Category: C

Compensatory Growth: Compensatory growth /k?mp?nseit(?)ri gr???/ noun growth that occurs after a period of under-feeding when the animal regains lost weight. Managing compensatory growth involves providing proper nutrition and healthcare to support animal recovery.

Calving Time: The time when a cow is ready to calve. Monitoring calving times helps farmers prepare for and manage the birthing process, ensuring the health of both cow and calf.

Commodity: Commodity noun a substance sold in very large quantities, e.g. raw materials or foodstuffs such as corn, rice, butter. Understanding commodity markets helps farmers optimize production and sales.

Clearance: The action of clearing land for cultivation. Managing land clearance involves using sustainable practices to protect soil health and support crop growth.

Cyst: Cyst noun an unusual growth in the body or on a plant, shaped like a pouch and containing liquid or semi-liquid substances. Understanding cysts aids in managing livestock and crop health.

Caper: A Mediterranean shrub whose flower buds are used as a flavoring. Cultivating capers provides a specialty crop for gourmet markets, diversifying farm products and income.

Channel Island Breeds: The Guernsey and Jersey breeds of dairy cattle. Raising Channel Island breeds provides high-quality milk and contributes to the profitability of dairy operations.

Chicken: A young bird of a domestic fowl or the meat of domestic poultry. Raising chickens provides nutritious meat and valuable produce for fresh markets and processing, contributing to farm income.

Common Prices: Common prices plural noun the prices obtained by all EU farmers for a wide range of their products, including beef, cereals, milk products, and sugar. EU regulations involve control on imports and intervention buying. These prices are reviewed each year. Understanding common prices helps farmers plan production and marketing strategies.

Cultivate: Cultivate verb 1. to grow crops Potatoes are cultivated as the main crop. 2. to dig and manure the soil ready for growing crops The fields are cultivated in the autumn, ready for sowing wheat. Engaging in cultivation practices supports sustainable agriculture and crop production.