread
- the percent of the history of modern humans was spent as hunter-gathers
- largest and best preserved Neolithic site
- A Neolithic settlement that was located in the Levant
- prefix that means middle
- who worked in obsidian and bone
- where agricultural took place around the Nile
30 Clues: old Stone Age • middle Stone Age • the people who hunted • the people who gathered • prefix that means middle • the primary crop in China • the way agriculture spread • another word for agriculture • allowed for excess population • the main crop in South America • a lifestyle with less movement • who worked in obsidian and bone • last animals to be domesticated • ...
Maddiesmith jeffersonlin 2016-10-20
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- the main crop in South America
- a revolution that happened in the 19th century
- the people who gathered
- what could spread more easily from settlement
- where maize, beans, and squash were the main crops
- another word for agriculture
- middle Stone Age
- the people who hunted
- allowed for excess population
- what we believe helped lead to the start of agriculture
- the primary crop in China
- where agricultural first started
- involves a nomadic lifestyle,supported by herds of animals
- the main crops in the Middle East
- first developed in the Middle East
- how many people out of 10 had to work as farmers before the industrial revolution
- last animals to be domesticated
Down
- describe societies that are urbanized and hierarchical
- what was domesticated during the pre pottery neothlic b
- something that became more dangerous from settling down
- a lifestyle with less movement
- old Stone Age
- something that happened between men and women from agriculture
- the way agriculture spread
- the percent of the history of modern humans was spent as hunter-gathers
- largest and best preserved Neolithic site
- A Neolithic settlement that was located in the Levant
- prefix that means middle
- who worked in obsidian and bone
- where agricultural took place around the Nile
30 Clues: old Stone Age • middle Stone Age • the people who hunted • the people who gathered • prefix that means middle • the primary crop in China • the way agriculture spread • another word for agriculture • allowed for excess population • the main crop in South America • a lifestyle with less movement • who worked in obsidian and bone • last animals to be domesticated • ...
AP HUG Unit 5 Crossword 2025-05-16
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- A type of commercial agriculture that involves both growing crops and raising livestock.
- The growing of fruits, vegetables, and flowers.
- The mass planting and harvesting of grain crops, such as wheat, barley, and millet, for sale and consumption.
- Agriculture designed primarily to provide food for direct consumption by the farmer and the farmer’s family.
- agriculture characterized by the integration of different steps in the food-processing industry, usually through ownership by large corporations.
- Agriculture undertaken primarily to generate products for sale off the farm.
- The degradation of land, especially in semiarid areas, primarily due to human actions like excessive crop planting, animal grazing, and tree cutting.
- A form of commercial agriculture that specializes in the production of milk and other dairy products.
- A large-scale commercial farming operation that specializes in one or two crops, typically in tropical climates.
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- Specialized farming that occurs only in areas where the dry-summer Mediterranean climate prevails.
- A form of shifting cultivation in which fields are cleared by slashing the vegetation and burning the debris.
- A model that explains the location of agricultural activities in a commercial, profit-making economy. It shows different types of farming occur at varying distances from a city.
- The time when humans first domesticated plants and animals and no longer relied entirely on hunting and gathering.
- The rapid diffusion of new agricultural technology, especially new high-yield seeds and fertilizers, during the mid-20th century.
- Farming methods that preserve long-term productivity of land and minimize pollution, typically by rotating soil-restoring crops with cash crops and reducing inputs of fertilizer and pesticides.
- A form of subsistence agriculture in which people shift activity from one field to another; each field is used for crops for a few years and left fallow for a long period.
- An agricultural system that uses small inputs of labor, fertilizers, and capital relative to the area of land being farmed.
- Commercial gardening and fruit farming, so named because “truck” was a Middle English word meaning "bartering" or "exchange of commodities."
- A form of subsistence or commercial agriculture in which farmers must expend a relatively large amount of effort to produce the maximum feasible yield from a parcel of land.
- A form of subsistence agriculture based on the herding of domesticated animals.
20 Clues: The growing of fruits, vegetables, and flowers. • Agriculture undertaken primarily to generate products for sale off the farm. • A form of subsistence agriculture based on the herding of domesticated animals. • A type of commercial agriculture that involves both growing crops and raising livestock. • ...
Syllabus Crossword 2025-08-19
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- A 7th grade subject covering plants, crops, food & fiber.
- Working together to accomplish goals, emphasized in class.
- Students get one of these per class for late work with full credit.
- A 6th grade topic focusing on guiding and inspiring others.
- Everyone should bring a ___________ or other writing utensil to class.
- Part of evaluation along with labs, tests, and daily work.
- 8th grade topic about future jobs in agriculture & natural resources
- Be in your _____________ when the bell rings.
- A key skill taught in agriculture classes.
- A 7th grade subject dealing with trees and forests
- 7th grade unit focused on food production and safety.
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- You build a ___________ in 7th grade.
- Part of 7th grade, studying animals in their natural habitats.
- The first folder pull is just a ________.
- Required in shop classes, must be Z87+ rated.
- you will start each class with a ______________.
- Your teacher for Agriculture is Mrs. _______
- In 6th grade you give ___________________.
- 6th grade students learn the past and present of agriculture.
- Classroom rule: show this to teacher, classmates, and yourself.
- The subject of the course, involving farming and natural resources.
- you should always bring your ________________ to class.
- Being a responsible member of the community, taught in 6th grade.
- You build a ___________ in 8th grade.
24 Clues: You build a ___________ in 7th grade. • You build a ___________ in 8th grade. • The first folder pull is just a ________. • In 6th grade you give ___________________. • A key skill taught in agriculture classes. • Your teacher for Agriculture is Mrs. _______ • Required in shop classes, must be Z87+ rated. • Be in your _____________ when the bell rings. • ...
Chapter 10: Agriculture 2013-03-27
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- to remove chaff by allowing it to be blown away by the wind.
- agriculture farming methods that preserve long-term productivity of the land and minimize pollution, typically by rotating soil-restoring crops with cash crops and reducing inputs of fertilizers and pesticides.
- the deliberate effort to modify a portion of the earth’s surface through the cultivation of crops and the raising of livestock for sustenance or economic gain
- grain or fruit gathered from a field for harvest during a particular season.
- the outer covering of a seed
- tillage the system of planting crops in order to reduce farm production costs and promote greater soil conservation.
- the degradation of land, especially in semiarid areas, primarily because of human actions like excessive planting, animal grazing, and tree cutting.
- a flooded field for growing rice.
- agriculture agriculture designed primarily to provide food for direct consumption bythe farmer and the farmer’s family.
- cultivation a form of subsistence agriculture in which people shift activity from one field to another; each field is used for a relatively few years and left fallow for a relatively long period.
- grass or other plants grown for feeding grazing animals, as well as land used for grazing
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- a patch of land cleared for planting through slashing and burning.
- commercial agriculture characterized by the integration of different steps in the food-processing industry usually through ownership by large corporations.
- the seasonal migration of livestock between mountains and lowland pastures
- husks of grain separated from the seed by threshing
- Malay word for wet rice, commonly but incorrectly used to describe a sawah.
- revolution rapid diffusion of new agricultural technology, especially new high-yield seeds and fertilizers.
- nomadism a form of subsistence agriculture based on her domesticated animals.
18 Clues: the outer covering of a seed • a flooded field for growing rice. • husks of grain separated from the seed by threshing • to remove chaff by allowing it to be blown away by the wind. • a patch of land cleared for planting through slashing and burning. • the seasonal migration of livestock between mountains and lowland pastures • ...
Cross Word Puzzle OSA NSA Justin Castillo 2022-01-12
14 Clues: Clans • Nomads • Trading • Hunters • Farming • Surplus • Gatherers • Livestock • Government • Technology • Agriculture • Civilization • Domestication • Specialization
Cross Word Puzzle OSA NSA Justin Castillo 2022-01-12
14 Clues: Clans • Nomads • Trading • Hunters • Farming • Surplus • Gatherers • Livestock • Government • Technology • Agriculture • Civilization • Domestication • Specialization
Vocabulary Bingo 2022-10-24
14 Clues: GMF • trough • consume • feedlot • organic • pesticide • foodchain • gradually • fossilfuel • fertilizer • agriculture • sustainable • climatechange • greenhousegases
Vocabulary Bingo 2022-10-24
14 Clues: GMF • trough • consume • feedlot • organic • pesticide • foodchain • gradually • fossilfuel • fertilizer • agriculture • sustainable • climatechange • greenhousegases
Bio-fun-sity 2022-11-09
14 Clues: Extinct • Agriculture • Anthropocene • Construction • EconomicValue • Deforestation • CulturalValue • ClimateChange • Interdependant • KeystoneSpecies • ScientificValue • BiodiversityIndex • RecreationalValue • EconomicLifeSupport
AP Hug Unit 5 2026-05-22
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- Farming mainly to feed the farmer’s family.
- The seasonal movement of livestock herders across regions.
- Farming that uses large areas of land with fewer labor inputs.
- The arrangement of homes and farms in rural areas (clustered, dispersed, linear, etc.).
- The use of machines in farming to increase efficiency.
- Large-scale commercial farming operations connected to processing and distribution.
- Farming intended to sell products for profit.
- The development of high-yield crops and modern farming techniques that increased food production.
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- A model explaining how agricultural activities are arranged around a city based on transportation costs and land value.
- An area with limited access to affordable, nutritious food.
- Planting different crops in sequence to maintain soil fertility.
- The growing of crops and raising of animals for food and other products.
- Farming that uses a lot of labor or inputs on a small amount of land.
- Large-scale farming of one cash crop, often in tropical regions.
- A farming method where land is cleared, farmed temporarily, then abandoned to recover.
15 Clues: Farming mainly to feed the farmer’s family. • Farming intended to sell products for profit. • The use of machines in farming to increase efficiency. • The seasonal movement of livestock herders across regions. • An area with limited access to affordable, nutritious food. • Farming that uses large areas of land with fewer labor inputs. • ...
