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	Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > Agriculture
		Agriculture is the process of producing food, feed, and fiber by cultivation of certain plants and the raising of domesticated animals.
		It includes both subsistence agriculture, which is producing enough food to meet the needs of the farmer and family, but no more) and also (almost universally in the "developed" nations and increasingly so in other areas) the production of financial income from cultivation of the land or commercial raising of animals (animal husbandry).
		Increasingly, besides food for humans and animal feeds, agriculture produces goods such as cut flowers, ornamental and nursery plants, fertilizers, animal hides[?], leather, industrial chemicals (starch, ethanol, and plastics), fibers (cotton, wool, hemp, and flax), and fuels (ethanol, methane, biodiesel).
	www.kids.net.au /encyclopedia-wiki/ag/Agriculture (1060 words)

	Agriculture - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Agriculture (a term which encompasses farming) is the process of producing food, feed, fiber and other goods by the systematic raising of plants and animals.
		Agriculture is also short for the study of the practice of agriculture—more formally known as agricultural science.
		Agriculture is cited as a significant adverse impact to biodiversity in many nations' Biodiversity Action Plans, due to reduction of forests and other habitats when new lands are converted to farming.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Agriculture (2542 words)

	Agriculture - Simple English Wikipedia
		Agriculture is the growing of crops or keeping of animals by people for food and raw materials.
		Agriculture includes subsistence agriculture, which is producing enough food to meet the needs of the farmer and family, and also the production of income from cultivation of the land or commercial raising of animals (animal husbandry).
		The practice of agriculture is often used to distinguish the neolithic period from the stone age.
	simple.wikipedia.org /wiki/Agriculture (814 words)

	Agriculture \| Topic Definition \| Find the Meaning and Define the Answer of Agriculture
		Agriculture is the process of producing food, feed, fiber and other desired products by cultivation of certain plants and the raising of domesticated animals (livestock).
		Agricultural chemistry deals with other vital farming concerns, such as the application of fertilizer, insecticides (see Pest control), and fungicides, soil makeup, analysis of agricultural products, and nutritional needs of farm animals.
		In addition to emergence of farming in the Fertile Crescent, the agriculture appeared by at least 7,000 BC (and possibly earlier) in southeast Asia (rice) and, somewhat later, in Central America (maize, squash).
	www.thefreeencyclopedia.com /definition/word.aspx?w=Agriculture (1940 words)

	Agriculture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Agriculture is the process of producing food, feed, fiber and other desired products by cultivation of certain plants and the raising of domesticated animals.
		Agriculture includes both subsistence agriculture, which is producing enough food to meet the needs of the farmer and family (but no more), and also (almost universally in the "developed" nations and increasingly so in other areas) the production of financial income from cultivation of the land or commercial raising of animals ([[specialty drugs.
		Agricultural chemistry deals with other vital farming concerns, such as the application of fertilizer, insecticides (see Pest control), and fungicides, soil makeup, analysis of agricultural products, and nutritional needs of farm animals.
	www.encyclopedia-online.info /Agriculture (1472 words)

	Agriculture - Piclab (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Agriculture is the process of producing food by cultivation of certain plants and the raising of domesticated animals.
		It includes both subsistence agriculture, which is producing enough food to meet the needs of the farmer and family, but no more) and also (almost universally in the "developed" nations and increasingly so in other areas) the production of financial income from cultivation of the land or commercial raising of animals (animal husbandry).
		Increasingly, besides food for humans and animal feeds, agriculture produces goods such as cut flowers, ornamental and nursery plants, fertilizers, animal hides, leather, industrial chemicals (starch, ethanol, and plastics), fibers (cotton, wool, hemp, and flax), and fuels (ethanol, methane).
	www.piclab.com /lee/index.php/Agriculture (561 words)

