Across
- 2. chain The full series of steps involved in producing, processing, transporting, marketing, and selling a product.
- 3. business district The main commercial and economic center of a city, often with the highest land values, offices, businesses, and transportation connections.
- 5. commercial operation A farming operation that produces large quantities of crops or livestock for sale, often using machinery, technology, hired labor, and significant capital investment.
- 7. cooperative An organization owned and operated by farmers who work together to buy supplies, process goods, market products, or increase bargaining power.
- 9. theory A model that explains how land value and land use change with distance from a central market or city; land closer to the market usually costs more.
- 10. chain A temperature-controlled supply chain used to keep perishable agricultural products fresh from production to processing, transport, storage, and sale.
- 11. carrying capacity The number of people an area can support through its agricultural production.
Down
- 1. farm A farm owned and operated by a family, often relying on family labor, though it may still produce goods for commercial markets.
- 2. Animal Feeding Operation A large-scale livestock operation where many animals are raised in confined spaces and fed for commercial production.
- 4. The system of commercial farming and related businesses involved in producing, processing, distributing, and selling agricultural products.
- 6. expenditures Money spent by farmers or businesses on major equipment, buildings, land improvements, technology, or other long-term investments used in production.
- 8. A raw agricultural product or resource that can be bought and sold, such as wheat, corn, coffee, cotton, or cattle.