Agriculture 2024-11-13
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- great for loosening soil
- plants that have lifespan of over a year
- used for smoothing soil
- used for farming, mainly food products
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- used for digging
- an invasive plant species
- depth the depth at which plants are sowed
- plants that have lifespan of one year
- unwanted species in your garden
- malfunction in the plant's system
10 Clues: used for digging • used for smoothing soil • great for loosening soil • an invasive plant species • unwanted species in your garden • malfunction in the plant's system • plants that have lifespan of one year • used for farming, mainly food products • plants that have lifespan of over a year • depth the depth at which plants are sowed
Agriculture 2026-03-05
9 Clues: liquid • knowledge • materials • mixture of gases • to maximize output • of natural resources • layer of earth crust • capacity of a physical system • and coordinate of organization
nourrir l'humanité 2021-02-23
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- 800 millions de personnes en soufrent encore dans le monde aujourd'hui
- région en insécurité alimentaire au Brésil
- désigne les puissances émergentes
- pays dans lesquels l'agriculture commerciale a été développée
- production agricole fortement mécanisée au Brésil
- doit être protégé car menacé par l'agriculture commerciale
- quantité produite sur une surface cultivée
- espace naturel peu propice à l'agriculture
- elles sont encore très importantes dans le monde
- agriculture destinée à la consommation des paysans
- les besoins alimentaires de la population mondiale le sont
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- désigne les pays les plus pauvres de la planète
- continent qui devrait voir ses besoins alimentaires fortement augmenter
- maladie liée à l'accumulation excessive de graisses dans l'organisme
- nécessaire pour pratiquer l'agriculture en milieu aride
- agriculture respectueuse de l'environnement et des ressources
- maladie liée à une alimentation déséquilibrée
- l'Amazonie en est victime à cause de l'expansion de l'agriculture
- agriculture qui répond aux besoins des populations sans compromettre les besoins des populations futures
- agriculture qui recherche une production maximale et des rendements élevés
20 Clues: désigne les puissances émergentes • région en insécurité alimentaire au Brésil • quantité produite sur une surface cultivée • espace naturel peu propice à l'agriculture • maladie liée à une alimentation déséquilibrée • désigne les pays les plus pauvres de la planète • elles sont encore très importantes dans le monde • production agricole fortement mécanisée au Brésil • ...
agriculture 2022-11-02
9 Clues: cultivation of grapes • is also known as corn • major food crop of the world • Who discovered the coffee plant • Commercial rearing of silk worms. • the word agriculture is derived from • They are also known as coarse grains • The land on which the crops are grown • name of shifting cultivation in brazil
Sustainable agriculture 2021-12-13
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- Holistic biological and ecological management of a farm
- An expensive method which use information technology and other technologies to improve the whole agricultural production
- The integration of trees into crop
- Terracing and contour ploughing can help slow __________ and retain moisture on land.
- When arable land set aside for a long period of time, nutrients and soil moisture can be __________________.
- A thick layer of material placed over the soil and around plants
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- Vertical farming can help prevent price fluctuations of food due to ___________________.
- Planting different crops sequentially
- An expensive method to grow crops or raising livestock in a high-rise building
- The use of ____________ is abandoned in organic farming.
- Crop rotation can prevent the depletion of a particular type of ____________ in the soil because different types of crops are grown sequentially.
- ____________ like beans provides nitrogen-fixing bacteria, which can increase soil fertility.
- The planting of different varieties of crops on the same plot of land at the same time
- Arable land not under is set aside for a period
- The trees planted in an agroforestry practice can serve as ______________ and protect them from wind erosion.
15 Clues: The integration of trees into crop • Planting different crops sequentially • Arable land not under is set aside for a period • Holistic biological and ecological management of a farm • The use of ____________ is abandoned in organic farming. • A thick layer of material placed over the soil and around plants • ...
Agriculture Terms 2016-01-20
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- expenditure of much labor and capital on a piece of land to increase its productivity
- the cultural of agricultural areas
- use of little labor and capital to increase agricultural productivity
- the killing of wild game and harvesting of wild plants to provide food in traditional cultures
- a second crop is planted after the first has been planted
- dating back to 10000 years, it achieved plant domestication and animal domestication
- the feeding relationships between species in a biotic community
- the art, science, and practice of studying and managing forests and plantations, and related natural resources
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- farming to supply the minimum food and materials necessary to survive
- characteristic of farmers or their way of life
- a commercial type of agricultural that produces fattened cattle and hogs for meat
- the continual movement of livestock in search for forage animals
- the practice of rotating use of different fields from crop to crop each year, to avoid exhausting soil
- highly mechanized, large scale farming, usually under corporate ownership
- the cultivation of domesticated crops and the raising of domesticated animals
15 Clues: the cultural of agricultural areas • characteristic of farmers or their way of life • a second crop is planted after the first has been planted • the feeding relationships between species in a biotic community • the continual movement of livestock in search for forage animals • farming to supply the minimum food and materials necessary to survive • ...
Ireland Agriculture 2013-05-14
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- accumulate for 1.5% of the land
- Made incentives possible for farmers requesting retirement
- Began in Ireland around 4,000 BC
- 6% of agriculture acreage is used for growing
- In 1998,3,326,000 were devoted to growing crops
- Accounting for 12% of Ireland's fuel for the nations energy needs
- Before coins, currency in Ireland was based on
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- founded in 1900
- Where most exports from Ireland are shipped
- energy 1925 began research on
- Over half of Ireland's agriculture is
- founded in 1731 introduced new ideas and inventions that improved standards and productivity
- Provides secure markets and improved prices
- Given to farmers for land development, improvement of farm buildings and other projects
- Make livestock traceable in Ireland
15 Clues: founded in 1900 • energy 1925 began research on • accumulate for 1.5% of the land • Began in Ireland around 4,000 BC • Make livestock traceable in Ireland • Over half of Ireland's agriculture is • Where most exports from Ireland are shipped • Provides secure markets and improved prices • 6% of agriculture acreage is used for growing • ...
Agriculture 1 2016-03-31
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- a complete change in something; the overthrow of the government
- to feed on growing plants, such as grass
- a supply of workers
- the essential materials needed in an industry to make a product
- an economy based on industry, not agriculture
- new inventions; the science of industry
- unproductive; inadequate in performance
- world-wide
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- to use
- a layer of gas above the Earth's surface that protects human beings from harmful rays of the sun
- an increase in the world's temperature
- land held to be used by everyone
- in the language of colonialism, the colonizing power was referred to as the "mother" country- a sexist reference no longer in use
- money used to invest in business
- an act forbidding anyone except members of the Church of England from holding political office or entering the professions
15 Clues: to use • world-wide • a supply of workers • land held to be used by everyone • money used to invest in business • an increase in the world's temperature • new inventions; the science of industry • unproductive; inadequate in performance • to feed on growing plants, such as grass • an economy based on industry, not agriculture • ...
Agriculture 2 2016-04-03
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- animal droppings used to fertilize land
- unproductive; inadequate in performance
- a supply of work
- a complete change in something; the overthrow of a government
- an increase in the world's temperature
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- the essential materials needed in an industry to make a product
- a layer of gas above the Earth's surface that protects human beings from harmful rays of Sun
- to use
- animal food
- a group of animals distinguished by particular characteristics
- an economy based on industry, not agriculture
- new inventions; the science of industry
- land held to be used by everyone
- money used to invest in business
- world-wide
15 Clues: to use • world-wide • animal food • a supply of work • land held to be used by everyone • money used to invest in business • an increase in the world's temperature • animal droppings used to fertilize land • unproductive; inadequate in performance • new inventions; the science of industry • an economy based on industry, not agriculture • ...
Agriculture Vocabulary 2023-03-28
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- The first cash crop of South Carolina.
- The lack or scarcity of water.
- The animals raised on a farm for human use or consumption.
- The growing of food for sale.
- The way in which cranberries are harvested.
- The lack or extreme scarcity of food.
- The use of other businesses in the food industry.
- The science of growing plants (Fruits and Flowers)
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- The science of farming.
- _________ Company was founded in 1606.
- Concerts gave funds to Africa
- These farms are close to the urban areas.
- ________ and Burn farming.
- The growing of food for the family.
- The device used to knock the cranberry from the bush.
15 Clues: The science of farming. • ________ and Burn farming. • Concerts gave funds to Africa • The growing of food for sale. • The lack or scarcity of water. • The growing of food for the family. • The lack or extreme scarcity of food. • The first cash crop of South Carolina. • _________ Company was founded in 1606. • These farms are close to the urban areas. • ...
Agriculture Safety 2024-09-04
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- Green means
- These must be worn to protect your eyes
- No running or ___
- you should always know where this is located in a lab
- An unfortunate incident that happens unexpectedly and unintentionally
- Personal ___ Equipment
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- Safety Color orange means
- this switch is also known as a kill switch
- When in doubt, ___
- Don't wear this type of clothing
- You should never do this with an object
- Wear this to protect your skin and hands from danger
- A potential source of danger
- Wear this to protect your lungs
- Safety color red means
- Safety Color yellow means
16 Clues: Green means • No running or ___ • When in doubt, ___ • Safety color red means • Personal ___ Equipment • Safety Color orange means • Safety Color yellow means • A potential source of danger • Wear this to protect your lungs • Don't wear this type of clothing • These must be worn to protect your eyes • You should never do this with an object • ...
Kentucky Agriculture 2023-01-24
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- There are 11 of these in the Kentucky FFA.
- A type of crop that is most commonly is used for maizes in the fall time.
- These areas are cleared out and turned in to wood and other supples.
- This reasorce is something plants, animals,and humans cant live without.
- Another name for chickens and what they produce for us.
- A type of cattle that produces our food.
- There are many of these through out Kentucky.
- Also known as the Bluegrass state.
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- A animal that produces many types of food.
- This animal produces milk and food for us.
- This animal produces wool that we can turn into clothing.
- There are two regions in kentucky that have this word in it.
- Vegtable oil is the most common way humans consume this.
- Some people can have an allergy to this, the allergy known as silly act.
- A type of cattle that produces a drink, and some types of food.
15 Clues: Also known as the Bluegrass state. • A type of cattle that produces our food. • A animal that produces many types of food. • This animal produces milk and food for us. • There are 11 of these in the Kentucky FFA. • There are many of these through out Kentucky. • Another name for chickens and what they produce for us. • ...
Sustainable Agriculture 2022-08-05
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- The process of growing more than one species in the same place, in order to mimic natural cycles.
- A type of agriculture that doesn't exploit animals or animal products.
- Food grown without the use of chemicals.
- A seal or label that indicates to the consumer that the product has met a set of environmental standards.
- Having a wide range of species including plants, animals, insects, etc.
- The study of relationships between living organisms and their physical environment.
- The product of decomposition of organic matter used to help soil retain moisture.
- A type of agriculture which aims to combat climate change and return carbon dioxide to the soil.
- Any fuel derived from plants.
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- Agriculture where it is made that the land can be used productively forever.
- A type of grazing that involves moving livestock through a series of paddocks.
- The process of allowing nature to regrow and repair damaged environments/ecosystems.
- Communities of plants and animals that are modified by humans to create produce, meat, fuel, etc.
- The cultivation of a single crop in a given area.
- The distance from where food was grown/raised to where it is sold/consumed.
15 Clues: Any fuel derived from plants. • Food grown without the use of chemicals. • The cultivation of a single crop in a given area. • A type of agriculture that doesn't exploit animals or animal products. • Having a wide range of species including plants, animals, insects, etc. • The distance from where food was grown/raised to where it is sold/consumed. • ...
