Agricultural and Related Technology

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Across
  1. 2. A machine with a series of curved discs on a shaft used to prepare the seedbed for seeds and plants.
  2. 6. Selective breeding and pollinating, which allows people to develop plants and animals with desirable traits.
  3. 7. The process of using enzymes to cut the DNA chain at any point and splice them back together with more desirable parts.
  4. 8. The process of gathering a crop once it has matured.
  5. 9. Using materials, information, and machines to produce the food and natural fibers needed to maintain life.
  6. 10. Growing plants in nutrient solutions without soil.
  7. 11. A human-made complex reproducing some facets of the natural environment.
  8. 13. A machine that provides power to pull all types of farm equipment.
  9. 14. A machine that picks up a windrow (band of hay) and conveys it into a baling chamber, where the hay is compressed into a cube.
  10. 16. To place seeds in the ground to grow.
  11. 17. The breeding, feeding, and training of animals.
  12. 19. Artificial watering to maintain plant growth in areas too dry for successful farming.
  13. 22. A machine used on farm land to remove weeds and open the soil for water.
  14. 23. A machine used to harvest grains.
Down
  1. 1. A device used to control and distribute water.
  2. 2. A type of irrigation that uses main lines to bring water near the plants. Individual tubes or emitters bring water from the main lines to each plant.
  3. 3. A part of technology dealing with using biological agents in an industrial process to produce goods or services.
  4. 4. Developing and using devices and systems to plant, grow, and harvest crops. It also includes raising livestock for food and other useful products.
  5. 5. A spray used to control insects and weeds that may damage farm crops.
  6. 12. The growing and harvesting of fish, shellfish, and aquatic plants in controlled conditions. It uses ponds, instead of soil, to grow its crop.
  7. 15. The operation of breaking and pulverizing soil.
  8. 18. The science of crossbreeding livestock.
  9. 20. A blade-shaped plowshare that cuts, lifts, and turns over the soil.
  10. 21. The growing of trees for commercial use, such as lumber and timber products, paper and pulp, and chips and fibers.
  11. 23. Grain, vegetables, or fruit that has been agriculturally cultivated.