Agriculture

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Across
  1. 1. the use of land and other resources to grow crops and raise animals
  2. 4. the growing, harvesting, storing, processing, and marketing of fruits and nuts
  3. 5. horticulture the reproduction and the use of plants to make the outdoor environment more appealing
  4. 8. industry combinations of all the activities needed to provide people with food, clothing, and shelter
  5. 11. use of cut flowers and foliage of the greenhouse crops
  6. 12. the responsibility to manage natural resources in ways that ensure their sustainability for current and future generations
  7. 14. horticulture the art and science of growing plants for their beauty
  8. 18. engineering the design of agricultural machinery, equipment and structures
  9. 19. all the non-farm work in the agriculture industry
  10. 22. management regulation of the amount, form, placement, and timing of applications of nutrients for plants
  11. 24. to add certain B vitamins and iron back into a grain after processing
  12. 25. growing, harvesting, storing, processing, and marketing of fruits and nuts
  13. 26. a tool people can use to help them make healthy eating choices
Down
  1. 1. science deals with the technical aspects of food from harvest to consumption
  2. 2. farming farming on a commercial side/large areas
  3. 3. resources all things found in nature
  4. 6. goods sold to another country
  5. 7. farming farming on a small area of land
  6. 9. cultivation of garden plants
  7. 10. conservation the use of management practices that protect the soil
  8. 13. science of growing crops and raising animals to meet the food, fiber, fuel, and other needs of humans
  9. 15. the cultivation of fish and other aquatic organisms
  10. 16. chemistry area of agriculture that includes chemical fertilizers, pesticides, soil analysis
  11. 17. farming productions system that avoids the use of synthetically compounded fertilizers, pesticides, growth regulators, and livestock feed additives
  12. 20. products brought into the country
  13. 21. the practice of studying and managing forests
  14. 23. items used in growing crops or raising animals such as fertilizers and feed