Agriculture vocabulary 2023-05-09
Organic Agriculture 2024-10-27
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- variety of life forms and ecosystem types on Earth. Includes genetic diversity (i.e. diversity within species), species diversity (i.e. the number and variety of species), and ecosystem diversity (total number of ecosystem types).
- any crop, other than a biennial crop, that can be harvested from the same planting for more than one crop year, or that requires at least one year after planting before harvest.
- total area of land under control of one farmer or collective of farmers, and including all the farming activities or enterprises.
- any written, printed, or graphic representation that is present on the label of a product, accompanies the product, or is displayed near the product at the point of sale, for the purpose of promoting its sale or disposal.
- product that has been produced or processed, and handled in compliance with organic standards.
- produced by a plant whose entire life cycle is completed within a single growing season.
- plants or portions of plants, mushrooms, and honey that are collected or harvested from defined sites which are maintained in a natural state and are not cultivated or otherwise managed.
- intentional or unintentional mixing together or the physical contact between organic products and non-organic products which are unpackaged or permeably packaged, which leads to a loss of integrity of the organic product during production, processing, transportation, storage, or handling.
- treatment of disease based on administration of remedies prepared through successive dilutions of a substance that in higher concentration produces symptoms in healthy subjects similar to those of the disease itself.
- area over which a plant or animal species naturally exists. Also used to indicate types of habitat
- examination of food or systems for control of food, raw materials, processing, and distribution, including in-process and finished product testing, in order to verify that they conform to requirements. For organic food, inspection includes the examination of the production and processing system.
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- any treatment that is effective in destroying or substantially reducing the number of vegetative cells of microorganisms of public health concern and other undesirable microorganisms.
- simultaneous production, processing, or handling of organic and non-organic (including transitional) crops, livestock, and/or other agricultural products of the same or similar (indistinguishable) varieties.
- substance that is formulated or manufactured by a chemical process or by a process that chemically changes a substance extracted from naturally occurring plant, animal, or mineral sources. Substances created by naturally occurring biological processes are not considered synthetic.
- ruminant and non-ruminant livestock raised for food purposes.
15 Clues: ruminant and non-ruminant livestock raised for food purposes. • produced by a plant whose entire life cycle is completed within a single growing season. • product that has been produced or processed, and handled in compliance with organic standards. • area over which a plant or animal species naturally exists. Also used to indicate types of habitat • ...
AGRICULTURE CROSSWORD 2026-05-07
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- a scientist who studies plants
- a person who manages and protects forests
- a place where young plants are grown/sold
- tree specialist who trims and cares for trees
- the science of growing crops and plants
- a person who studies crop production
- a glass building used to grow plants
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- a person who arranges and sells flowers
- someone who grows crops or raises plants for food
- a person who designs outdoor plants spaces
- cutting branches to help plants grow healthier
- a scientist who studies ecosystems and living things
- a young newly sprouted plant
- supplying water to plants through systems/channels
- the material in which plants grow
15 Clues: a young newly sprouted plant • a scientist who studies plants • the material in which plants grow • a person who studies crop production • a glass building used to grow plants • a person who arranges and sells flowers • the science of growing crops and plants • a person who manages and protects forests • a place where young plants are grown/sold • ...
Paddock APHG U5a (5.1-5.6) Crossword 2025-10-20
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- People who support themselves by hunting wild animals and gathering wild edible plants and insects.
- the place from which agriculture, or a form of agriculture originates
- _(Swidden) Agriculture: Agriculture that involves cutting small plots in forests or woodlands, burning the cuttings to clear the ground and release nutrients, and planting in the ash of the cleared plot
- Growing crops to feed your animals whose manure fertilizes your crops
- the arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area.
- Settling in one place and making that place a permanent home
- _ Agriculture: Growing specialized crops such as bananas, coffee, and cacao in tropical developing countries, primarily for sale to developed countries.
- Overall weather in an area over a long period of time
- Crops that carry new traits that have been inserted through advanced genetic engineering methods
- Planting a single crop per year but not necessarily the same crop every year.
- _ Revolution: Rapid diffusion of new agricultural technology, especially new high-yield seeds. Has greatly reduced famine, but also resulted in negative side effects like run-off and the water shortages
- _ Settlement: a pattern of settlements in which homes and other buildings follow the lines taken by the road
- _ Agriculture: Farming methods that preserve long-term productivity of land and minimize pollution, typically by rotating soil- restoring crops with cash crops and reducing in-puts of fertilizer and pesticides.
- The practice of rotating use of different fields from crop to crop each year, to avoid exhausting the soil.
- A method of land description which involves identifying distances and directions and makes use of both the physical boundaries and measurements of the land.
- _ Agriculture: specialized farming that occurs only in areas where the dry-summer Mediterranean climate prevails
- _ Settlement: a rural settlement pattern in which residents live in close proximity to one another, with farmland and pasture land surrounding the settlement; also known as a nucleated settlement
- A form of commercial agriculture in which livestock graze over an extensive area.
- The loose, weathered material on Earth's surface in which plants can grow.
- People shift activity from one field to another; each field is used for crops for relatively few years and left fallow for a relatively long period.
- _ Settlement: A rural settlement pattern characterized by isolated farms rather than clustered villages.
- are the areas that share similar tempatures and precipation throughout the year
- _ Agriculture: expenditure of much labor and capital on a piece of land to increase its productivity
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- The deliberate effort to modify a portion of Earth's surface through the cultivation of crops and the raising of livestock for sustenance or economic gain.
- The seasonal migration of livestock between mountains and lowland pastures.
- _ Agriculture: Agriculture designed primarily to provide food for direct consumption by the farmer and the farmer's family
- An agricultural method that utilizes large plantings of a single species or variety
- A geographical area of fertile land in the Middle East stretching in a broad semicircle from the Nile to the Tigris and Euphrates
- _ Agricultural Revolution: Dating back 10,000 years, it achieved plant domestication and animal domestication.
- Communal lands were replaced by farms owned by individuals, and use of the land was restricted to the owner or tenants who rented the land from the owner
- _ Agriculture: Agriculture undertaken primarily to generate products for sale off the farm.
- migratory but controlled movement of livestock solely dependent on natural forage
- The exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and technologies between the Americas and the rest of the world following Columbus's voyages.
- Intensive method of raising livestock
- The small scale production of fruits, vegetables, and flowers as cash crops sold directly to local consumers.
- _ System: yearly rotation of several crops including wheat, turnips, barley, clover, and ryegrass, also fed livestock and promoted greater yields.
- Surveying whereby land is divided into narrow parcels stretching back from rivers, roads, and canals
- geographical economic theory that refers to how the price and demand on real estate changes as the distance to the Central Business District (CBD) increases.
- The nucleus or "downtown" of a city, where retail stores, offices, and cultural activities are concentrated, and land values are high
- Survey method developed by Thomas Jefferson that divides land into a 6 mile by 6 mile township that is then subdivided into rectangular sections
- The process of changing plants or animals to make them more useful to humans
- _ Agricultural Revolution: improved methods of cultivation, harvesting, and storage of farm produce - allowed for the Industrial Revolution
- the time of year when it is warm enough for plants to grow
- _ Agriculture: An agricultural system characterized by low inputs of labor per unit land area.
- _ Agricultural Revolution: Modern mechanization of agriculture; the use of scientific knowledge to create GMOs that are drought and disease resistant; and the use of synthetic fertilizers & pesticides
45 Clues: Intensive method of raising livestock • Overall weather in an area over a long period of time • the time of year when it is warm enough for plants to grow • Settling in one place and making that place a permanent home • the place from which agriculture, or a form of agriculture originates • Growing crops to feed your animals whose manure fertilizes your crops • ...
Mayan Agriculture 2013-10-16
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- Ancient Mayan cisterns
- Domesticated by the Mayans
- Not a natural phenomenon
- Mayan farming method
- Collected rainwater for the Mayans
- No rain meant...
- Type of tools
- Introduced by Spaniards
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- Farming method not practiced
- Mayans returned to the field after
- Used for planting seeds
- Most prized food
- Most popular vegetable
- A plot
- Yucatan natural well
15 Clues: A plot • Type of tools • Most prized food • No rain meant... • Mayan farming method • Yucatan natural well • Ancient Mayan cisterns • Most popular vegetable • Used for planting seeds • Introduced by Spaniards • Not a natural phenomenon • Domesticated by the Mayans • Farming method not practiced • Mayans returned to the field after • Collected rainwater for the Mayans
Agriculture- Celeste 2016-01-19
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- a factory like farm devoted to either livestock fattening or dairying; all feed is imported and no crops are grown on the farm
- the cultural landscape of agricultural areas
- the unique way in which each culture uses its particular physical environment; those aspects of culture that serve to provide the necessities of life--food,clothing,shelter,and defense
- the killing of wild game and the harvesting of wild plants to provide food in traditional cultures
- dating back 10,000 years, it achieved plant domestication and animal domestication
- characteristic of farmers or their way of life
- a commercial type of agriculture that produces fattened cattle and hogs for meat
- means any technological application that uses biological systems, living organisms, or derivatives thereof,to make or modify products of processes for specific use
- highly mechanized, large-scale farming, usually under corporate ownership
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- commercial gardening and fruit farming so named because the word was a middle English word meaning bartering or the exchange of comodities
- farming to supply the minimum food and materials necessary to survive
- the cultivation of aquatic organisms (as fish or shellfish) especially for food
- the cultivation of domesticated crops and the raising of domesticated animals
- a second crop is planted after the first has been harvested
- animals kept for some utilitarian purpose who breeding is controlled by humans and whose survival is dependent on humans; differ genetically and behaviorally from wild animals
15 Clues: the cultural landscape of agricultural areas • characteristic of farmers or their way of life • a second crop is planted after the first has been harvested • farming to supply the minimum food and materials necessary to survive • highly mechanized, large-scale farming, usually under corporate ownership • ...
Agriculture 1 2016-03-31
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- an increase in the world's temperature
- the essential materials needed in an industry to make a product
- in the language of colonialism, the colonizing power was often referred to as the "mother" country-a sexist reference no longer used
- a supply of workers
- world-wide
- an act forbidding anyone except members of the church from holding political office or entering the professions
- land held to be used by everyone
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- new inventions; the science of industry
- to use
- unproductive; inadequate in performance
- an economy based on industry, not agriculture
- money used to invest in business
- a complete change in something; overthrow of a government
- a layer of gas above the earth's surface that protects human beings from harmful rays of the sun
- to feed on growing plants, such as grass
15 Clues: to use • world-wide • a supply of workers • money used to invest in business • land held to be used by everyone • an increase in the world's temperature • new inventions; the science of industry • unproductive; inadequate in performance • to feed on growing plants, such as grass • an economy based on industry, not agriculture • ...
