row up
To dig rows for planting or to plant in rows
Agricultural equipment
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Russian violet
A variety of violet, Viola suavis, noted for its hardiness and strong fragrance.
sabbath of the land
The period, occurring every seventh year, when fields were traditionally left fallow.
SAR
Initialism of sodium adsorption ratio.
scarify
To remove thatch (build-up of organic matter on the soil) from a lawn, to dethatch.
scourge
Of a crop or a farmer: to deplete the fertility of (land or soil).
scuffle
To work the soil surface for weeding, etc.
seam presser
A heavy roller to press down newly ploughed furrows.
seed
Any propagative portion of a plant which may be sown, such as true seeds, seed-like fruits, tubers, or bulbs.
seed corn
Seed that is saved from one year's harvest for the subsequent year's planting, rather than being used to make flour etc.
seeding plough
A plough fitted with a hopper from which seed is automatically deposited.
sericulture
The rearing of silkworms for the production of silk.
service
To inseminate through sexual intercourse.
seton
A few silk threads or horsehairs, or a strip of linen etc., introduced beneath the skin by a knife or needle, so as to induce suppuration; also, the issue so formed.
shackle
A restraint fitted over a human or animal appendage, such as an ankle, finger, or wrist, normally used in a pair joined by a chain.
share
The cutting blade of an agricultural machine like a plough, a cultivator or a seeding-machine.
sharebeam
The part of a plough to which the share is attached.
shatter
Of seeds: to disperse (become dispersed) upon ripening.
shiel
To use a place as a shieling.
sick
adjectiveAgricultural equipment
Failing to sustain adequate harvests of crop, usually specified.
sickle
An implement having a semicircular blade and short handle, used for cutting long grass and cereal crops.
silo
A vertical building, usually cylindrical, used for the production of silage.
slap mark
An identifying tattoo applied to livestock by means of a tool (slap marker).
slap marker
A tool for applying slap marks to livestock, consisting of a pattern of pins attached to a long handle.
slurry
A mixture of animal waste, other organic material and sometimes water, stored in a slurry pit and used as fertilizer; also used in combination, as pig slurry, etc.
smart farming
A type of farming that takes advantage of information technology in order to maximise efficiency or product yield; most commonly via tracking, automation and big data analysis.
smoke blower
A small fire chamber with attached bellows used to blow smoke on a hive to pacify the bees before the beekeeper works on it.
smother crop
A kind of cover crop planted near a primary crop in order to prevent the growth of weeds in that area.
sodbuster plough
A type of plough specifically designed to break up tough, sod-like soil on the prairies, particularly in the American Midwest.
sodium adsorption ratio
A water quality parameter used for managing sodium-affected soil.
soil fertility
The ability of a soil to sustain plant growth.
soiled
adjectiveAgricultural equipment
Having a specific or particular type of soil.
solarize
To treat soil by covering with plastic and exposing to sunlight.
spawn
The buds or branches produced from underground stems.
specialty crop
Any of various crops cultivated for, or managed and gathered for, human use (in food, personal hygiene, medicine, or decoration) rather than as animal feed, fodder, or forage.
splice grafting
A method of grafting by cutting the ends of the scion and stock completely across and obliquely, in such a manner that the sections are of the same shape, then lapping the ends so that the one cut surface exactly fits the other, and securing them by tying or otherwise.
spray drain
A drain made by laying under earth the sprays or small branches of trees, which keep passages open.
sprout
To grow from seed; to germinate.
spruce tip
The new spring growth at the ends of spruce branches. For some species of spruce, these are edible and a traditional foodstuff.
stalk-cutter
A device with rotatory blades for chopping up stalks in a field.
standing crop
The total dried biomass of the living organisms present in a given environment.
start
A young plant germinated in a pot to be transplanted later.
stickling
A cutting in the early stages of growth.
stitch
A ridge of ploughed land between two furrows.
stocker
Livestock that is wintered and then sold in the spring; often contrasted with a feeder when the focus is on intended disposition.
stone mulching
The practice of covering plant roots with stone, in the manner of a mulch.
stooker
A person (e.g., smallholder, farm laborer) who gathers sheaves into stooks (shocks).
stool
A plant that has been cut down until its main stem is close to the ground, resembling a stool, to promote new growth.
storm
To protect (seed-hay) from stormy weather by putting sheaves of them into small stacks.
stratification
The process of treating seeds to simulate natural conditions that the seeds must experience before germination can occur, often involving exposure to cold.
string trimmer
A powered, hand-held garden implement that uses a rotating monofilament line to cut grass, etc., without damaging other objects.
strip cropping
The cultivation of a field partitioned into long, narrow strips that are alternated in a crop rotation system.
stripling
A seedling with most of the leaves stripped off.
stubble
To produce a crop in a field of stubble that remains after a preceding crop is removed, either by sowing a second crop or by allowing shoots to sprout from the roots of the stubble.
subsistence crop
A crop that meet the needs of families, although typically not very valuable.
subsistence farming
Farming in which almost all of the livestock raised or crops produced are used by the farmer and their family to survive, without significant surplus for sale or trade.
sucker
An undesired stem growing out of the roots or lower trunk of a shrub or tree, especially from the rootstock of a grafted plant or tree.
sustainable development
Development which seeks to produce sustainable economic growth while ensuring future generations' ability to do the same by not exceeding the regenerative capacity of nature.
sweeten
To raise the pH of (a soil) by adding alkali.
swing plough
A plough without a forewheel under the beam.