Category: K

kemp: Kemp – a very coarse fibre in fleece, covered with a thick sheath and shed each year. Helps farmers understand wool quality.

ked: Ked – the sheep tick; a bloodsucking fly (Melophagus ovinus) which is a parasite of sheep and causes extreme irritation. Helps farmers identify and control parasites in livestock.

knee cap: Knee cap – a felt protector for the knees of horses, used especially when transporting them as a protection against damage caused when slipping. Also used on young horses when jumping. Helps farmers protect horses during transport and training.

kibbutz: Kibbutz – a form of settlement in Israel, based on the collective farming principles. Helps farmers understand different farming systems and communities.

keeper: Keeper – 1. A person who looks after deer, pheasants or other animals and birds which are reared to be hunted. 2. A fruit which keeps well. Helps farmers manage wildlife and crop storage.

kidney bean: Kidney bean – a climbing French bean, with red seeds, used as a vegetable. Helps farmers diversify vegetable crops.

kohlrabi: Kohlrabi – a variety of cabbage with a swollen stem, used as a fodder crop, and also sometimes eaten as a vegetable. The leaves may be green or purple. Also called turnip-rooted cabbage. Helps farmers diversify crop production.

kid-snatching: Kid-snatching – the practice of taking a new-born kid away from its mother to prevent her from licking it and so passing on caprine arthritis-encephalitis. Helps farmers manage health risks in goat herds.

knife: Knife – an attachment on the cutter bar of a mower or combine harvester. Helps farmers maintain and operate agricultural machinery.

Kerry: Kerry – a rare breed of dairy cattle which is native to Ireland. The animals are small and black, sometimes with white patches on the udder, and have upturned horns. Helps farmers diversify dairy cattle breeds.