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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elevator

Agriculture; Animal feed

A building or terminal where grain is elevated and transferred to an alternate mode of transportation (e.g. truck to rail, rail to ship).

encoder

Agriculture; Animal feed

Device attached to a moving chain that produces an electrical signal each time the chain moves a fixed distance. The encoder is attached to the chain and used to track the ...

energy

Agriculture; Animal feed

The ability or capacity to do work. Measured in units of work.

countersunk inlet

Agriculture; Animal feed

Inlets in a pellet die that have been countersunk, normally 55 to 60 degrees. Acts to encourage material into the holes of the pellet die.

counterbalance valve

Agriculture; Animal feed

A pressure control valve which maintains back pressure to prevent a load from falling.

counterbore depth

Agriculture; Animal feed

Refers to different shapes and depth configurations of the outlets of a pellet die hole. Types include: Straight/Standard, Tapered and Variable Counterbore.