Agriculture 1 2016-03-31
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- To feed on growing plants, such as grass.
- In the language of colonialism, the colonizing power was often referred to as the "mother" country - a sexist reference no longer in use.
- To use
- The essential materials needed in an industry to make a product.
- an increase in the world's temperature
- world-wide
- A complete change in something; the overthrow of a government.
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- Unproductive; inadequate in performance.
- An act forbidding anyone except members of the Church of England from holding political office or entering the professions.
- An economy based on industry, not agriculture.
- Land held to be used by everyone.
- Money used to invest in business.
- a layer of gas above the Earth's surface that protects human beings from harmful rays of the sun.
- New inventions; the science of industry
- A supply of workers.
15 Clues: To use • world-wide • A supply of workers. • Land held to be used by everyone. • Money used to invest in business. • an increase in the world's temperature • New inventions; the science of industry • Unproductive; inadequate in performance. • To feed on growing plants, such as grass. • An economy based on industry, not agriculture. • ...
California Agriculture 2023-11-16
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- On average it takes 2-2.5 gallons of ____ to produce each acre of corn
- there are about 16 million acres of ____ land in California
- California produces about 80% of ____ in the U.S.
- Each of californias top ten ____ exceed 1 billion in value.
- California produces 100% of comercial ____ in the U.S.
- There are about 9 million acres of ____ land in California
- More than 60% of land developed was ____ cropland
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- California ____ about 40 thousand acres of farmland per year
- In 2021 ____ output increased by 7%.
- There are about 100 million acres of ____land in California
- There are about 27 million acres of ____ land in California
- Over the last 2 years more than 200 ____ farms have been shut down.
- ____ is californias number one commodity.
- California produces 99% or more of most ____ crops in the U.S.
- California produces about 98% of ____ in the U.S.
15 Clues: In 2021 ____ output increased by 7%. • ____ is californias number one commodity. • California produces about 80% of ____ in the U.S. • California produces about 98% of ____ in the U.S. • More than 60% of land developed was ____ cropland • California produces 100% of comercial ____ in the U.S. • There are about 9 million acres of ____ land in California • ...
Arkansas Agriculture 2024-12-09
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- blood pressure health and muscle activity
- transplanting of desirable genes from one organism into the genome of another
- food production without the use of synthetic chemicals or GMOs
- a protein found in wheat that helps food maintain its shape, such as sponginess of bread
- skin and eyesight health
- D, aids in the absorption of calcium
- A, helps with vision and bone growth
- repairs muscle tissue
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- generates energy and strengthens bones
- consumption of this product has fallen substantially over the past 40 years
- naturally occurring prohibited supplementation in poultry and swine, cattle can receive regulated amounts
- reduces the risk of disease on the farm
- given to animals to prevent and manage disease
- helps the body digest sugars
- B12, maintains red blood cells
- market, where locally grown food is marketed often times consumers buy directly from the farmer
- meat, Excellent source of protein, iron, vitamins b12 and zinc
17 Clues: repairs muscle tissue • skin and eyesight health • helps the body digest sugars • B12, maintains red blood cells • D, aids in the absorption of calcium • A, helps with vision and bone growth • generates energy and strengthens bones • reduces the risk of disease on the farm • blood pressure health and muscle activity • given to animals to prevent and manage disease • ...
Agriculture Wordsearch 2024-10-17
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- preparation of the soil
- The action of cultivating land
- A glass building in which plants are grown that need protection from cold weather
- The creator of the FFA Creed
- The artificial application of water to the soil to assist in growing crops
- the preparation of plant products for human or animal consumption.
- The process of gathering mature crops from the field
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- A large event where goods, especially industrial goods, are displayed
- the activity of tending and cultivating a garden, especially as a pastime
- Farm animals
- Branch of agriculture that deals with field crop production and soil management
- The official name of the organization, National FFA Organization, is also known as
- Rotation The rotation of crops
- Agriculture conducted on commercial principles, especially using advanced technology
- an area of land and its buildings used for growing crops and rearing animals, typically under the control of one owner or manager
15 Clues: Farm animals • preparation of the soil • The creator of the FFA Creed • The action of cultivating land • Rotation The rotation of crops • The process of gathering mature crops from the field • the preparation of plant products for human or animal consumption. • A large event where goods, especially industrial goods, are displayed • ...
Agriculture Crossword 2025-04-28
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- combination of factors that give a wine its unique character
- a livestock weighing system designed to weigh cattle without stressing them out
- area/building where livestock is fatten/fed
- animals are slaughtered for a variety of uses here
- can identify a piece of DNA or a gene that affects particular traits
- the group of industries dealing with agricultural produce and services required in farming
- degree a wine exhibits its typical characteristics of its variety
- product associated with the dairy industry
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- expert judge in all matters of a subject, especially food, wine or art
- process where sunlight is used as food for green plants
- people who purchase and consume produce
- the combination of factors that make up a wine
- soaking crushed grapes in their own juice to extract colour, tannins and flavour
- a raw material or primary agricultural product that can be brought and
- a central location where livestock are auctioned and sold to the highest bidder
15 Clues: people who purchase and consume produce • product associated with the dairy industry • area/building where livestock is fatten/fed • the combination of factors that make up a wine • animals are slaughtered for a variety of uses here • process where sunlight is used as food for green plants • combination of factors that give a wine its unique character • ...
Agriculture Puzzle 2022-05-02
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- Stage of grass maturity right before the seed head emerges
- An adult female chicken or turkey
- Of a horse (equine), up to 1 year old
- A mature female sheep
- A male chicken castrated before reaching sexual maturity
- An uncastrated male sheep
- a young sheep
- a young goat
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- To give birth to a litter of pigs
- A young female cow that has not calved
- A sexually mature, uncastrated bovine
- A group of closely related species of plants
- Forage harvested during the growing season and preserved for later feeding
- Pertaining to poultry and/or fowl
- Male goat
15 Clues: Male goat • a young goat • a young sheep • A mature female sheep • An uncastrated male sheep • To give birth to a litter of pigs • An adult female chicken or turkey • Pertaining to poultry and/or fowl • A sexually mature, uncastrated bovine • Of a horse (equine), up to 1 year old • A young female cow that has not calved • A group of closely related species of plants • ...
Agriculture words 2026-03-24
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- The flesh of a cow
- A protein product produced from chickens
- the practice of harvesting crops and raising livestock
- A female bird
- Domesticated bovine farm animals
- an incidental or secondary product made in the manufacture or synthesis of something else.
- A British beef breed from Herefordshire
- preparation and use of land for crops and gardening
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- a foid of loose skin hanging from the neck or throat of an animal, especially n many cattle
- A breed of Japanese cattle. Its beef is graded A5
- A Pig
- Domesticated animals kept in farms to produce products like beef, milk, and eggs
- A male chicken
- Birds that are kept for the purpose of harvesting products
- gathering crops
15 Clues: A Pig • A female bird • A male chicken • gathering crops • The flesh of a cow • Domesticated bovine farm animals • A British beef breed from Herefordshire • A protein product produced from chickens • A breed of Japanese cattle. Its beef is graded A5 • preparation and use of land for crops and gardening • the practice of harvesting crops and raising livestock • ...
Chap 10 vocab 2022-03-08
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- growing fruits, veggies, flowers
- degradation of land
- desert limited accesses to affordable food
- agriculture farming for direct consumption
- cultivation people shift actively
- revolution humans first domesticated
- integration of different steps
- cropping harvesting tice from same field
- tillage planting crops on ridge tops
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- agriculture generate products to sell
- agriculture preserve land
- nomadism herding domesticated animals
- patch of cleared land
- farming commercial gardening/ fruit farming
- seasonal migration of livestock
- revolution rapid diffusion of new ag. tech
- Subsistence ag from of subsistnce ag
- large farm
- rotation avoid exhausting the soil
- flooded field for growing rice
- area surrounding a city where milk is supplied
21 Clues: large farm • degradation of land • patch of cleared land • agriculture preserve land • integration of different steps • flooded field for growing rice • seasonal migration of livestock • growing fruits, veggies, flowers • cultivation people shift actively • rotation avoid exhausting the soil • Subsistence ag from of subsistnce ag • revolution humans first domesticated • ...
Agriculture 2022-10-20
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- Latitude Grasslands - Region where extensive farming is carried out.
- - Climate in which intensive farming is done.
- - Activity connected to the processes of extraction and production of resources.
- - Wheat basket of the world.
- agriculture - Type of agriculture where the farmer grows the crops for his own consumption.
- farming - Per hectare production is less but total production in high.
- - Major crop grown by the method of extensive farming.
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- agriculture - Agriculture done by using pesticides.
- - Science or art of cultivating the soil, growing and harvesting crops and raising livestock.
9 Clues: - Wheat basket of the world. • - Climate in which intensive farming is done. • agriculture - Agriculture done by using pesticides. • - Major crop grown by the method of extensive farming. • Latitude Grasslands - Region where extensive farming is carried out. • farming - Per hectare production is less but total production in high. • ...
2.01 Ag Careers Puzzle 2020-03-24
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- ___ Representatives help to sell and market agriculture products to farmers and others involved in the industry.
- About __ of the projected openings for college graduates are in the Marketing, Merchandising and Sales Category.
- Along with Engineers and Related Specialists, perform research to improve the competitive position of agriculture in the United States.
- These individuals raise crop and animal products to help feed the world.
- These individuals in the social service category help to monitor food safety at different levels.
- A highly trained individual who works with producers to set animal health protocols and diagnose animal diseases.
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- These individuals work with beef animals to provide their comfort and care.
- This career works closely with high school students to help them be aware of best practices and techniques to raise plants and animals in the school setting.
- Agriculture __ Specialist use technical skills to produce agriculture products.
- Education, ___, and Information Specialists use communication skills to share information about agriculture.
- ___, Merchandising and Sales Representatives use communication and technology skills to trade agriculture products.
- Managers and ___ Specialists use human relation and communication skills to provide guidance within an agriculture business.
- These professionals use communication skills and technical expertise to provide information about agriculture.
13 Clues: These individuals raise crop and animal products to help feed the world. • These individuals work with beef animals to provide their comfort and care. • Agriculture __ Specialist use technical skills to produce agriculture products. • These individuals in the social service category help to monitor food safety at different levels. • ...
ANS1-2.01- Careers Crossword 2020-03-18
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- These professionals use communication skills and technical expertise to provide information about agriculture.
- ___, Merchandising and Sales Representatives use communication and technology skills to trade agriculture products.
- These individuals in the social service category help to monitor food safety at different levels.
- Along with Engineers and Related Specialists, perform research to improve the competitive position of agriculture in the United States.
- Managers and ___ Specialists use human relation and communication skills to provide guidance within an agriculture business.
