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Fallow |
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Cropland left idle during the growing season.
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Farm Bike |
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A four wheeled motor bike used for practically every job on the farm from rounding up sheep to pulling trailers full of feed.
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Farm Hand |
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A person who works on a farm.
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Fat cattle |
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Cattle that have reached a certain size and weight,and are ready for slaughter.
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Fleece |
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The wool coat of a sheep.
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Foal |
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A young horse of either sex, less than one year old.
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Footrot |
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A disease of the hoof in sheep where the sidewall becomes separated from the sole of the hoof. In most cases infection can cause lameness and severe pain.
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Forage |
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Herbaceous plants or plant parts fed to domestic animals.
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Forage Harvester |
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Also known as the chopper. Pulled by the biggest tractor on the farm, it lifts cut grass, chops it up into lengths of about 30 - 40cm, and blows it into a big trailer pulled by another tractor. The chopped grass is then dumped into the silage pit and compressed to make Silage.
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Forestry |
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The science, art, and practice of managing and protecting tree and forest resources for human benefit.
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Fungicide |
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Used to destroy pests. Fungicides (destroys fungus), herbicides (destroys plants), insecticides (destroys insects), and nematicides (destroys nematodes) are all pesticides.
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