	Agriculture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Agriculture is the process of producing food, feed, and fiber by cultivation of certain plants and the raising of domesticated animals.
		Determining the origin of agriculture is problematic since it pre-dates the invention of writing.
		The practice of agriculture is often used to distinguish the neolithic period from earlier parts of the stone age.
	www.icyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/a/ag/agriculture.html (1529 words)

	Agriculture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Agriculture is the process of producing food, feed, fiber and other desired products by cultivation of certain plants and the raising of domesticated animals (livestock).
		Although localised climate change is the favoured explanation for the origins of agriculture in the Levant, the fact that farming was 'invented' at least three times, possibly more, suggests that social reasons may be instrumental.
		In addition to emergence of farming in the Fertile Crescent, the agriculture appeared by at least 7,000 BC (and possibly earlier) in southeast Asia (rice) and, somewhat later, in Central America (maize, squash).
	hallencyclopedia.com /Agriculture (2221 words)

	Agriculture - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		It may also refer to industrial agriculture, (often refered to as factory farming) long prevalent in "developed" nations and increasingly so elsewhere, which consists of obtaining financial income from the cultivation of land to yield produce, the commercial raising of animals (animal husbandry), or both.
		Agriculture is also short for the study of the practice of agriculture—more formally known as agricultural science.
		With the rapid rise of mechanization in the 20th century, especially in the form of the tractor, the demanding tasks of sowing, harvesting and threshing could be performed with a speed and on a scale barely imaginable before.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia?title=Farming&redirect=no (2375 words)

	Theremin.info (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Food is the main source of [[energy]] and of [[nutrition]] for animals, and is usually of [[animal]] or [[plant]] [[origin]].
		Food for [[livestock]] is [[fodder]] and traditionally comprises [[hay]] or [[cerealgrain]].
		Food allergy is thought to develop easier in patients with the [[atopic syndrome]], a very common combination of diseases: [[allergic rhinitis]] and [[allergic conjunctivitisconjunctivitis]], [[eczema]] and [[asthma]].
	www.theremin.info /odp.php?browse=/Shopping/Food (2407 words)

	Agriculture - Wikinfo
		Increasingly, besidesfood for humans and animal feeds, agriculture produces goods such as cut flowers, ornamental and nursery plants, fertilizers, animal hides, leather, industrial chemicals (starch, ethanol, and plastics), fibers (cotton, wool, hemp, and flax), and fuels (ethanol, methane, biodiesel).
		Determining the origin of agriculture is problematic since it pre-dates the invention of writing.
		The practice of agriculture is often used to distinguish the neolithic period from earlier parts of the stone age.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Agriculture (3424 words)

	ipedia.com: Agriculture Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Agriculture is the process of producing food, feed, fiber and other desired products by cultivation of certain plants and the raising of domesticated animals.
		Agriculture includes both subsistence agriculture, which is producing enough food to meet the needs of the farmer and family (but no more), and also (almost universally in the "developed" nations and increasingly so in other areas) the production of financial income from cultivation of the land or commercial raising of animals (animal husbandry).
		Increasingly, besides food for humans and animal feeds, agriculture produces goods such as cut flowers, ornamental and nursery plants, fertilizers, animal hides, leather, industrial chemicals (starch, ethanol, and plastics), fibers (cotton, wool, hemp, and flax), fuels (methane, biodiesel, biomass), and both legal and illegal drugs (biopharmaceuticals, tobacco, marijuana, opium, cocaine).
	www.ipedia.com /agriculture.html (1514 words)

	Learn more about Food in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Food is material, usually of animal or plant origin, consumed by living things to provide energy and nutrition.
		Here are some of the basic foods consumed by humans.
		Food for humans is mostly produced through farming or gardening, and includes animal and vegetable sources.
	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /f/fo/food.html (272 words)

	Timeline of agriculture and food technology
		Related Topics: Mehrgarh, History of India, 500 BC, Agriculture, 4000 BC, Asia, Rice, 7000 BC, Fertile Crescent, 3000 BC
		6000 BC - Granary built in Mehrgarh for storage of excess food.
		2005 - Lasers used to replace stickers by writing on food to "track and trace" and identify individual pieces of fresh fruit.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/t/ti/timeline_of_agriculture_and_food_technology.html (485 words)

