Word:
Offer Index
Definition:
Calculated by dividing the estimated program payment cost of practices by the sum of environmental points.
Source:
NRCS
Word:
Offsite
Definition:
A location outside the area on which conservation treatment is being considered
Source:
NRCS
Word:
Oilseed crops
Definition:
Primarily soybeans, sunflower seed, canola, rapeseed, safflower, flaxseed, mustard seed, peanuts and cottonseed, used for the production of cooking oils, protein meals for livestock and industrial uses.
Source:
Our Ohio
Word:
Onsite
Definition:
A location within the area on which conservation treatment is being considered.
Source:
NRCS
Word:
Open canopy short woody plants
Definition:
Land with short woody canopy cover of 5-25% while tall woody canopy is less than 5%. Short canopy means less than 4 meters while tall woody plants are taller than 4 meters.
Source:
NRCS
Word:
Open canopy tall woody plants
Definition:
Land with tall woody canopy of 5-25% while short woody canopy is less than 25%.
Source:
NRCS
Word:
Operating Unit
Definition:
Any parcel(s) of land constituting a single management unit for agricultural purposes.
Source:
NRCS
Acronym:
O&M
Word:
Operation and Maintenance
Definition:
Work performed by the participant to keep the applied conservation practice functioning for the intended purposed during its life span
Source:
NRCS
Word:
Operator
Definition:
A person who is in general control of the farming operation on the farm.
Source:
NRCS
Word:
Organic farming
Definition:
An approach to farming based on biological methods that avoid the use of synthetic crop or livestock production inputs. Farmers who wish to have their operations certified as organic must be certified by the National Organic Program administered by the USDA.
Source:
Our Ohio
Word:
Other rural land
Definition:
Land that includes farmsteads and other farm structures, field windbreaks, barren land, and marshland.
Source:
NRCS