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- 2. - rules, laws, and guidelines established by government agencies
- 3. - crop rotation practices where different crops are planted in the same area over a short period, often within a few years, to improve soil health, manage pests and diseases, and optimize nutrient cycling.
- 4. Plants - plants used in landscape
- 6. - the deliberate and thoughtful combination of trees and pasture in the same landscape to accommodate livestock and timber production.
- 9. - the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.
- 13. -plants or plant products that are cultivated and harvested for subsistence or profit, encompassing a wide range of food, feed, fiber, oil, ornamental, and industrial plants
- 14. and Marketing - buying and selling agricultural products, encompassing various types of markets like farmers' markets, wholesale markets, and global commodity markets.
- 16. Production - natural secretion of resins by plants, primarily trees, as a protective mechanism against insects, pathogens, and herbivores, or as a wound-sealing.
- 18. - goods derived from plants, animals, or microorganisms.
- 19. Biology - the study of bees, especially honeybees, and their role in pollination
- 20. - animal husbandry
- 21. Considerations - factors that relate to the impact of activities on the environment, encompassing issues like resource consumption, pollution, waste management, and climate change
- 23. Barriers – policies, procedures, or situations that systematically hinder or disadvantage certain groups or practices, often related to agricultural development, sustainability, or innovation.
- 24. Requirements - plant density and spacing within a field, ensuring optimal growth and yield by considering factors like plant spacing, row spacing, and plant population per unit area.
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- 1. Plans - a written record of management decisions and conservation practices used to protect and improve natural resources, like soil, water, and air, while achieving land use goals.
- 5. - the tools, instruments, devices, and machinery used to facilitate farming operations.
- 7. – the transformation of raw agricultural products (like crops or livestock) into forms suitable for storage, transport, sale, or consumption, often enhancing their value or extending their shelf life.
- 8. - the process of gathering mature crops from the field, whether manually or by machine, to obtain the desired product
- 10. Products - plants, such as flowers, foliage, and trees.
- 11. Maintenance- the practices and actions taken to ensure a healthy and productive crop stand
- 12. - all wood of any species, cut or not cut, split or not split, regardless of length which is destined for use as a fuel.
- 13. Sequestration - a natural or artificial process by which carbon dioxide is removed from the atmosphere and held in solid or liquid form
- 15. - the process of cultivating crops and raising livestock to yield food, fiber, and other agricultural products.
- 17. Yields - the amount of straw, or the dry stalks of cereal plants, produced per unit area after the grain and chaff have been harvested.
- 22. Production - the creation and accumulation of organic matter, primarily from plants, that can be used as a source of energy, materials, or other products