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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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silage

Agriculture; Corn science

A feed prepared by chopping green forage (e.g. grass, legumes, field corn) and placing the material in a structure or container designed to exclude air. The material then ...

agribusiness

Agriculture; Corn science

An enterprise that derives a significant portion of its revenues from sales of agricultural products or sales to agricultural producers.

pasture

Agriculture; Corn science

Land used primarily for the production of domesticated forage plants for livestock (in contrast to rangeland, where vegetation is naturally-occurring and is dominated by grasses ...

eutrophication

Agriculture; Corn science

The process by which lakes and streams are enriched by nutrients (usually phosphorus and nitrogen) which leads to excessive plant growth.

hay

Agriculture; Corn science

The product of any of a variety of perennial crops, typically grasses or legumes, that can be used a feed for ruminant animals.

ear flexibility

Agriculture; Corn science

Refers to an ear’s ability to grow longer at a lower population or a hybrid’s ability to increase its yield under favourable conditions.

soil test

Agriculture; Corn science

A soil test indicates the availability of nutrients present in the soil and the availability of those nutrients to crops grown there.