	Agriculture - KnowledgeIsFun.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The practice of agriculture is also known as "farming", while scientists, inventors and others devoted to improving farming methods and implements are also said to be engaged in agriculture.
		Intensive agriculture also depletes the fertility of the land over time and the end effect is that which happened in the Middle East, were some of the most fertile farmland in the world was turned into a desert by intensive agriculture.
		FAO Agriculture Department and its State of Food and Agriculture 2003-2004 with a focus on the impact of biotechnology
	www.knowledgeisfun.com /A/Ag/Agriculture.php (2509 words)

	Discover the Wisdom of Mankind on Agriculture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Agriculture is also short for the study of the practice of agricultureandmdash;more formally known as agricultural science.
		Agricultural chemistry deals with other vital farming concerns, such as the application of fertilizer, insecticides (see Pest control), and fungicides, soil makeup, analysis of agricultural products, and nutritional needs of farm animals.Plant breeding and genetics contribute additionally to farm productivity.
		Intensive agriculture also depletes the fertility of the land over time and the end effect is that which happened in the Middle East, were some of the most fertile farmland in the world was turned into a desert by intensive agriculture.
	www.blinkbits.com /blinks/agriculture (3079 words)

	Food Discussion
		Food Discussion Food science - Food science is a discipline concerned with all technical aspects of food, beginning with harvesting or slaughtering, and ending with its consumption.
		It is my autobiography in food food bank of south jersey and meals food bank of south jersey and restaurants food bank of south jersey and countries far food bank of south jersey and near.
		Food processing equipment is classified and described according to the basic unit operations, including mechanical transport, mechanical processing and separations, heat transfer operations, evaporation, dehydration, thermal processing, refrigeration/freezing, and mass transfer.
	www.melbatone.com /Food/Discussion.xml (5037 words)

	Food Food Science Science Series Text (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Food science - Food science is a discipline concerned with all technical aspects of food, beginning with harvesting or slaughtering, and ending with its consumption.
		Food Food Science Science Series Text - Food Food Science Science Series Text Food science - Food science is a discipline concerned with all technical aspects of food, beginning with harvesting or slaughtering, and ending with its consumption.
		Food Food Packaging Science Technology - Food Food Packaging Science Technology Food science - Food science is a discipline concerned with all technical aspects of food, beginning with harvesting or slaughtering, and ending with its consumption.
	pe12.mcgreevey97.com /foodfoodsciencescienceseriestext.html (1211 words)

	directopedia : Directory : Science : Agriculture
		The practice of agriculture is also known as "farming", while scientists, inventors and others devoted to improving farming methods and implements are also said to be engaged in agriculture.
		It may also refer to industrial agriculture, (often referred to as factory farming) long prevalent in "developed" nations and increasingly so elsewhere, which consists of obtaining financial income from the cultivation of land to yield produce, the commercial raising of animals (animal husbandry), or both.
		By the early 1800s agricultural practices, particularly careful selection of hardy strains and cultivars, had so improved that yield per land unit was many times that seen in the Middle Ages and before, especially in the largely virgin lands of North and South America.
	www.directopedia.org /directory/Science-Agriculture.shtml (3059 words)

	Food History, Food Resource [http://food.oregonstate.edu/], Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
		BBCI has a nice history and timeline of food from the viewpoint of science, technology, and culture.
		Timeline and food indicates a number of foods and history.
		Holmes, Z.A. Historical and National Perspectives on Food Research In Human Resources Research, 1887-1987 Proceedings, by Deacon, Ruth E. and Wallace E. Huffman, College of Home Economics, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, p.
	food.oregonstate.edu /misc/history.html (121 words)

