What is Agriculture
Across
- 4. The process of eroding or being eroded by wind, water, or other natural agents The gradual destruction of something
- 7. The process or period of gathering crops
- 8. A disorder of structure or function in a human, animal, or plant, especially one that produces specific signs or symptoms or that affects a specific location and is not simply a direct result of physical injury
- 9. Machine that reaps, threshes, and cleans
- 10. Large ruminant animals with horns and cloven hoofs, domesticated for meat or milk
- 11. Seed from various grasses
- 13. Farm animals regarded as an asset
- 14. Growing of fruits, vegetables, and flowers
- 17. The weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period of time
- 21. Preserves and enhances environmental quality
- 26. The process of taming an animal and keeping it as a pet or on a farm
- 27. Production of food primarily for sale off the farm
- 29. A (typically) glass building in which plants are grown that need protection from colder weather
Down
- 1. Commercial farming
- 2. Production of food primarily for consumption by the farmers family
- 3. Rotating the use of different fields form crop to crop each year
- 5. The transfer of pollen to a stigma, ovule, flower, or plant to allow fertilization
- 6. Grassland suitable of being a pasture
- 12. A living organism that feeds on organic matter, typically having specialized sense organs and nervous system and able to respond rapidly to stimuli
- 15. The process of making a yard or other piece of land more attractive by altering the existing design, adding ornamental features, and planting trees and shrubs
- 16. Grass or other plants grown for feeding animals
- 18. The surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates
- 19. The preparation of land for growing crops
- 20. The mating and production of offspring by animals
- 22. Modification of earth's surface through cultivation of plants and rearing of animals to obtain sustenance or economic gain
- 23. Move or transfer to another place, typically with some effort or upheaval -- deals with plants
- 24. An area of land and its buildings used for growing crops and rearing animals, typically under the control of one owner or manager
- 25. Commercial grazing of livestock over an extensive area
- 28. Any plant cultivated by people