Category: K

kilo: Kilo – same as kilogram. Helps farmers understand and use weight measurements.

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.