Tractor and Farm Equipment Repair
Livestock Auction: A livestock auction is an auction sale where livestock are shown in a ring and sold to the highest bidder. Participating in livestock auctions can provide farmers with a platform to sell animals and gain competitive prices.
Low Loader: A low loader is a farm trailer with its flat floor near the ground to make loading easier. Using low loaders can enhance farm efficiency and reduce manual labor.
Lodging: Lodging is the tendency of cereal crops to bend over, so that they lie more or less flat on the ground. Managing lodging through proper crop management practices can ensure healthy growth and high yields.
Lowlands: Lowlands is an area of low land where conditions are usually good for farming, as opposed to hills and mountains, or highlands. Vegetation in the lowlands is sparse. Utilizing lowlands for farming can provide optimal growing conditions and enhance farm productivity.
Linking Environment and Farming: Linking Environment and Farming is the full form of LEAF. Partnering with organizations like LEAF can enhance sustainable farming practices and public engagement.
Less Favoured Areas Support Scheme: Less Favoured Areas Support Scheme is a former government scheme providing financial support to ensure that farming continued in mountainous or hilly areas. Accessing support schemes can help farmers maintain agricultural activities in less favourable areas.
Larva: Larva is the form of an insect or other animal in the stage of development after the egg has hatched but before the animal becomes adult. (NOTE: The plural is larvae.) Understanding larval stages helps farmers manage pest populations effectively.
Leachate: Leachate is 1. a substance which is washed out of the soil, and 2. a liquid which forms at the bottom of a landfill site. Properly managing leachate can prevent environmental contamination and improve waste management.
Large Black: Large Black is a dual-purpose hardy breed of pig that is black with long lop ears. Raising Large Black pigs can diversify farm operations and provide high-quality pork.
Leatherjacket: Leatherjacket is the larva of the cranefly (Tipuda paludosa) which hatches from eggs laid on the ground and feeds on the young crop in spring. When grass is ploughed for cereal crops, the larvae feed on the seedling wheat, damaging the plants at or just below ground level. Managing leatherjacket infestations through pest control measures can protect crops and improve yields.
