Soil and Agriculture

3. A type of animal feeding operation which is used in intensive animal farming, notably beef cattle, but also swine, horses, sheep, turkeys, chickens or ducks, prior to slaughter
4. The rearing of aquatic animals or the cultivation of aquatic plants for food.
7. Process by which water-soluble salts accumulate in the soil
9. The supply of water to land or crops to help growth, typically by means of channels.
12. Soil composed mostly of sand, silt, and a smaller amount of clay.
13. Breaking down of rocks, soils, and minerals as well as wood and artificial materials through contact with the Earth's atmosphere, water, and biological organisms.
14. Occurs when plants are exposed to intensive grazing for extended periods of time, or without sufficient recovery periods.
15. A substance used for destroying insects or other organisms harmful to cultivated plants or to animals.

1. The process by which fertile land becomes desert, typically as a result of drought, deforestation, or inappropriate agriculture.
2. Granular material of a size between sand and clay, whose mineral origin is quartz and feldspar
5. An animal that moves pollen from the male anther of a flower to the female stigma of a flower.
6. occurs when the body doesn't get enough nutrients
8. A mixture of organic matter, minerals, gases, liquids, and organisms that together support life.
10. Sand A granular material composed of finely divided rock and mineral particles.
11. The hard, solid rock beneath surface materials such as soil and gravel.