Agriculture

Agriculture

The practice of cultivating soil, crops, and livestock and the preparation or marketing of those products.The practice of cultivating soil, crops, and livestock and the preparation or marketing of those products.

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backgrounding

Agriculture; Animal feed

Growing program for feeder cattle from the time calves are weaned until they are on a finishing ration in the feedlot. Backgrounding is the management process of feeding the ...

back pressure

Agriculture; Animal feed

A pressure in series. Usually refers to pressure existing on the discharge side of a load. It adds to the pressure required to move the load.

back connected

Agriculture; Animal feed

A condition where pipe connections are on normally unexposed surfaces of hydraulic equipment. (Gasket mounted units are back connected.)

axial stress

Agriculture; Animal feed

The axial force acting at a point along the length of a member divided by the cross-sectional area of a member, expressed in kilopascals (pounds per square inch).