Across
- 1. Farming: Growing food without artificial chemicals, fertilizers, or pesticides.
- 4. Artificially bringing water to dry land to grow crops.
- 6. Yield: The amount of crop harvested per unit of land.
- 7. Farming: A farm that grows crops and raises livestock together.
- 10. Erosion: The removal of topsoil by natural forces like wind or water.
- 11. A very young plant grown from a seed.
- 13. A long, narrow trench made in the ground by a plow for planting or irrigation.
- 14. When water washes nutrients or chemicals out of the soil.
Down
- 2. The business part of farming, including making equipment, supplying fertilizer, and selling products.
- 3. Rotation: Planting different crops in the same field in different seasons to keep soil healthy.
- 5. Chemicals used to kill bugs or weeds that hurt crops.
- 6. Tillage: Reducing how often the soil is plowed to prevent erosion and keep it healthy.
- 8. Farming: Growing crops specifically, rather than raising animals.
- 9. Preparing the soil and caring for crops.
- 12. (Genetically Modified Organism). : An organism whose genetic material has been altered for specific traits.