- A highly trained individual who works with producers to set animal health protocols and diagnose animal diseases.
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- About 1/__ of the projected openings for college graduates are in the Marketing, Merchandising and Sales Category.
- These individuals raise crop and animal products to help feed the world.
- Education, ___, and Information Specialists use communication skills to share information about agriculture.
- ___ Representatives help to sell and market agriculture products to farmers and others involved in the industry.
- This career works closely with high school students to help them be aware of best practices and techniques to raise plants and animals in the school setting.
- Agriculture __ Specialist use technical skills to produce agriculture products.
- These individuals work with beef animals to provide their comfort and care.
13 Clues: These individuals raise crop and animal products to help feed the world. • These individuals work with beef animals to provide their comfort and care. • Agriculture __ Specialist use technical skills to produce agriculture products. • These individuals in the social service category help to monitor food safety at different levels. • ...
chapter10 2022-03-08
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- agriculture - Farming methods that preserve long-term productivity of land and minimize pollution
- rotation - prevents land from being exhausted
- - the process by which previously
- farming - Commercial gardening and fruit farming
- - The growing of fruits, vegetables, and flowers
- - the farming of products for sale off the farm
- Subsistence ag - A form of subsistence agriculture in which farmers must expend a relatively large amount of effort to produce the maximum feasible yield from a parcel of land
- - seasonal movement of livestock (herding) between mountains and lowland pastures
- cropping - Harvesting twice a year from the same field
- lands become arid and unusable for farming
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- tillage - System of planting crops on ridge tops, in order to reduce farm production costs and promote greater soil conservation
- - A large farm in tropical and subtropical climates that specializes in the production of one or two crops for sale, usually to a more developed country
- - A flooded field for growing rice
- nomadism - A form of subsistence agriculture based on herding domesticated animals
- cultivation - A form of subsistance agriculture in which people shift activity from one field to the other
- - A patch of land cleared for planting through slashing and burning
- - an area surrounding the milk source where milk is supplied without spoiling
- - comm ag. char. by steps in the food industry
- agriculture - Agriculture designed primarily to provide food for direct consumption by the farmer and the farmer's family
- revolution - advances in technology that allowed for the mass production of chemical fertilizers
- hunting+gathering to planting+sustaining
- desert - areas with little or no access to healthy and affordable food or limited or no access to fresh fruits and vegetables
22 Clues: - the process by which previously • - A flooded field for growing rice • hunting+gathering to planting+sustaining • lands become arid and unusable for farming • rotation - prevents land from being exhausted • - comm ag. char. by steps in the food industry • - the farming of products for sale off the farm • farming - Commercial gardening and fruit farming • ...
Agriculture Week 2022-03-01
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- I am the measurement of a horse
- I am a resource that can be used again and again
- I am the brown spot on a soybean that allows water to enter the seed
- I am used often for cooking and can be found on pizzas, I require little space and easy to grow
- I am the food and products that come from a pig
- I am the type of corn used to eat by humans
- I am used to help pollinate flowers and make honey
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- I am another word for cattle
- I am the layer of hard rock in soil
- I am made of milk and put on your pizza.
- I am a food group containing milk and milk products
- I am produced more in Illinois than any other state
- I am mined in 25 states and provide 760,000 jobs in the US
- I am sold in cartoons of dozens
- I am very popular in gardens, some may consider me a vegetable while others say a fruit
15 Clues: I am another word for cattle • I am the measurement of a horse • I am sold in cartoons of dozens • I am the layer of hard rock in soil • I am made of milk and put on your pizza. • I am the type of corn used to eat by humans • I am the food and products that come from a pig • I am a resource that can be used again and again • ...
Sustainable Agriculture 2022-04-07
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- a farming method in which different species are grown together.
- natural fertilizer made from plant and/or animal waste
- agriculture that does not use synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, or hormones
- crops that live through several seasons, and are harvested without replanting every year
- crops that live through a single season and need to be planted every year
- an insect that can be released as a biological control to eat aphids; despite their name they can be male or female
- a process in which excess nutrients in aquatic ecosystems lead to overgrowth of algae
- cute fuzzy little critters added to rice paddies to help control aquatic plant growth
- a chemical that kills or repels plant or animal pests
- scientific field that considers local ecology and local agricultural knowledge for farming
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- a partnership between consumers and farmers; its acronym is "csa"
- a mixture that contains nutrients to boost plant growth
- a farming method in which a single variety of one crop is planted
- when something can be used indefinitely because resources are not depleted faster than they are replaced
- a product claiming environmental benefits when they are honestly minimal
15 Clues: a chemical that kills or repels plant or animal pests • natural fertilizer made from plant and/or animal waste • a mixture that contains nutrients to boost plant growth • a farming method in which different species are grown together. • a partnership between consumers and farmers; its acronym is "csa" • ...
Agriculture Terms 2016-01-19
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- a second crop after the first has been harvested
- the art,science, and practice of studying forests and plantations
- the cultivation of rice on a paddy
- of farmers of there own way
- the feeding relationships between species
- the killing of wild game and the harvesting
- expenditure of much labor
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- a commercial type of agriculture
- commercial gardening and fruit farming
- a system of monoculture for producing export crops
- the recent intro of high field hybrid crops
- the cultivation of aquatic organisms
- use of little labor and capital
- in america commercial grain agriculture
- factory like a farm devoted to either livestock or dairying
15 Clues: expenditure of much labor • of farmers of there own way • use of little labor and capital • a commercial type of agriculture • the cultivation of rice on a paddy • the cultivation of aquatic organisms • commercial gardening and fruit farming • in america commercial grain agriculture • the feeding relationships between species • the recent intro of high field hybrid crops • ...
Agriculture-Mariah 2016-01-20
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- producing export crops needing a lot of land for this
- a type of agriculture that has fattened animals for meat
- to use a little labor to help with productivity
- the cultivation of a aquatic animal
- commercial gardening and fruit farming
- rice on a paddy
- a factory where they only have livestock fattening or dairying
- rotating use of different fields from crop to crop each year
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- a second crop has been harvested after the first product was picked
- the relationship between species in a community
- planted by humans that is a little different from their ancestors
- to work on a peace of land so it has more productivity
- no one lives here all the work is done by migratory workers
- they way a farmer lives
- the cultivation of domesticated crops and raising domestic animals
15 Clues: rice on a paddy • they way a farmer lives • the cultivation of a aquatic animal • commercial gardening and fruit farming • the relationship between species in a community • to use a little labor to help with productivity • producing export crops needing a lot of land for this • to work on a peace of land so it has more productivity • ...
Agriculture 1 2016-03-31
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- an increase in the world's temperature
- land held to be used be everyone
- an economy based on industry, not agriculture
- a layer of gas above the earth's surface that protects human beings from the harmful rays of the sun
- the essential materials used in an industry to make a product
- to use
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- world-wide
- money used to invest in a business
- in the language of colonialism, the colonizing power was often referred to as the "mother" country- a sexist reference no longer in use
- to feed on growing plants, such as grass
- a complete change in something; the overthrow of a government
- unproductive, inadequate in performance
- new inventions; the science of industry
- a supply of workers
- an act forbidding anyone except member of the Church of England from holding office or entering the profession
15 Clues: to use • world-wide • a supply of workers • land held to be used be everyone • money used to invest in a business • an increase in the world's temperature • unproductive, inadequate in performance • new inventions; the science of industry • to feed on growing plants, such as grass • an economy based on industry, not agriculture • ...
Ecosystems Agriculture 2023-04-28
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- An ecosystem found in a body of water, like a stream, river, wetland, or ocean.
- A wooded or grass strip planted along a stream or river bank to slow the runoff from agricultural cropland.
- An ecosystem composed mainly of grasses with few trees and shrubs.
- An ecosystem characterized by low annual rainfall, soil composed of sand or rock, and temperatures that are often extremely high during the day and cold at night.
- An ecosystem found in oceans and seas in which the water contains high amounts of salt and other minerals.
- A forest ecosystem that receives abundant rainfall, has dense flora, and in which the trees shed their leaves annually.
- An ecosystem characterized by a diverse array of habitats that are influenced by dramatic changes in altitude.
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- An ecosystem found on land, like prairies, woodlands, and deserts.
- An underwater ecosystem with structures made up of colonies of tiny animals.
- the preferred living area (within an ecosystem) of a plant or animal.
- A freshwater ecosystem in still or slow-moving water.
- The animal life in an ecosystem
- a freshwater ecosystem found in streams, or rivers that rise from lakes, ponds, or freshwater springs
- A forest ecosystem found in the tropics in which the trees do not shed their leaves, and there is abundant rainfall and dense tree vegetation at various heights.
- The study of the relations or interaction of living things with one another and their environment.
15 Clues: The animal life in an ecosystem • A freshwater ecosystem in still or slow-moving water. • An ecosystem found on land, like prairies, woodlands, and deserts. • An ecosystem composed mainly of grasses with few trees and shrubs. • the preferred living area (within an ecosystem) of a plant or animal. • ...
Food & Agriculture 2019-03-28
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- The loss of fertile soil when it is blown away by wind or washed away by water is called___________________.
- The raising of aquatic organisms for human use and consumption is called ___________________.
- In farming, a(n) ____________________ is any organism that occurs where it is not wanted, or in large enough numbers to cause economic damage.
- The accumulation of salts in the soil, which can be caused by irrigation and low rainfall, is called ___________________.
- Animal species bred and managed for human use are referred to as ____________________.
- Soil forms when rock is broken down into smaller fragments by wind, water, and __________________ .(2 words)
- Soil-retaining terraces and contour plowing are both examples of _________________________. (2 words)
- The upper layer of soil consisting of rock particles, water, air, and organic matter is the __________________.
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- A(n) ____________________ is a prolonged period during which no rain falls in a particular region.
- Goats, sheep, cattle and other ____________________ are cud-chewing mammals with multi-chambered stomachs.
- The technology of _________________________ allows desirable traits in crop plants to be transferred through the direct manipulation of genes for those traits.(2 words)
- Agriculture that is ____________________ would likely depend on mules for plowing, fertilizer such as manure, and irrigation through ditches.
- The health problem caused by not eating enough necessary nutrients is known as ___________________.
- More energy, water, and land are needed to produce a gram of ____________________ than to produce a gram of food from plants.
- Cattle, goats, pigs, sheep, and chickens are all types of ____________________.
15 Clues: Cattle, goats, pigs, sheep, and chickens are all types of ____________________. • Animal species bred and managed for human use are referred to as ____________________. • The raising of aquatic organisms for human use and consumption is called ___________________. • ...
