agriculturalist
Professional land cultivator
An agriculturalist is someone who practices or studies agriculture—farming, crop cultivation, and livestock raising.
The term often suggests expertise or professional involvement rather than simple farming: The agriculturalist advised local farmers on soil management.
Agriculturist means the same thing.
One who cultivates land
- plowmanOne who furrows fields
- tractorAgricultural pulling vehicle
- plowTool for turning soil
- tillageSoil preparation for planting
sowing · harvester · barn · silo · homestead · cropland · pasture · livestock
Study of earth's surface layer
- crop rotationAlternating field plantings yearly
- fertilizersSubstances enriching soil
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
- plant breedingDeveloping improved crop varieties
field trials · tillage · entomology · genetics · agroecology · soil analysis · seed selection
Cutting crops for collection
- threshingExtracting grain from stalks
- combineMerge, or harvesting machine
- harvesterCrop-collecting machine
- sickleCurved hand-held harvesting blade
scythe · winnowing · gleaning · picking · yield · crop · grain · produce
From living matter
- regenerativeAble to renew itself
- permacultureSustainable ecosystem design method
- agroforestryTrees integrated with farming
- biodynamicAgriculture following cosmic cycles
conservation · composting · soil health · carbon sequestration · climate-smart · polyculture · no-till · green manure
Engineering using living systems
- geneticsScience of hereditary transmission
- entomologyStudy of insects
- botanyScience of flora
- microbiologyStudy of microscopic life
field study · experimentation · laboratory · breeding · innovation · horticulture
Turning earth for crops
- sowingPlanting for cultivation
- transplantingMoving living growth elsewhere
- fertilizingAdding nutrients to soil
- irrigatingArtificially supplying water to land
weeding · pruning · grafting · mulching · furrowing · bedding · hoeing · thinning
Protecting earth's fertile layer
- erosion controlPreventing soil loss
- habitat restorationReviving degraded natural environments
- reforestationReplanting depleted woodlands
- land stewardshipResponsible care of terrain
conservation tillage · wildlife corridor · terracing · shelterbelts
farmer
One who cultivates land
tillage · sowing · harvester · barn · silo · homestead · cropland · pasture · livestock · cattle
soil science
Study of earth's surface layer
- crop rotationAlternating field plantings yearly
- fertilizersSubstances enriching soil
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
plant breeding · field trials · tillage · entomology · genetics · agroecology · soil analysis · seed selection
reaping
Cutting crops for collection
- threshingExtracting grain from stalks
- combineMerge, or harvesting machine
- harvesterCrop-collecting machine
sickle · scythe · winnowing · gleaning · picking · yield · crop · grain · produce · bounty
organic
From living matter
- regenerativeAble to renew itself
- permacultureSustainable ecosystem design method
- agroforestryTrees integrated with farming
biodynamic · conservation · composting · soil health · carbon sequestration · climate-smart · polyculture · no-till · green manure · biodiversity
biotechnology
Engineering using living systems
- geneticsScience of hereditary transmission
- entomologyStudy of insects
- botanyScience of flora
microbiology · field study · experimentation · laboratory · breeding · innovation · horticulture
plowing
Turning earth for crops
- sowingPlanting for cultivation
- transplantingMoving living growth elsewhere
- fertilizingAdding nutrients to soil
irrigating · weeding · pruning · grafting · mulching · furrowing · bedding · hoeing · thinning · greenhouse
soil conservation
Protecting earth's fertile layer
- erosion controlPreventing soil loss
- habitat restorationReviving degraded natural environments
- reforestationReplanting depleted woodlands
land stewardship · conservation tillage · wildlife corridor · terracing · shelterbelts
agriculturalistindustrialist
Major manufacturing business owner
urban dweller · city dweller · manufacturer · factory worker · urbanite
agriculturalisthunter-gatherer
Pre-farming subsistence lifestyle
agriculturalisturban dweller
City-based resident
city dweller · urbanite · cosmopolitan · metropolitan · suburbanite