Tractor and Farm Equipment Repair
greenhouse mealy bug: A greenhouse mealy bug is a horticultural pest that spoils the appearance of glasshouse crops, particularly orchids. Managing mealy bugs ensures healthy crops and maintains aesthetic quality, enhancing marketability.
black arm: A bacterial disease of cotton. Managing black arm through crop rotation and resistant varieties protects cotton yields.
halomorphic soil: Soil that contains large amounts of salt. Recognizing and managing halomorphic soils helps farmers prevent crop damage and maintain soil health.
manure: Animal dung used as organic fertilizer. Applying manure enriches soil with nutrients and improves soil structure, promoting healthy crop growth.
riddle: A coarse sieve for sieving soil; to grade and sort produce according to size, using a sieve. Using riddles helps farmers manage soil quality and sort produce efficiently.
The guidelines and best practices established by industry organizations and regulatory bodies to ensure quality, safety, and sustainability in food production and distribution. For example, following food product industry standards and frameworks to enhance operations and meet customer expectations.
TUSDAC: Abbreviation for Trade Union Sustainable Development Advisory Committee. Engaging with such committees can provide farmers with support and resources for sustainable practices.
The reproductive female in a bee colony, responsible for laying eggs and maintaining the colony’s population. The queen bee is the mother of most of the bees in the hive. For instance, a beekeeper may introduce a new queen bee to a hive to improve colony health and productivity.
self-fertilisation: The fertilisation of a plant or invertebrate animal with its own pollen or sperm. Farmers benefit from understanding self-fertilisation for breeding and crop production.
Machinery used to harvest crops from fields. Harvesters include combines, balers, and forage harvesters. For instance, using a combine harvester to efficiently harvest wheat and separate the grain from the chaff.