	Maryland Economy: Agriculture and Industry
		Maryland has a large amount of fertile agricultural land in its coastal and Piedmont zones, although this land use is being encroached upon by urbanization.
		Agriculture is oriented to dairying for nearby large city milksheads plus specialty perishable horticulture crops, such as cucumbers, watermelons, sweet corn, tomatoes, muskmelons, squash, and peas (Source:USDA Crop Profiles).
		The third component of the food producing sector is Maryland's food processing plants, which are the most significant type of manufacturing by value in the state.
	www.e-referencedesk.com /resources/state-economy/maryland.html (823 words)

	List of themed timelines (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Timeline is a 1999 science fiction novel by Michael Crichton
		Timeline is a 2003 film based on the novel.
		General: List of years in science, Timeline of scientific discoveries, Timeline of scientific experiments
	uncover.us /en/wikipedia/l/li/list_of_themed_timelines.html (226 words)

	November 2001 Agrichemical & Environmental News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Food poisoning, cross-contamination, Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) strategies—these are all basic buzzwords and essential components in the training of food industry workers and administrators.
		Food production and distribution is a very complex and multi-layered system, therefore it offers many opportunities for the deliberate introduction of toxic agents.
		Barbara Rasco is a specialist in food law and a Distinguished Lecturer with the Institute of Food Technologists on food law and bioterrorist threats.
	aenews.wsu.edu /Nov01AENews/Nov01AENews.htm (10034 words)

	Defination Of Agriculture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The percentage of county income from agriculture will increase and the county...
		if we consider the goal of agriculture is first to feed the...
		Yet, the instrumentalization of agriculture has lead into fundamental preversions of the land, humankind...
	www.edisler.com /defination-of-agriculture.html (367 words)

	agriculture
		hunter-gatherer to agricultural economies after a lengthy period when some crops were deliberately planted and other foods were gathered from the wild.
		Agriculture may be one of the oldest professions, but the development and use of machinery has made the job title of farmer a rarity.
		agriculture, a harrow is an implement for cultivating the surface of the
	www.gec.ac.in /~bsm/agriculture/agriculture.html (6196 words)

	Timeline Food
		It was believed to be unhealthy or downright poisonous and given the Latin name Lycopersicon, or "wolf peach." In Europe it was thought to be a potent-and thus forbidden-aphrodisiac, hence the name "love apple." Thomas Jefferson grew tomatoes in the late 1700s, but they weren't widely consumed in Europe and America until the early 1800s.
		Food vendors, Arnold Fornachou (ice cream) and Ernest Hamwi (sweet, rolled wafers), collaborated for the ice cream cones.
		He was a food service equipment salesman who owned the national marketing rights to the milk-shake mixers used at the chain.
	www.timelines.ws /subjects/Food.HTML (10584 words)

	Culture Hearths of Asia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Answers could be that some food smelled bad or looked unpleasant, by trial and error-see who dies or gets sick from eating new food, see what animals ate (not always a reliable guide).
		Students learn about the beginning of agriculture: the genetic development of bread wheat, invention of the plow, and early villages built by farmers.
		Food: With the beginning of agricultural villages, humans were able to stay in one place for long periods of time.
	fga.freac.fsu.edu /academy/ascult.htm (7317 words)

	Agrikultur - Wikipédia
		Agriculture includes both subsistence agriculture, which is producing enough food to meet the needs of the farmer and family (but no more), and also (almost universally in the "developed" nations and increasingly so in other areas) the production of financial income from cultivation of the land or commercial raising of animals (animal husbandry).
		Increasingly, besides food for humans and animal feeds, agriculture produces goods such as cut flowers, ornamental and nursery plants, fertilizers, animal hides, leather, industrial chemicals (starch, ethanol, and plastics), fibers (cotton, wool, hemp, and flax), fuels (methane, biodiesel, biomass), and both legal and illegal drugs (biopharmaceuticals, tobacco, marijuana, opium, cocaine).
		U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Library : Portal to USDA's National Agricultural Library
	su.wikipedia.org /wiki/Agrikultur (1457 words)

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