Intro to AFNR Terminology

What is agriculture business?

• A term referring to the full scale of operations related to the business of agriculture. It connects the interrelationships of farming, farm services, soil science, agronomy, land grant universities, county extension services, state and federal experiment stations, soil and water conservation services, plant and animal nutrition, plant and animal protection, transportation, finance, and marketing.

• The broad industry engaged in the production of plants and animals for food and fiber, the provision of agricultural supplies and services, and the processing, marketing, and distribution of agricultural products.

What is agriculture ?

• A term referring to the full scale of operations related to the business of agriculture. It connects the interrelationships of farming, farm services, soil science, agronomy, land grant universities, county extension services, state and federal experiment stations, soil and water conservation services, plant and animal nutrition, plant and animal protection, transportation, finance, and marketing.

• The broad industry engaged in the production of plants and animals for food and fiber, the provision of agricultural supplies and services, and the processing, marketing, and distribution of agricultural products.

What is agriscience?

• The application of scientific principles and new technologies to agriculture.

• Any unprocessed or partially processed good, such as a grain, fruit, vegetable, or metal.

What is commodity?

• The application of scientific principles and new technologies to agriculture.

• Any unprocessed or partially processed good, such as a grain, fruit, vegetable, or metal.

What is crop?

• Any product of the soil. In a narrow sense, the product of a harvest obtained by labor, as distinguished

  from natural production or wild growth.

• A fine, threadlike piece, such as cotton or wool.

What is fiber?

• Any product of the soil. In a narrow sense, the product of a harvest obtained by labor, as distinguished

  from natural production or wild growth.

• A fine, threadlike piece, such as cotton or wool.

What is food?

• Anything which when taken into the body, nourishes the tissues and supplies body heat.

• Supplies and services farmers use to produce crops and livestock; any resource used in production.

What is agriculture input?

• Anything which when taken into the body, nourishes the tissues and supplies body heat.

• Supplies and services farmers use to produce crops and livestock; any resource used in production.

What is livestock?

• Farm animals raised to produce milk, meat, work, and wool; includes beef and dairy cattle, swine, sheep, horses, and goats; may also include poultry.

• The natural wealth of a country, consisting of land, forests, mineral deposits, water, etc.

What is Natural resources?

• Farm animals raised to produce milk, meat, work, and wool; includes beef and dairy cattle, swine, sheep, horses, and goats; may also include poultry.

• The natural wealth of a country, consisting of land, forests, mineral deposits, water, etc.