
Word:
General cover
Definition:
Includes 9 categories: Crop; Herbaceous; Open canopy short woody plants; Short woody plants; Open canopy tall woody plants; Tall woody plants; Barren; Artificial and modified surfaces; Water
Source:
NRCS
Acronym:
GSOP
Word:
General Signup Offer Process
Definition:
A part of the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Source:
NRCS
Word:
Grade A milk
Definition:
Milk produced under sufficiently sanitary conditions to qualify for consumption as a beverage. Grade B (or
Source:
Our Ohio
Word:
Grain bin
Definition:
A structure, usually cylindrical, in which low-moisture grain is stored. Many grain bins have dryers to help keep the grain in condition. They are not the same thing as
Source:
Our Ohio
Word:
Grapevine Removal
Definition:
Deadening of grapevines to reduce mortality and to improve growth of crop trees.
Source:
NRCS
Acronym:
GRP
Word:
Grassland Reserve Program
Definition:
The Grassland Reserve Program (GRP) protects land that supports grazing and promotes biodiversity from the threat of development. The federal government pays the landowner annual rental payments to limit the use of the land or offers to buy the developmental rights of the land. The landowner maintains the right in both instances to conduct common grazing practices.
Word:
Grasslands
Definition:
Lands on which the vegetation is dominated by grasses, grass-like plants, shrubs, and forbs.
Source:
NRCS
Word:
Grazing Land
Definition:
Any vegetated land that is grazed or has the potential to be grazed by animals. This includes pastureland and rangeland.
Word:
Grazing Value
Definition:
The value assigned to the grassland cover when used for forage production.
Source:
NRCS
Word:
Groundwater
Definition:
The water from wells and underground aquifers. An estimated 95 percent of the drinking water used in rural areas is from groundwater.
Source:
Our Ohio
Word:
Growing season
Definition:
The time period between the last freeze in the spring and the first frost in the fall. Growing seasons vary depending on local climate, geography and the crops that are grown.
Source:
Our Ohio
