AFNR Lesson 1.1 Glossary

The application of scientific principles and new technologies to agriculture.

• Commodity

• Agribusiness

• Agriscience

• Agriculture

A term referring to the full scale of operations related to the business of agriculture. It connotes the interrelationships of farming, farm services, soil science, agronomy, land grant universities, county extension services, state and federal experiment stations, soil and water conservation services, plant and animal nutrition, plant and animal protection, transportation, finance, and marketing.

• Commodity

• Agribusiness

• Agriscience

• Agriculture

The broad industry engaged in producing plants and animals for food and fiber, the provision of agricultural supplies and services, and the processing, marketing, and distribution of agricultural products.

• Commodity

• Agribusiness

• Agriscience

• Agriculture

Any unprocessed or partially processed good, such as grain, fruit, vegetable, or metal.

• Commodity

• Agribusiness

• Agriscience

• Agriculture

To ship (merchandise, commodities, workers, etc.) to a foreign country for use, sale, processing, or services.

• FFA

• Crop

• Fiber

• Export

A fine, threadlike piece, such as cotton or wool.

• FFA

• Crop

• Fiber

• Export

A national youth organization for students interested in agriculture. The official name is the National FFA Organization. In 1988, the National FFA Organization changed its original name of Future Farmers of America to reflect the expanding career field of Agricultural Education.

• FFA

• Crop

• Fiber

• Export

Any product of the soil. In a narrow sense, the product of a harvest obtained by labor, as distinguished from natural production or wild growth

• FFA

• Crop

• Fiber

• Export

Supplies, and services farmers use to produce crops and livestock; any resource used in production

• Input

• Food

• Livestock

• Import

Anything which, when taken into the body, nourishes the tissues and supplies body heat.

• Input

• Food

• Livestock

• Import