The place where an organism lives

The physical actions or practices undertaken to establish, improve, protect, enhance, or restore the present conditions of the land for the specific purpose of improving conditions for wildlife.

Not necessarily a bad experience. In agriculture, refers to cultivating the surface of the soil. The implement used is known as a

General, all-purpose term for gathering the crop and bringing it in from the field. However, there are a number of informal terms that are used by different farmers from different regions or in reference to different crops. For example, many people still talk about

The all-encompassing term for the class of plants that are planted and grown in a field, then cut, allowed to dry in the field, and then (usually) bundled together in units known as

Cropland managed for the production of forage crops that are machine harvested. This includes grasses, legumes, or a combo of both.

loft traditionally used to store hay in a barn. It is, at least in our experience, invariably pronounced

The Healthy Forest Reserve Program (HFRP) promotes the recovery of threatened and endangered species while improving biodiversity on forestland. The federal government will share in the cost of implementing conservation practices with a 10-year agreement. The other option is for the federal government to buy the developmental rights of the land for at least 30 years while sharing in the cost of conservation implementation.

A proceeding to have the landowner present evidence to show why an adverse technical decision was not proper.

An individual who hears and determines appeals of adverse technical determinations or adverse technical decisions.

A young bovine, normally under two years of age, that has not had a calf. But just to make sure it

Land that predominantly consists of perennial herbaceous plants or non-cultivated annuals or both. Tall and short woody canopy cover is less than 5%.

The use of a parcel of land which will produce the greatest current value.

Land that has an erodibility index of 8 or more.

Cropland used to grow fruit, nut, berry, vineyard, and other bush fruit and similar crops.

Equals 100 pounds; the standard unit of measure for milk, rice and some meat livestock.

Soil that, in an undrained condition, is saturated, flooded, or ponded long enough during the growing season to develop anaerobic conditions that supports the growth and regeneration of hydrophytic vegetation.

Plants growing in water or in a substrate that is at least periodically deficient in oxygen during the growing season as a result of saturation or inundation by water.

grown in water without the use of soil