Urban Agriculture 2026-02-11
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- edible plants on walls (2 words)/ living walls
- indoor plant growing with artificial lights (2 words) /vertical farming
- or bees kept in the city (2 words)/ urban livestock
- fish and plants together in/ water aquaponics
- food waste to enrich /soil composting
- that grow well in cities due to limited space (2 words) /compact varieties
- produce directly to urban consumers (2 words)/ direct sales
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- in containers, buckets, or barrels (2 words) /container gardening
- vegetables often sold at these (2 words)/ farmers market
- crops without/ soil hydroponics
- of growing plants from seeds indoors before transplanting (2 words)/ seed starting
- neighborhood gardens (2 words)/ community garden
- worms to break down organic waste /vericomposting
- food in city spaces (2 words)/ urban farming
- gardens on top of buildings (2 words) /rooftop gardens
15 Clues: crops without/ soil hydroponics • food waste to enrich /soil composting • food in city spaces (2 words)/ urban farming • fish and plants together in/ water aquaponics • edible plants on walls (2 words)/ living walls • neighborhood gardens (2 words)/ community garden • worms to break down organic waste /vericomposting • ...
Agriculture crossword 2026-03-17
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- Cutting wool from sheep.
- A person who takes care of sheep.
- The hair from sheep used to make fabric.
- A tall structure used to store grain or feed
- A group of sheep.
- A farm building used for animals or storage.
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- A place where crops are grown and animals are raised.
- A large area where crops are grown.
- Something planted to grow a new plant.
- An adult female sheep.
- Land where animals eat grass.
- The ground where plants grow.
- Dried grass used to feed animals.
- An adult male sheep.
- A young sheep.
15 Clues: A young sheep. • A group of sheep. • An adult male sheep. • An adult female sheep. • Cutting wool from sheep. • Land where animals eat grass. • The ground where plants grow. • A person who takes care of sheep. • Dried grass used to feed animals. • A large area where crops are grown. • Something planted to grow a new plant. • The hair from sheep used to make fabric. • ...
2.01 Ag Careers Puzzle 2020-07-08
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- This career works closely with high school students to help them be aware of best practices and techniques to raise plants and animals in the school setting.
- ___, Merchandising and Sales Representatives use communication and technology skills to trade agriculture products.
- Managers and ___ Specialists use human relation and communication skills to provide guidance within an agriculture business.
- About __ of the projected openings for college graduates are in the Marketing, Merchandising and Sales Category.
- Along with Engineers and Related Specialists, perform research to improve the competitive position of agriculture in the United States.
- These individuals work with beef animals to provide their comfort and care.
- ___ Representatives help to sell and market agriculture products to farmers and others involved in the industry.
- These professionals use communication skills and technical expertise to provide information about agriculture.
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- These individuals in the social service category help to monitor food safety at different levels.
- Agriculture __ Specialist use technical skills to produce agriculture products.
- These individuals raise crop and animal products to help feed the world.
- A highly trained individual who works with producers to set animal health protocols and diagnose animal diseases.
- Education, ___, and Information Specialists use communication skills to share information about agriculture.
13 Clues: These individuals raise crop and animal products to help feed the world. • These individuals work with beef animals to provide their comfort and care. • Agriculture __ Specialist use technical skills to produce agriculture products. • These individuals in the social service category help to monitor food safety at different levels. • ...
Agriculture Key Terms 2020-01-23
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- The most productive farmland
- Agriculture undertaken primarily to generate products for sale off the farm.
- The seasonal migration of livestock Between mountains and lowland patures
- The practice of rotating use of different fields from crop to crop each year to avoid exhausting the soil.
- Degradation of land, especially in semiarid areas, primarily because of human actions such as excessive crop planting, animal grazing, and tree cutting. Also known as semiarid land degradation.
- Rice planted on dry land in a nursery and then moved to a deliberately flooded field to promote growth.
- A grass that yields grain for food
- Another name for shifting cultivation, so named because fields are cleared by slashing the vegetation and burning the debris.
- A form of subsistence agriculture characteristics of Asia's major population concentrations in which farmers must expand a relatively large amount of effort to produce the maximum feasible yield from a parcel of land.
- A form of subsistence agriculture based on herding domesticated animals.
- Physical, social, and economical access at all times to safe and nutritious food sufficient to meet dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life.
- A living organism that possesses a novel combination of genetic material obtained through the use of modern biotechnology.
- The Malay word for wet rice, increasingly used to describe a flooded field.
- A large farm in tropical and subtropical climates that specializes in the production of one or two crops for sale, usually to a more developed country.
- The deliberate effort to modify a portion of the earth's surface through the cultivation of crops and the raising of livestock for sustenance or economic gain.
- Commercial agriculture characterized by the integration of different steps in the food-processing industry, usually through ownership by large corporations.
- Rapid diffusion of new agricultural technology, especially new high-yield seeds and fertilizers
- A patch of land cleared for planting through slashing and burning
- Any plant gathered from a field as a harvest during a particular season.
- Agriculture designed primarily to provide food for direct consumption by the farmer and the farmer's family.
- The area surrounding a city from which milk is supplied
- A form of subsistence agriculture in which people shift activity from one field to another; each field is used for crops for a relatively few years and left fallow for a relatively long period.
- A form of commercial agriculture in which livestock graze over an extensive area
- The growing of fruits, vegetables, and flowers
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- The time when human beings first domesticated plants and animals and no longer relied entirely on hunting and gathering.
- Commercial farming characterized by integration of crops and livestock; most of the crops are fed to animals rather than being consumed directly by humans
- A system of planting crops on ridge tops in order to reduce farm production costs and promote greater soil conservation.
- The amount of food that an individual consumes, measured in kilocalories (Calories in the United States)
- Commercial gardening and fruit farming, so named for the middle English word truck, meaning barter or exchange of commodities
- The cultivation of seafood under controlled conditions.
- Capturing fish faster than they can reproduce
- A flooded field for growing rice
- A form of commercial agriculture that specializes in the production of milk and other dairy products
- Harvesting twice a year from the same field.
- The capture of wild fish and other seafood living in the waters.
- Dietary energy consumption that is continuously below the minimum requirement for maintaining a healthy life and carrying out light physical activity
- A farming practice that leaves all of the soil undistributed and the entire residue of the previous year's harvest left untouched on the fields.
- Seed of a cereal grass
38 Clues: Seed of a cereal grass • The most productive farmland • A flooded field for growing rice • A grass that yields grain for food • Harvesting twice a year from the same field. • Capturing fish faster than they can reproduce • The growing of fruits, vegetables, and flowers • The cultivation of seafood under controlled conditions. • ...
Equine Science Careers Crossword 2020-09-20
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- ___ Representatives help to sell and market agriculture products to farmers and others involved in the industry.
- About __ of the projected openings for college graduates are in the Marketing, Merchandising and Sales Category.
- Along with Engineers and Related Specialists, perform research to improve the competitive position of agriculture in the United States.
- These individuals raise crop and animal products to help feed the world.
- These individuals in the social service category help to monitor food safety at different levels.
- A highly trained individual who works with producers to set animal health protocols and diagnose animal diseases.
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- These individuals work with beef animals to provide their comfort and care.
- This career works closely with high school students to help them be aware of best practices and techniques to raise plants and animals in the school setting.
- Agriculture __ Specialist use technical skills to produce agriculture products.
- Education, ___, and Information Specialists use communication skills to share information about agriculture.
- ___, Merchandising and Sales Representatives use communication and technology skills to trade agriculture products.
- Managers and ___ Specialists use human relation and communication skills to provide guidance within an agriculture business.
- These professionals use communication skills and technical expertise to provide information about agriculture.
13 Clues: These individuals raise crop and animal products to help feed the world. • These individuals work with beef animals to provide their comfort and care. • Agriculture __ Specialist use technical skills to produce agriculture products. • These individuals in the social service category help to monitor food safety at different levels. • ...
Agriculture 2022-11-01
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- They are known as coarse grains
- Cultivation of grapes
- It was discovered by arab goat herder Kaldi
- It is known as a beverage crop
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- Type of commercial farming
- It exists when all people at all times have access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food
- It is also known as golden fibre
- It is known as corn
- Shifting agriculture known in brazil
9 Clues: It is known as corn • Cultivation of grapes • Type of commercial farming • It is known as a beverage crop • They are known as coarse grains • It is also known as golden fibre • Shifting agriculture known in brazil • It was discovered by arab goat herder Kaldi • It exists when all people at all times have access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food
Agriculture 2021-07-27
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- on a wide scale .
- is a barrier across flowing water that obstructs , directs or retards the flow , often creating a reservoir..
- were underground storing tanks of drinking water in arid and semi arid regions of Rajasth
- a large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply.
- the process of setting or being deposited as a sediment .
- the study of human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artefacts and other Physical remains .
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- the development of industries in a country or
- :water held underground in the soil or in pores and services in rock .
- the state of being scare or in short supply shortage.
9 Clues: on a wide scale . • the development of industries in a country or • the state of being scare or in short supply shortage. • the process of setting or being deposited as a sediment . • a large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply. • :water held underground in the soil or in pores and services in rock . • ...
Agriculture 2021-05-09
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- they place they kept their animals
- cattle represented ----- to the farmers
- crop or animal farming
- the farmers had ------- animals
- the people in charge of the crops
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- the soil had to be ------ to be able to farm
- a specific place or position
- the process or period of gathering in crops
- cattle provided --- to make the farmers bones strong
9 Clues: crop or animal farming • a specific place or position • the farmers had ------- animals • the people in charge of the crops • they place they kept their animals • cattle represented ----- to the farmers • the process or period of gathering in crops • the soil had to be ------ to be able to farm • cattle provided --- to make the farmers bones strong
Agriculture 2022-10-20
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- - Wheat basket of the world.
- - Climate in which intensive farming is done.
- - Major crop grown by the method of extensive farming.
- - Per hectare production is less but total production in high.
- - Agriculture done by using pesticides.
- - Science or art of cultivating the soil, growing and harvesting crops and raising livestock.
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- - Activity connected to the processes of extraction and production of resources.
- - Region where extensive farming is carried out.
- - Type of agriculture where the farmer grows the crops for his own consumption.
9 Clues: - Wheat basket of the world. • - Agriculture done by using pesticides. • - Climate in which intensive farming is done. • - Region where extensive farming is carried out. • - Major crop grown by the method of extensive farming. • - Per hectare production is less but total production in high. • ...
Agriculture 2023-06-29
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- Crops sown in the rainy season
- Cutting the crop after it's mature
- Tool that helps in turning and loosening of soil
- Large storage of grains to protect them from pests
- An organic substance used to make the soil rich in nutrients and fertile
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- Plants of the same kind grown on a piece of land on a large scale
- Nitrogen fixing bacteria in leguminous plants
- Supplying water to crops to help growth
- Unwanted plants
9 Clues: Unwanted plants • Crops sown in the rainy season • Cutting the crop after it's mature • Supplying water to crops to help growth • Nitrogen fixing bacteria in leguminous plants • Tool that helps in turning and loosening of soil • Large storage of grains to protect them from pests • Plants of the same kind grown on a piece of land on a large scale • ...
