agriculture

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agriculture [syn: farming]

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Landwirtschaft

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crop
(a plant that us growing in large quantities, especially as food)

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Feldfrucht, Ernte

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to harvest [noun: harvest]
(to cut and gather crop)

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ernten

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to plant
(to put plants and seeds in the ground to grow)

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pflanzen

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to plough [noun: to plough (Plug)]
(to dig and turn over a field)

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plügen

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yield

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Ertragen

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soil [ground]

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Boden

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surplus

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Überschuss

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subsidy [verb: to subsidize]

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Subvention

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Seed

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Saat, Samen

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corn

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Mais, Getreide

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grain

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Korn, Getreide

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maize

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Mais

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wheat

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Weizen

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barley

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Gerste

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barn
( a large farm building for storing grain or keeping farm animal in)

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Scheune

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weed [pest plant]

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Unkraut

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pest
( an insect or animal that destroys plants)

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Schädling

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fertile [opp: infertile / noun: fertility]

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fruchtbar

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fertilizer
( a substance used to make plants grow more successfully)

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Dünger

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pesticide
( a chemical used for killing pests, especially insects)

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Schädlingsbekämpfungsmittel

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herbicide [weedkiller]

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Unkrautvernichter

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efficiency

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Produktivität, Effizienz

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corn combine

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Mähdrescher

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sophisticated

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Hochentwickelt

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GM food [genetically modified]

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genetisch veränderte Nahrungsmittel

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hybrid

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Kreuzung

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to breed

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züchten

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food chain

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Nahrungskette

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threat [verb: to threaten]

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Bedrohung

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hazard [adj: hazardous / syn: danger]

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Gefahr

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mad cow disease

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Rinderwahnsinn

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bone meal

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Knochenmehl

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swine fever

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Schweinepest

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antibiotics

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Antibiotika

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mass-production

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Massenproduktion

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to enhance [to improve]

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verbessern

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food safety

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Sicherheit der Nahrung

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nutrient [adj: nutritious]

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Nährstoff

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organic farming [chemical-free farming]

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ökologische Landwirtschaft

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sustainable [noun: sustainability]

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nachhaltig

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dairy [dairy farming / dairy product]

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Milch-, milchverarbeitend

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livestock

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Viehbestand

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cattle
(cows and bulls that are kept as farm animals for milk or meat)

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Rinder

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poultry
(chicken, ducks and geese that are kept as farm animals for their eggs or meat)

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Geflügel

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irrigation [verb: to irrigate]
(the practice of supplying eater to an area of land so that crops will grow)

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Bewässerung

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to exhaust

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auslaugen