Agriculture Vocab

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industry

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the ownership and management of companies,

factories, etc.:friction between labor and

industry.

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agriculture

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the science, art, or occupation concerned with cultivating land, raising crops, and feeding, breeding, and raising livestock; farming.

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manufacture

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the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale:

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derivative

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to receive or obtain from a source or origin (usually followed by from).

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product

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a thing produced by labor

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plow

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n agricultural implement used for cutting, lifting, turning over, and partly pulverizing soil.

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marketing

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the total of activities involved in the transfer of goods from the producer or seller to the consumer or buyer, including advertising, shipping, storing, and selling.

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merchandising

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the planning and promotion of sales by presenting a product to the right market at the proper time, by carrying out organized, skillful advertising, using attractive displays, etc.

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analyze

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to examine carefully and in detail so as to identify causes, key factors, possible results, etc.

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production

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the act of producing; creation; manufacture.

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quality

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high grade; superiority; excellence:

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variety

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high grade; superiority; excellence:

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Discipline

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activity, exercise, or a regimen that develops or improves a skill; training:

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broad

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not limited or narrow; of extensive range or scope

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preserve

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to keep safe from harm or injury; protect or spare.

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process

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a systematic series of actions directed to some end

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Standards

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a rule or principle that is used as a basis for judgment

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Regulations

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a law, rule, or other order prescribed by authority, especially toregulate conduct.

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Additives

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something that is added, as one substance to another, to alter orimprove the general quality or to counteract undesirable properties

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Preservatives

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a chemical substance used to preserve foods or other organic materials from decomposition or fermentation.

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Technologist

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a person who specializes in technology.

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Development

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the act or process of developing; growth; progres

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Enhancement

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to raise the value or price of

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Agronomy

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the science of soil management and the production of field crops.

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Breeding

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the producing of offspring.

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Entomology

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the branch of zoology dealing with insects.

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Yield

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to give forth or produce by a natural process or in return for cultivation

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Simultaneously

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existing, occurring, or operating at the same time; concurrent

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Maintain

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to keep in an appropriate condition, operation, or force; keepunimpaired:

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conserve

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Physics, Chemistry. to hold (a property) constant during an interactionor process

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Natural Resource

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a naturally occurring source of wealth, as land or water

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Eliminate

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to omit, especially as being unimportant or irrelevant; leave out

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Implement

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to put into effect according to or by means of a definite plan orprocedure.

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Intervention

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interposition or interference of one state in the affairs of another.

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Composition

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an aggregate material formed from two or more substances

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Various

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of different kinds, as two or more things; differing one from another

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Fertilizer

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any substance used to fertilize the soil, especially a commercial orchemical manure.

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till

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near or at a specified time

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Maximize

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to increase to the greatest possible amount or degree

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Interrelate

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reciprocally or mutually related

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Ecology

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the branch of biology dealing with the relations and interactions between organisms and their environment, including other organisms.

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Drainage

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a system of drains, artificial or natural.

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Erosion

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the process by which the surface of the earth is worn away by the action of water, glaciers, winds, waves, etc.

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Genetics

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Biology. the science of heredity, dealing with resemblances anddifferences of related organisms resulting from the interaction of theirgenes and the environment.

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Nutrition

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the process by which organisms take in and utilize food material

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Reproduction

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Biology. the natural process among organisms by which new individualsare generated and the species perpetuated.

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Domesticate

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to make more ordinary, familiar, acceptable, or the like

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Livestock

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the horses, cattle, sheep, and other useful animals kept or raised on afarm or ranch.

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Extension

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the state of being extended, lengthened, or stretched out.

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Agent

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a person or business authorized to act on another's behalf

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Consultant

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a person who gives professional or expert advice

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Facilities

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something designed, built, installed, etc., to serve a specific function affording a convenience or service:

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Mortality

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the state or condition of being subject to death; mortal character,nature, or existence.

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Impression

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the first and immediate effect of an experience or perception upon the mind; sensation.

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College Major

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an area of study in college

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Economist

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Archaic. a thrifty or frugal person.

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Accountant

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a person whose profession is inspecting and auditing personal orcommercial accounts

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Finance

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the management of revenues; the conduct or transaction of money matters generally, especially those affecting the public, as in the fields of banking and investment.

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Commodity

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Stock Exchange. any unprocessed or partially processed good, as grain,fruits, and vegetables, or precious metals.

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Communicator

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a person who communicates, especially one skilled at conveyinginformation, ideas, or policy to the public.

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Textiles

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a material, as a fiber or yarn, used in or suitable for weaving

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Fibers

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a fine, threadlike piece, as of cotton, jute, or asbestos.

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Derive

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To receive or obtain from a source or origin

(Usually followed by from)