Basics

Agricultural cycle

Annual cycle of crop growth/harvest activities

Agricultural land

Land used for agricultural purposes

Agricultural machinery

Machinery used in farming or other agriculture

Arable land

Land capable of being ploughed and used to grow crops

Cash crop

Agricultural crop grown to sell for profit

Crop

Plant or animal product which can be grown and harvested

Fiber crop

Plant grown for fiber

Growing season

Part of the year during which local weather conditions permit normal plant growth

Nonfood crop

Produced for clothing (fiber crops), biofuel (energy crops, algae fuel), biobased chemicals (furfural or medicine (medicinal plants)

Pasture

Land used for grazing

Season extension

Any method that allows a crop to be grown and/or harvested beyond its normal outdoor growing season and harvesting time frame, or the extra time thus achieved