Lands Etc
Animals feeding on land covered by grass
Grazing
Farming intended for sale and done on a large scale with mechanized equipment.
Commercial Farming
the process of growing crops
Cultivation
Nutrient rich soil additives derived from animal and plant matter. These contain a wide variety of nutrients and minerals.
The amount of usable material per amount of land.
Yield
Agricultural land used for growing plants for human consumption
Cropland
It is self-sufficiency farming in which the farmers focus on growing enough food to feed themselves and their families.
Substinence Farming
It is the practice of growing dissimilar crops to improve soil structure and fertility by alternatively growing deep rooted and shallow rooted plants.
Crop Rotation
Mechanically breaking up and aerating the soil
Tilling
What is the difference between contour farming and terrace farming?
Contour farming folllowing the natural curve of the land, while terrace farming using the natural levels or steps of the land for farming.
The process of animals feeding to intensity on grasslands (either too many animals or not enough time between grazing). This leads to soil erosion/degradation and the extinction of native grass species and rise of invasive species.
Overgrazing
the stepwise leveling of slopes for farming
Terrace Farming
plants grown during the offseason to improve soil quality and prevent soil erosion
Cover crops
Nutrient rich soil additives produced through industrial processes. Also known as synthetic fertilizers. They contain 3 main nutrients N,P,K (Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Potassium)
Inorganic Fertilizer
A farming method where different crops are planted in alternating rows in order to reduce soil degradation.
Intercropping
Agricultural land used for growing animals for human consumption
Rangeland
An agricultural practice of planting crops along the curvature of the land.
Contour Farming
It is the agricultural practice of producing or growing a single crop, plant, or livestock species, variety, or breed in a field or farming system at a time.
Monoculture
A farming method that does not require the topsoil to be disturbed
No-tilling
the practice of minimizing soil depletion and erosion
Soil Conservation
A nutrient rich mixture of organic matter, minerals, and eroded material
Soil
It is characterized by a low fallow ratio, higher use of inputs such as capital, fertilizers, pesticides and labor, and higher crop yields per unit land area. Local environment and soil can be damaged in this type of framing.
Intensive Farming
It is an agricultural system in which plots of land are cultivated temporarily, then abandoned and allowed to revert to their natural vegetation while the cultivator moves on to another plot.
Shifting Cultivation
An umbrella term for any farming method that reduces the number of time that a field must be disturbed.
Conservation Tillage
An excess of nutrients in an aquatic ecosystem. This eventually leads to hypoxia (a lack of oxygen) that severely harms aquatic ecosystems. The main causes of eutrophication are fertilizer use and untreated animal waste (both from agriculture)
Eutrophication