agriculturist

Professional land cultivator

An agriculturist is a person engaged in agriculture, especially one with scientific or technical expertise in farming.

The term suggests professional knowledge rather than simple farm labor: The agriculturist recommended crop rotation to restore soil nutrients.

Agriculturalist means the same thing.

horticulture

gardener

One who cultivates flora

grower · groundskeeper · greenskeeper · permaculturist · orchardist · floriculturist · viticulturist · greenhouse · nursery · market gardener

equipment

tractor

Agricultural pulling vehicle

seed drill · transplanter · cultivator · thresher · sprayer · baler · irrigation system · combine harvester · hoe · winnower

farming

plow

Tool for turning soil

fertilize · tillage · barn · silo · haystack · threshing · seedling · orchard · vineyard · fallow

crops

harvest

Gathering mature crops

rotation · hybrid · varietal · transplanting · grafting · pruning · propagation · monoculture · genetics · photosynthesis

science

agronomy

Crop and soil science

biotechnology · genetics · ecology · pest management · field research · experimental design · plant breeding

sustainability

organic

From living matter

composting · agroecology · conservation · biodiversity · soil health · water conservation · no-till · polyculture · carbon sequestration · sustainable farming

livestock

breeding

Reproductive cultivation of organisms

  • cattleDomesticated bovines kept commercially
  • sheepWoolly farm animal
  • goatsHorned farm ruminants

swine · horses · poultry · dairy · pasture · fodder · grazing · herdsman · stockman · shepherding

Opposites
occupation/livelihood

agriculturistindustrialist

Major manufacturing business owner

factory worker · office worker · financier · white-collar worker · banker

relationship to land and nature

agriculturistland developer

One who improves raw acreage

urban dweller · urban planner · city dweller · urbanite · industrialist

Family

agriculture, agricultural, agrarian, agrarianism, agriculturally, agrarians, agriculturalist, agriculturalists

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