Agriculture vocabulary

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Across
  1. 4. Sustainable practices, eating quality and the paddock to plate journey are current ___ trends that producers need to be aware of in their marketing strategy.
  2. 7. Ensuring seedlings in an experiment receive the same amount of water at the same time is called ____ which allows other variables to be tested.
  3. 11. EID tags and the NLIS system improves individual animal ____.
  4. 13. The Australian Feedbase Monitor utilises ____ imagery to measure pasture growth, biomass and ground cover.
  5. 16. Producers utilise grazing, pasture management and crop rotations as ____ practices.
  6. 18. The combi-clamp or other brands of sheep handlers are marketed at making ____ practices safer for farmers.
  7. 19. The _______ technology was developed to address labour shortages in the Aus Ag industry as it reduces labour requirements.
Down
  1. 1. NumOcaine is a _____ product used by producers with the NumNuts ring application system as pain relief.
  2. 2. Artificial insemination is a technique used to achieve ____ improvement in flocks and herds.
  3. 3. As a producer I have increased my ____(2 words) by increasing my carcase yield percentages therefore minimising waste.
  4. 5. The price of fertiliser is a crippling ______(2 words).
  5. 6. Barbervax is a _____ drench that is used by producers to address worm burdens in their flock.
  6. 7. Optiweigh is an example of the ______(2 words) technology that producers utilise to provide live paddock weights.
  7. 8. Field days, on farm sales, video and print advertisements are ___ strategies used by producers.
  8. 9. Pharmaceutical products, handlers and even drought plans are utilised by producers to address ___ (2 words).
  9. 10. Producers use _________ plans to prevent pest and disease outbreaks on farm.
  10. 12. Researchers often put a ___ in place to protect their intellectual property.
  11. 14. Producers on 5 different farms completed the research project within their sheep flock to ensure ____.
  12. 15. ___ Collars and trackers are utilised to trace stock movements and monitor behaviour.
  13. 17. The ___ addresses chemical resistance and usage issues by utilising optic technology to target specific weeds.