Agriculture 2026-03-05
9 Clues: liquid • knowledge • materials • mixture of gases • to maximize output • of natural resources • layer of earth crust • capacity of a physical system • and coordinate of organization
chapter 8 vocab 2022-02-24
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- Flooded field for growing rice
- Agriculture designed primarily to provide food for direct consumption by the farmer and the farmer's family.
- The seasonal movement of livestock (herding) between mountains and lowland pastures.
- practice of rotting use of different fields from crop to crop each year to avoid exhaustion the soil
- Great increase in production of food grains
- An area in which trees have been planted, especially for commercial purposes
- Process of moving from one plot of land to another
- Farming methods that preserve long-term productivity of land and minimize pollution.
- - A patch of land cleared for planting through slashing and burning.
- A region producing milk that may be supplied to the area of demand
- The art or practice of garden cultivation and management
- agriculture undertaken primarily to generate products for sale off the farm
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- Harvesting twice a year from the same field.
- degradation of land primarily because of human actions like excessive crop planting
- commercial agriculture characterized by the integration of different steps in the food-processing industry, usually through ownership by large corporations
- time when humans beings first domesticated plants and animals and no longer relied on hunting and gathering
- Commercial gardening and fruit farming
- Where a farmer cultivates a small plot of land using simple tools and more labor
- an area in a developed country where healthy food is difficult to obtain.
- A way of life of peoples who do not live continually in the same place but move cyclically or periodically
- A form of conservation tillage where the farmer builds ridges or raised beds
21 Clues: Flooded field for growing rice • Commercial gardening and fruit farming • Great increase in production of food grains • Harvesting twice a year from the same field. • Process of moving from one plot of land to another • The art or practice of garden cultivation and management • A region producing milk that may be supplied to the area of demand • ...
FFA Crossword 2023-11-02
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- Labor and tillage of the soil, the backbone of agriculture and the historic foundation of our country's strength.
- A national symbol which serves as a reminder of our freedom and ability to explore new horizons for the future of agriculture.
- The second-highest officer in the executive branch secretary prepares the minutes of the meetings, attends to chapter correspondence and records members
- Future farmers of america
- Openings to people that are wanting to join the ffa
- Signifies progress and holds a promise that tomorrows will bring a new day glowing with opportunity
- Appropriate for all agriculture students and designed primarily to help students become literate in agriculture
- Andrew Seibel was what in ffa?
- Domesticated animals raised in an agricultural setting in order to provide labour and produce diversified products for consumption
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- Where ffa association is located
- Symbolizes the knowledge required to be successful in the industry of agriculture
- Education is a systematic program of instruction available to students desiring to learn about the science, business, technology of plant and animal production and/or about the environmental and natural resources systems.
- Emphasizes the purpose of meetings, the duties of officers and the significance of recognition given to individuals.
- A symbol to foster citizenship among members
- A person, such as sentry,assigned to keep guard
- The action of leading a group of people or an organization
- a symbol of unity
- A person that takes care of crop/animals in what part of land
- To Preside over meetings To Appoint committees To Coordinate chapter activities
- Future farmers,government officials teachers and premier professionals in many career fields
20 Clues: a symbol of unity • Future farmers of america • Andrew Seibel was what in ffa? • Where ffa association is located • A symbol to foster citizenship among members • A person, such as sentry,assigned to keep guard • Openings to people that are wanting to join the ffa • The action of leading a group of people or an organization • ...
15. Environmental Impacts of Agriculture 2025-02-14
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- agriculture _________________ soil with fertilizers and pesticides
- fish farms can spread ________________ and parasites to fish in the surrounding ecosystem
- agriculture uses more ___________ than any other industry in the U.S.
- ___________ production has caused degradation of grasslands, erosion of topsoil, and pollution
- _________________ agriculture is the least sustainable type of agriculture
- the process by which land becomes dry and the production of topsoil decreases
- topsoil erosion can deplete ________________ in the soil that plants need to grow
- the top layer of soil that supplies nutrients for plant growth
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- the act of clearing an area of forest
- the variety of plants and animals that humans eat
- soil __________________: accumulation of salts in the topsoil
- _________________ is the most environmentally harmful human activity
- using fertilizers and __________________ adds chemicals to the air, causing air pollution
- ____________________ are being cleared to make room for cattle ranches and food production
- soil salinization is caused by _____________ or watering crops
15 Clues: the act of clearing an area of forest • the variety of plants and animals that humans eat • soil __________________: accumulation of salts in the topsoil • soil salinization is caused by _____________ or watering crops • the top layer of soil that supplies nutrients for plant growth • agriculture _________________ soil with fertilizers and pesticides • ...
Agricultural Careers 2023-07-23
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- A person who manages and works on a large farm, typically for raising cattle or other livestock.
- One who cares for and herds sheep.
- A job in which you study how societies use available resources to meet the needs of people in agriculture.
- The study of the domesticated animals and plants that farmers raise for commercial purposes.
- A series of activities involved in moving the goods from the point of production to point of consumption.
- The growth of plants in nutrient-enriched water.
- A machine that disturbs the top surface of the soil to either prepare the soil into a smooth, loose, aerated seedbed, and/or to kill weeds.
- The structural support used for plants in agriculture (also their source of water and nutrients)
- A document that shows prospective employers your relevant qualifications, skills and experience in agriculture.
- A weather forecaster who can help farmers with crop production timings.
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- A person in charge of the farming of aquatic organisms
- Machinery and other equipment engineered for an applicable and novel use in agriculture.
- An expert in the study of insects, which can be beneficial or harmful to agriculture.
- An expert in the science of soil management and crop production.
- An entrepreneur starts one
- The science and art of growing fruits, vegetables, flowers, or ornamental plants.
- A branch of agriculture that encompasses the breeding and raising of animals that can produce milk.
- A field of science in which you explore the living world.
18 Clues: An entrepreneur starts one • One who cares for and herds sheep. • The growth of plants in nutrient-enriched water. • A person in charge of the farming of aquatic organisms • A field of science in which you explore the living world. • An expert in the science of soil management and crop production. • ...
Agriculture Unit 1 2020-09-01
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- study of the soil and its properties
- the management and care of livestock
- education
- the science of producing plants and fruits
- the study of insects
- economics
- scientific principles in agriculture
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- pest control system
- resources provided by nature
- dealing the elements or simple substances
- raising fish or shellfish
- food that has been grown without chemicals
- use of cells to produce products
- chemistry as it applies to living matter
- activities dealing with plant/animals
- basic science of life (plants an animals)
- commercial firms in agriculture
17 Clues: education • economics • pest control system • the study of insects • raising fish or shellfish • resources provided by nature • commercial firms in agriculture • use of cells to produce products • study of the soil and its properties • the management and care of livestock • scientific principles in agriculture • activities dealing with plant/animals • ...
Agriculture #1 2016-04-02
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- a group of animals distinguished by a particular characteristic
- unproductive
- animal droppings used to fertile land
- to sow seeds by throwing them over a field by hand
- to use
- the materials needed in an industry to make a product
- an increase in the world's temperature
- the science of industry
- to feed on growing plants
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- animal food
- money used to invest in a business
- an economy based on industry
- a layer of gas above the Earth's surface
- a complete change in something
- land help to be used by everyone
15 Clues: to use • animal food • unproductive • the science of industry • to feed on growing plants • an economy based on industry • a complete change in something • land help to be used by everyone • money used to invest in a business • animal droppings used to fertile land • an increase in the world's temperature • a layer of gas above the Earth's surface • ...
Agriculture 1 2016-03-31
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- to feed on growing plants, such as grass
- a complete change in something; overthrow of a government
- a layer of gas above the earth's surface that protects human beings from harmful rays of the sun
- the essential materials needed in an industry to make a product
- land held to be used by everyone
- unproductive; inadequate in performance
- an economy based on industry, not agriculture
- money used to invest in business
- world-wide
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- to use
- new inventions; the science of industry
- in the language of colonialism, the colonizing power was often referred to as the "mother" country-a sexist reference no longer used
- an increase in the world's temperature
- a supply of workers
- an act forbidding anyone except members of the church from holding political office or entering the professions
15 Clues: to use • world-wide • a supply of workers • land held to be used by everyone • money used to invest in business • an increase in the world's temperature • new inventions; the science of industry • unproductive; inadequate in performance • to feed on growing plants, such as grass • an economy based on industry, not agriculture • ...
Agriculture 1 2016-03-31
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- new inventions; the science of industry
- to use
- unproductive; inadequate in performance
- a supply of workers
- money used to invest in business
- an increase in the world's temperature
- animal food
- an economy based on industry, not agriculture
- a layer of gas above the Earth's surface that protects humans from harmful rays of the sun
- land held to be used by everyone
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- in the language of colonialism, the colonizing power was often referred to as the "mother" country(a sexist reference no longer in use)
- a complete change in something;the overthrow of a government
- an act forbidding anyone except members of the Church of England from holding political office or entering professions
- the essential materials needed in an industry to make a product
- world-wide
15 Clues: to use • world-wide • animal food • a supply of workers • money used to invest in business • land held to be used by everyone • an increase in the world's temperature • new inventions; the science of industry • unproductive; inadequate in performance • an economy based on industry, not agriculture • a complete change in something;the overthrow of a government • ...
Agriculture 1 2016-03-31
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- To use
- Money used to invest in business
- To feed on growing plants, such as grass
- An act forbidding anyone except members of the Church of England from holding political office or entering the professions
- Land held to be used by everyone
- An economy based on industry, not agriculture
- The essential materials needed in one industry to make a product
- A complete change in something; the overthrow of a government
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- An increase in the world's temperature
- Unproductive; inadequate in performance
- A supply of workers
- New inventions; the science of industry
- World-wide
- In the language of colonialism, the colonizing power was often referred to as the mother country, a sexist reference no longer in use.
- A layer of gas above the Earth's surface that protects human beings from harmful rays of the sun
15 Clues: To use • World-wide • A supply of workers • Money used to invest in business • Land held to be used by everyone • An increase in the world's temperature • Unproductive; inadequate in performance • New inventions; the science of industry • To feed on growing plants, such as grass • An economy based on industry, not agriculture • ...
Geography - Agriculture 2018-03-05
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- when you have an excess of crops
- these are the type of crops that uses natural varieties and natural farming techniques
- the rearing of animals
- the construction of this nearby may improve the supply of water and allow new irrigation channels to be built
- this is the growing of only one type of crop
- this is a problem that affects farmers when you only grow one type of crop. It can wipe out the crop entirely.
