ear tag
A tag attached to the ear of an animal (usually a farm animal) to identify ownership.
Agricultural equipment
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early bloomer
A flowering plant that blooms earlier in a growing season than other flowering plants.
earth up
To cover the stem or leaves of plants with soil, as to encourage root growth or protect from cold.
edible bean
Any of various edible seeds of plants in the family Fabaceae (also called Leguminosae), the legume family.
epi
Abbreviation of epiphyllum.
etiolated
adjectiveAgricultural equipment
Of a plant or part of a plant: pale and weak because of sunlight deprivation or excessive exposure to sunlight.
fallow crop
The crop taken from a green fallow field.
family tree
A grafting technique involving the joining of different varieties of plants onto a single tree or plant.
fed cattle
Cattle leaving a feedlot, after fattening on a concentrated ration, that are ready to be sold to a packinghouse for slaughter.
feeder cattle
Steers or cows that are mature enough to be placed in a feedlot in preparation for slaughter.
fennie
A fenestration in the leaf of a plant, such as Monstera.
fenny
Alternative form of fennie (“fenestration”).
first flush
The first growth of buds, flowers, seeds, or whatever is harvested from a plant.
fodder radish
The daikon, particularly when grown for animal fodder rather than for human consumption.
forest gardening
An agroforestry food production system modeled on woodland ecosystems.
frame
A movable structure used for the cultivation or the sheltering of plants.
garden pest
Any animal, insect or other organism that harms or damages plants in a garden.
garden soil
Topsoil consisting of additional organic matter, such as compost, peat, or fertilizer.
gold bee
Any one of several specific, visually striking yellow or golden species of bees native to North America.
golden pea
Any of various Mirbelioids with small yellow flowers.
grain elevator
A large structure for the storage of grain. It is more specialized than a regular granary in that it uses an elevating mechanism to hold the grain in one of many different bins, and that it is designed to fill large trucks and train cars for shipping grain in bulk.
grain engulfment
A condition in which a person is fully submerged in grain, most often in a silo or other grain storage structure.
grain entrapment
A condition in which a person is partially submerged in grain, most often in a silo or other grain storage structure.
granny
An older ewe that may lure a lamb away from its mother.
grass-cock
A cock (small pile) of grass (cut, gathered, and piled).
green corn
The young ears of corn (maize) harvested while still in the milky stage, before the kernels fully mature.
green meat
Any type of food or fodder consisting of herbs, plants or vegetables.
green road
A rural, unpaved route that provides access to agricultural land.
grex
A kind of group used in horticultural nomenclature, applied to the progeny of an artificial cross from specified parents, in particular for orchids.
grow box
A partially or completely enclosed system for raising plants indoors or in small areas.
grow room
A room of any size where plants, sometimes illicit, are grown under controlled conditions.
harpoon fork
A kind of hayfork, consisting of a bar with hinged barbs at one end and a loop for a rope at the other end, used for lifting hay from the load by horse power.
heft
A part of a serial publication; a fascicle, an issue, a number.
heirloom
An old crop variety that has been passed down through generations of farmers by seed saving and cultivation, in contrast to modern cultivars used in large-scale agriculture.
honey plant
Any plant from which bees usually collect nectar, pollen, or both for making honey.
hop garden
A field, fields or farm where hops are grown.
hot bed
A garden bed using such a heat-generating mass; a hotbox.
hügelkultur
A type of permaculture in which the composting involves raised planting beds constructed on top of decaying wood debris (such as logs, tree limbs, and stumps) and other compostable biomass plant materials.
indoor plant
Any of various species of plants, typically native to rainforest floors and thus requiring low light, that are commonly cultivated for decorative use indoors.
intensive farming
An industrial approach to farming, characterized by a low fallow ratio and high use of inputs such as capital, labour, agrochemicals and water to extract higher crop yields per unit land area.
invasive exotic
A species or an individual of a species that is foreign to an environment and that, when introduced to that environment, outcompetes native species.
IOM soybean
A high-quality, food-grade soybean that is grown, processed, and sourced from the state of Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan.
jhum
A tribal form of cultivation in India, where a chosen piece of land is cleared and used to grow crops until its fertility is depleted.
knee-high by the Fourth of July
proverbAgricultural equipment
If a corn (maize) crop planted in spring has grown knee-high by the Fourth of July (Independence Day of the United States), a bountiful harvest is expected.
Lanarkshire disease
The disease caused in certain fruits by the same oomycete that causes redcore.
late bloomer
A flowering plant that blooms later in a growing season than other flowering plants.
lazy-bed
a ridge of ground generally used for growing potatoes and sometimes also for raising corn, the seed being laid on the surface and covered with earth dug out of trenches along both sides
light plough
A simple plough lacking a moldboard and that is symmetrical on both sides of its draft line.
livestock unit
A unit of measure for assessing the overall effect on grazing land of different types of animal.
living fence
A natural boundary formed by densely planting shrubs, trees, or vines in order to create a functional barrier.
living mulch
A cover crop interplanted or undersown with the main crop, and intended to fulfil the functions of a mulch, such as weed suppression and regulation of soil temperature.
loppers
Pruning shears with long handles, used for lopping.
market class
A commodity, usually produced on farms and part of a larger category. Products within a market class have similar physical characteristics, are grown or raised under similar conditions, and are bought and sold under similar terms and conditions.
month hand
A temporary farmworker hired for a specific, extended period (usually one month or an entire season).
month man
A temporary agricultural worker hired for a specific, usually short-term duration, typically exactly one month; commonly brought on during peak seasons, such as planting or harvesting and often paid higher wages than full-time or year-round farmhands.
mortgage burner
A cash crop or choice of livestock regarded as the best bet for a smallholder farmer in some particular time and place (under current market conditions).
mower-conditioner
A farm machine that cuts hay crops and simultaneously crimps or crushes the stalks to speed up drying.
muckology
The "science" of mucking around in cow manure.
Musang King
A cultivar of Durio ziberthinus (“species”), a type of durian (“the king of fruit”), called the "king of durians".
no-till
A technique for growing crops or pasture without disturbing the soil through tillage.