hopyard
An outdoor area where hops are grown.
Agricultural equipment
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hot bed
A garden bed using such a heat-generating mass; a hotbox.
hydroponic
adjectiveAgricultural equipment
Of a plant; pertaining to or grown using hydroponics, a method of growing plants using mineral nutrient solutions in water, without soil.
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.
infield
An area to cultivate: a field
informal
adjectiveAgricultural equipment
Not organized; not structured or planned.
intensive
adjectiveAgricultural equipment
Of agriculture: increasing the productivity of an area of land.
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.
keiki
young plant in orchids that develops on the shoot in place of flower after flowering
kidding
The act of a goat giving birth.
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.
labyrinth
A maze formed by paths separated by high hedges.
laddering
A process of soil compaction that serves to break up clods and level a field.
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
ley
Arable land used temporarily for hay or grazing.
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.
lodging
The condition of a plant, especially a cereal, that has been flattened in the field or damaged so that it cannot stand upright, as by weather conditions or because the stem is not strong enough to support the plant.
lollipop
To prune the lower branches of a tree or other plant so that new growth appears only at the top, where more light is received.
loppers
Pruning shears with long handles, used for lopping.
maincrop
The principal vegetable crop of a season (excluding early and late varieties).
make hay while the sun shines
To make hay during favourable (dry) weather.
malaxation
The process of slowly churning milled oil crops such as olives, allowing droplets of oil to aggregate for more effective separation.
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.
meeker
To break up and smooth soil with a harrow.
milpa
A cyclical crop-growing system used throughout Mesoamerica.
monoculture
The cultivation of a single crop at a time.
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.
mulching
The act of preparing/applying a mulch.
Musang King
A cultivar of Durio ziberthinus (“species”), a type of durian (“the king of fruit”), called the "king of durians".
MV
Initialism of modern variety.
nadir
An empty box added beneath a full one in a beehive to give the colony more room to expand or store honey.
nicotiana
Any ornamental plant of the genus Nicotiana
no-till
A technique for growing crops or pasture without disturbing the soil through tillage.
north forty
A 40-acre section of land, located in the northernmost part of a farm or ranch.
NRC
Initialism of non-rice crop.
NSM
adjectiveAgricultural equipment
Initialism of not station mated.
nuc
A nucleus colony; a small bee colony created from a larger colony.
nucleus
A small bee-hive used to create a colony from a larger existing one.
nurse
A shrub or tree that protects a young plant.
nursery
A place where animals breed, or where young animals are naturally or artificially reared (for example, on a farm).
oatlage
Silage made from oats: oat silage.
old rose
A rose belonging to any of the classes of cultivated roses in existence before the hybrid tea roses were developed.
olla
An unglazed earthenware pot, buried to provide slow steady irrigation.
one-way
To use a disc harrow to turn the soil and kill weeds, in preparation for planting seeds.
open-field system
The prevalent agricultural system in much of Europe during the Middle Ages, in which each manor or village had two or three large fields divided into narrow strips of land individually cultivated by tenants or serfs.
organic
adjectiveAgricultural equipment
Of food or food products, grown in an environment free from artificial agrichemicals, and possibly certified by a regulatory body.
organic farming
An approach to farming based on biological methods that avoid the use of synthetic crop or livestock production inputs and on a broadly defined philosophy of farming that puts value on ecological harmony, resource efficiency, and non-intensive animal husbandry practices.