- a large tall building designed to store and protect crops that have been harvested
- these are the type of crops that have their genes altered to improve their quality or quantity
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- a type of farming that involves only rearing enough animals and/or growing enough crops to support immediate friends and family
- when the demand for food exceeds the supply of food leading to undernourishment
- by doing this farmers may be able to increase the size of their land and it also reduces the use of water
- the growing of crops
- a type of farming that has the purpose of making a profit
- the production of crops and/or livestock
- when the demand for water exceeds the supply of water causing water shortages
15 Clues: the growing of crops • the rearing of animals • when you have an excess of crops • the production of crops and/or livestock • this is the growing of only one type of crop • a type of farming that has the purpose of making a profit • when the demand for water exceeds the supply of water causing water shortages • ...
Agriculture crossword 2022-10-02
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- the science or practice of farming.
- insecurity where they don't have access or cant afford nutritious food.
- the ability to maintain at a certain rate or level.
- when you work together farmers and consumers.
- natural resources also known as a flow
- genetically modified organisms.
- branch of zoology concerned with
- where they have no chemicals when planted.
- a person who studies or is an expert in
- engineers people that work with
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- an expert in the science of soil
- where they use technology and make
- the application of science to
- and crop productions.
- Grant Institution that has been designated its state legislature or Congress to receive the benefits.
- principles.
16 Clues: principles. • and crop productions. • the application of science to • genetically modified organisms. • an expert in the science of soil • branch of zoology concerned with • where they use technology and make • the science or practice of farming. • engineers people that work with • a person who studies or is an expert in • where they have no chemicals when planted. • ...
Agriculture Words 2022-10-18
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- a disease common in wet conditions
- plant make their own food
- used to kill fungus
- Use as an additive for spraying chemicals
- needed for plants to grow
- consist of palisade and spongy cells
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- used to sterilize the soil
- planting seedlings into the open field
- Meristematic tissues
- found in the root and shoots
- a place where seedlings are produce
- young plants grown in a nursery
- Loss of water through the leaves
- small holes in the leaves
- Transports water
15 Clues: Transports water • used to kill fungus • Meristematic tissues • plant make their own food • needed for plants to grow • small holes in the leaves • used to sterilize the soil • found in the root and shoots • young plants grown in a nursery • Loss of water through the leaves • a disease common in wet conditions • a place where seedlings are produce • ...
Agriculture Careers 2020-03-03
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- buys and sells grain from farmers
- lends money to farmers for equipment or land
- fixes the machines farmers use
- writes for farm newspapers and magazines
- Studies plants and how to grow them
- cuts meat to be sold in stores
- transports agriculture products
- studies the science of crops and soil
- studies the chemistry of living things
- grows and raises an agriculture commodity
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- Cares for the health of animals
- studies how food is processed and kept safe
- Studies the prices and costs of agriculture
- sells machines farmers need
- studies living things
15 Clues: studies living things • sells machines farmers need • fixes the machines farmers use • cuts meat to be sold in stores • Cares for the health of animals • transports agriculture products • buys and sells grain from farmers • Studies plants and how to grow them • studies the science of crops and soil • studies the chemistry of living things • ...
Agriculture Plants 2024-03-15
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- and embryonic leaf in a plant
- a rich substance added to a plant in order to hasten its growth
- female reproductive parts of a flower
- part of a plant; collects water and nutrients from dirt
- yearly; each year
- part of flower; protects reproductive organs
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- Part of a plant ; provides photsynthesis
- male reproductive part of a flower
- main root of a plant growing straight down from the stem
- beginning of a plant’s growth
- every other year
- one of the major plant parts; contains pollen
- process of a plant where it creates energy from sunlight
- earth’s surface; grows plants.
- trunk of the plant
15 Clues: every other year • yearly; each year • trunk of the plant • and embryonic leaf in a plant • beginning of a plant’s growth • earth’s surface; grows plants. • male reproductive part of a flower • female reproductive parts of a flower • Part of a plant ; provides photsynthesis • part of flower; protects reproductive organs • one of the major plant parts; contains pollen • ...
agriculture words 2024-08-20
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- The science, art, or practice of cultivating the soil and producing crops
- Commercial agriculture conducted on large-scale farms
- The practice of growing different types of crops in the same area in sequential seasons
- The activity of growing crops and raising livestock
- The practice of integrating trees and shrubs into agricultural land
- Farming practices that meet current needs without compromising future resources
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- Providing financial services like loans, credit, and deposits
- A farming organization where members pool resources for mutual benefit
- Small loans provided to low-income farmers
- Chemicals like pesticides and herbicides used in agriculture
- A seasonal wind that brings rain, crucial for farming in certain regions
- Storing harvested crops in safe conditions before selling
- The current value at which agricultural goods are bought and sold
- The state of soil's capacity to function as a vital living system
- Government forgiveness of the debt owed by farmers
15 Clues: Small loans provided to low-income farmers • Government forgiveness of the debt owed by farmers • The activity of growing crops and raising livestock • Commercial agriculture conducted on large-scale farms • Storing harvested crops in safe conditions before selling • Chemicals like pesticides and herbicides used in agriculture • ...
agriculture words 2023-04-28
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- turn dead into organic matter
- role of organism
- eat dead animals
- to use up a supply
- washing of surface materials away by water
- place organism lives
- range of organisms
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- make own food from environment
- nonliving
- soil washing away
- protecting nr's for the future
- animals in same area
- must eat other organisms
- area of earth that supports life
- living things
15 Clues: nonliving • living things • role of organism • eat dead animals • soil washing away • to use up a supply • range of organisms • animals in same area • place organism lives • must eat other organisms • turn dead into organic matter • make own food from environment • protecting nr's for the future • area of earth that supports life • washing of surface materials away by water
agriculture words 2023-04-28
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- turn dead into organic matter
- role of organism
- eat dead animals
- to use up a supply
- washing of surface materials away by water
- place organism lives
- range of organisms
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- make own food from environment
- nonliving
- soil washing away
- protecting nr's for the future
- animals in same area
- must eat other organisms
- area of earth that supports life
- living things
15 Clues: nonliving • living things • role of organism • eat dead animals • soil washing away • to use up a supply • range of organisms • animals in same area • place organism lives • must eat other organisms • turn dead into organic matter • make own food from environment • protecting nr's for the future • area of earth that supports life • washing of surface materials away by water
Plant Agriculture 2025-05-12
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- Crops that supply the majority of human calories.
- Chemicals used to kill or control crop-damaging organisms.
- Adding water to crops using external sources.
- Partially decomposed plant and animal matter found in soil.
- Ideal soil type for farming with moderate water retention and drainage.
- Physical breakdown of rock by wind, water, cold, or heat.
- Layers of soil beneath the surface, each with different composition
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- Nutrients needed in large amounts like carbs, proteins, and fats.
- The process by which fertile land becomes desert.
- A condition where basic caloric needs are not met.
- The loosening and mixing of soil to prepare for farming.
- When raindrops hit bare soil, causing loose particles to be dislodged.
- Ecological disaster caused by drought and poor farming in the 1930s.
- Farming method that follows natural land elevation to reduce water runoff.
- Rows of trees/shrubs planted to reduce wind erosion.
15 Clues: Adding water to crops using external sources. • The process by which fertile land becomes desert. • Crops that supply the majority of human calories. • A condition where basic caloric needs are not met. • Rows of trees/shrubs planted to reduce wind erosion. • The loosening and mixing of soil to prepare for farming. • ...
Agriculture crossword 2026-03-27
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- — A tall, cylindrical structure used to store grain, corn, or fermented feed on a farm.
- — Animals such as cattle, pigs, sheep, and chickens that are raised on a farm for food or other products
- — A powerful motor vehicle used on farms to pull machinery and equipment.
- — A chemical substance used to kill or control insects, weeds, fungi, or other pests that damage crops
- — Describes land or soil that is rich in nutrients and capable of producing strong, healthy plant growth
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- — A plant or plant product that is grown and harvested on a large scale for food or profit.
- — The artificial application of water to soil or land to assist in growing crops.
- the process or period of gathering in crops.
- — The practice of growing different types of crops in the same field each season to maintain soil health.
- — A piece of land planted with fruit or nut trees grown for commercial or personal use.
- — A farming tool used to turn over and break up soil in preparation for planting seeds.
- — An area of land covered with grass or other plants used for grazing livestock.
- — Decomposed organic matter made from food scraps and plant material used to enrich soil.
- — The small reproductive unit of a plant that is placed in soil to grow into a new plant.
- — The upper layer of earth in which plants grow, made up of minerals, organic matter, and nutrients
15 Clues: the process or period of gathering in crops. • — A powerful motor vehicle used on farms to pull machinery and equipment. • — An area of land covered with grass or other plants used for grazing livestock. • — The artificial application of water to soil or land to assist in growing crops. • ...
Vocabulary Terms XIII 2023-01-31
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- A flooded field for growing rice.
- the rapid diffusion of agricultural technology, such as fertilisers.
- Harvesting twice a year from the same field.
- rice planted on dry land in a nursery and then moved to a deliberately flooded field to promote growth.
- Commercial agriculture that is characterized by the integration of different steps in the food-processing industry, usually through the ownership of large corporations.
- Commercial gardening and fruit farming, so named for the Middle English word truck, meaning “barter” or “exchange of commodities”.
- rotation-The practice of rotating the use of fields every year to avoid exhausting the soil.
- Agriculture that has been created primarily to provide food for the farmer and family.
- a form of subsistence agriculture, based on herding domesticated animals in dryer climates.
- A grass that yields grain for food.
- seasonal migration of livestock between mountain and lowland pasture area
- A form of subsistence agriculture in which people shift actively from one field to another; each field is used for crops for a few years, then let it fallow for a relatively long period.
- Relatively small scale production of fruits and vegetables, and other horticulture.
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- The growing of fruits and vegetables, flowers, and tee crops.
- The best available land which is capable of producing acceptable yields of crops with acceptable inputs and minimal environmental damage.
- A form of commercial agriculture in which livestock grace over an extensive area.
- An area of land for cultivation that has been cleared by slash and burn agriculture.
- The degradation of land, mostly in semiarid areas, primarily due to human actions such as excessive planting.
- the area surrounding a city from which milk is supplied.
- & Burn agriculture- when farmers clear land for planting by slashing vegetation and burning the debris
- A system of commercial planting crops on ridge tops in order to reduce farm production cost and promote greater soil conservation.
- the Malay word to describe wet rice, which was increasingly used to describe flooded fields.
- a large commercial farm in a developing country, that specializes in one or two crops.
23 Clues: A flooded field for growing rice. • A grass that yields grain for food. • Harvesting twice a year from the same field. • the area surrounding a city from which milk is supplied. • The growing of fruits and vegetables, flowers, and tee crops. • the rapid diffusion of agricultural technology, such as fertilisers. • ...
