agricultural
Pertaining to cultivation
Agricultural describes anything related to farming and the cultivation of land.
Agricultural equipment is used on farms; agricultural policy governs farming practices; agricultural land is designated for growing crops or raising livestock.
The word covers both the practical work of farming and the broader economic sector: The region's economy is primarily agricultural.
Turning earth for crops
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
- fertilizerSoil nutrient supplement
- pesticideAgent destroying harmful organisms
- tillageSoil preparation for planting
crop · tractor · combine · soil · acreage · silo · granary · monoculture
Of countryside or clergy care
- countrysideRural area beyond towns
- villageSmall rural community
- homesteadFamily farm and dwelling
- farmlandAgricultural terrain
bucolic · landholding · rustic · provincial · farmstead · arable land · country life · open fields
Soil preparation for planting
- plowingTurning earth for crops
- sowingPlanting for cultivation
- fertilizingAdding nutrients to soil
- transplantingMoving living growth elsewhere
mulching · furrowing · harrowing · ridging · drilling · broadcasting · dibbling · weeding
From living matter
- permacultureSustainable ecosystem design method
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- regenerativeAble to renew itself
- soil healthGround's biological vitality
crop rotation · agroforestry · pollinators · composting · biodynamic · agroecology · cover crops · no-till
Merge, or harvesting machine
- threshingExtracting grain from stalks
- yieldProduce or relinquish
- reapingCutting crops for collection
- bountyReward for capture
gleaning · sickle · scythe · harvester · grain · picking · husking · baler
Tool for turning soil
- scytheManual crop-cutting implement
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- subsistenceMinimal means of living
- fallowUnplanted field recovering
yoke · oxen · sharecropping · serfdom · peasant · tenancy · shadoof · threshing-floor
Grazing ground for livestock
- cattleDomesticated bovines kept commercially
- poultryBirds raised for food
- sheepWoolly farm animal
- swineDomestic porcine animals
dairy · herding · breeding · feedlot · veterinary · husbandry · fodder · grazing
Engineering using living systems
- genomicsStudy of entire genetic sequences
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- agritechFarm-focused technological solutions
- roboticsAutomaton design field
hydroponics · aeroponics · CRISPR · drones · automation · bioengineering · vertical farming · GPS guidance
plowing
Turning earth for crops
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
- fertilizerSoil nutrient supplement
- pesticideAgent destroying harmful organisms
tillage · crop · tractor · combine · soil · acreage · silo · granary · monoculture · planting
pastoral
Of countryside or clergy care
- countrysideRural area beyond towns
- villageSmall rural community
- homesteadFamily farm and dwelling
farmland · bucolic · landholding · rustic · provincial · farmstead · arable land · country life · open fields · rolling hills
tillage
Soil preparation for planting
- plowingTurning earth for crops
- sowingPlanting for cultivation
- fertilizingAdding nutrients to soil
transplanting · mulching · furrowing · harrowing · ridging · drilling · broadcasting · dibbling · weeding · hoeing
organic
From living matter
- permacultureSustainable ecosystem design method
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- regenerativeAble to renew itself
soil health · crop rotation · agroforestry · pollinators · composting · biodynamic · agroecology · cover crops · no-till · biodiversity
combine
Merge, or harvesting machine
bounty · gleaning · sickle · scythe · harvester · grain · picking · husking · baler · winnowing
plow
Tool for turning soil
- scytheManual crop-cutting implement
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- subsistenceMinimal means of living
fallow · yoke · oxen · sharecropping · serfdom · peasant · tenancy · shadoof · threshing-floor · sickle
pasture
Grazing ground for livestock
swine · dairy · herding · breeding · feedlot · veterinary · husbandry · fodder · grazing · manure
biotechnology
Engineering using living systems
- genomicsStudy of entire genetic sequences
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- agritechFarm-focused technological solutions
robotics · hydroponics · aeroponics · CRISPR · drones · automation · bioengineering · vertical farming · GPS guidance · sensor technology
- place adjectivescoastal, suburban, urban, rural, northern
- preindustrialpreindustrial, pre-industrial, guild, pastoral, craftsman
- -al adjectivescultural, emotional, environmental, federal, financial
- land usezoning ordinances, suburban sprawl, land management, arable land, industrial
- organization typesnonprofit, for-profit, corporate, governmental, private
- professional fieldsmedical, legal, technical, financial, scientific
agriculturalindustrial
Of factories and production
manufacturing · technological · digital · high-tech · financial
agriculturalurban
Pertaining to cities
industrial · metropolitan · city · urbanized · industrialized
agriculturaluncultivated
Not tended or planted
wild · unfarmed · natural · untamed · undomesticated
- agricultural productsFarmed goods for sale
- agricultural societyCommunity centered on farming
- agricultural useLand devoted to cultivation
- agricultural landsGround used for farming
- agricultural pestsOrganisms harming cultivated plants
- eco-friendly agricultureCultivation minimizing environmental harm