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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign: Risks to Crop Production in Agriculture > Module 1| Crop Production Cycle: Lesson 1.2 Crop Production Seasons > Flashcards

Module 1| Crop Production Cycle: Lesson 1.2 Crop Production Seasons Flashcards

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Growing Season

  • ___ will almost always be necessary to adapt to the growing season conditions actually experienced
  • Farmers rely heavily on monitoring their crops and field conditions throughout the growing season,
    as well as their experience and expertise to make
    the best decisions possible under the conditions that mother nature provides.
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Modifications

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Growing Season

  • Modifications will almost always be necessary to adapt to the growing season conditions actually experienced
  • Farmers rely heavily on ___ their crops and field conditions ___ the growing season, as well as their experience and expertise to make the best decisions possible under the conditions that mother nature provides.
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monitoring / throughout

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Harvesting

  • can be a ___ time on most farm operations
  • an extremely high-stakes period for the financial performance and viability of the operation as it is when crop revenues will be more solidified after months of creating, modifying, and executing the farm management plan.
  • additional timing pressures that come into play with
    post-harvest activities that will then impact the farm business for the following crop production cycle, as planning decisions need to be made for the following crop both during and directly following harvest of the current crop.
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chaotic

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Harvesting

  • can be a chaotic time on most farm operations.
  • an extremely ___ period for the financial performance and viability of the operation as it is when crop revenues will be more ___ after months of creating, modifying, and executing the farm management plan.
  • additional timing pressures that come into play with
    post-harvest activities that will then impact the farm business for the following crop production cycle, as planning decisions need to be made for the following crop both during and directly following harvest of the current crop.
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high-stakes / solidified

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Harvesting

  • can be a chaotic time on most farm operations.
  • an extremely high-stakes period for the financial performance and viability of the operation as it is when crop revenues will be more solidified after months of creating, modifying, and executing the farm management plan.
  • additional timing pressures that come into play with post-harvest activities that will then impact the farm business for ___, as planning decisions need to be made for the following crop both during and directly following harvest of the current crop.
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the following crop production cycle

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Post Harvest

  • Financial activities post harvest: Many farmers ___ using ___ and it’s common that these loans are paid and, or renewed, or renegotiated in the late fall to early winter.
  • Many farmers lease a significant portion of the land they farm and lease renewals and lease negotiations are commonly done during the post harvest period.
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borrow operating capital / one year loans

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Post Harvest

  • Financial activities post harvest: Many farmers borrow operating capital using one year loans and it’s common that these loans are paid and, or renewed, or renegotiated in the late fall to early winter.
  • Many farmers ___ and ___ and ___ are commonly done during the post harvest period.
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lease a significant portion of the land they farm / lease renewals / lease negotiations

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What is Sustainable Agriculture?

Sampler of Proven Practices
- ___
- Soil Health
- Livestock Health and Husbandry
- Community Vitality
- Health and Wellbeing of People
- Ecological Pest Management
- Biological Diversity
- Innovative Technologies and Enterprises

https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/What-is-Sustainable-Agriculture.pdf

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Climate Resilience

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What is Sustainable Agriculture?

Sampler of Proven Practices
- Climate Resilience
- ___
- Livestock Health and Husbandry
- Community Vitality
- Health and Wellbeing of People
- Ecological Pest Management
- Biological Diversity
- Innovative Technologies and Enterprises

https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/What-is-Sustainable-Agriculture.pdf

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Soil Health

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What is Sustainable Agriculture?

Sampler of Proven Practices
- Climate Resilience
- Soil Health
- ___
- Community Vitality
- Health and Wellbeing of People
- Ecological Pest Management
- Biological Diversity
- Innovative Technologies and Enterprises

https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/What-is-Sustainable-Agriculture.pdf

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Livestock Health and Husbandry

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What is Sustainable Agriculture?

Sampler of Proven Practices
- Climate Resilience
- Soil Health
- Livestock Health and Husbandry
- ___
- Health and Wellbeing of People
- Ecological Pest Management
- Biological Diversity
- Innovative Technologies and Enterprises

https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/What-is-Sustainable-Agriculture.pdf

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Community Vitality

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What is Sustainable Agriculture?

Sampler of Proven Practices
- Climate Resilience
- Soil Health
- Livestock Health and Husbandry
- Community Vitality
- ___
- Ecological Pest Management
- Biological Diversity
- Innovative Technologies and Enterprises

https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/What-is-Sustainable-Agriculture.pdf

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Health and Wellbeing of People

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What is Sustainable Agriculture?

Sampler of Proven Practices
- Climate Resilience
- Soil Health
- Livestock Health and Husbandry
- Community Vitality
- Health and Wellbeing of People
- ___
- Biological Diversity
- Innovative Technologies and Enterprises

https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/What-is-Sustainable-Agriculture.pdf

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Ecological Pest Management

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What is Sustainable Agriculture?

Sampler of Proven Practices
- Climate Resilience
- Soil Health
- Livestock Health and Husbandry
- Community Vitality
- Health and Wellbeing of People
- Ecological Pest Management
- ___
- Innovative Technologies and Enterprises

https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/What-is-Sustainable-Agriculture.pdf

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Biological Diversity

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What is Sustainable Agriculture?

Sampler of Proven Practices
- Climate Resilience
- Soil Health
- Livestock Health and Husbandry
- Community Vitality
- Health and Wellbeing of People
- Ecological Pest Management
- Biological Diversity
- ___

https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/What-is-Sustainable-Agriculture.pdf

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Innovative Technologies and Enterprises

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What is Sustainable Agriculture?

Sampler of Proven Practices / Climate Resilience
- ___ systems
- Manure management
- Alternative energy and climate adaptation strategies, such as enterprise diversification

https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/What-is-Sustainable-Agriculture.pdf

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Conservation tillage

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What is Sustainable Agriculture?

Sampler of Proven Practices / Climate Resilience
- Conservation tillage systems
- ___ management
- Alternative energy and climate adaptation strategies, such as enterprise diversification

https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/What-is-Sustainable-Agriculture.pdf

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Manure

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What is Sustainable Agriculture?

Sampler of Proven Practices / Climate Resilience
- Conservation tillage systems
- Manure management
- Alternative ___ and ___ strategies, such as ___

https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/What-is-Sustainable-Agriculture.pdf

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energy / climate adaptation / enterprise diversification

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What is Sustainable Agriculture?

Sampler of Proven Practices / Soil Heath
- ___
- Reduced tillage
- Crop rotation
- Organic matter additions
- Management-intensive grazing

https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/What-is-Sustainable-Agriculture.pdf

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Cover crops

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What is Sustainable Agriculture?

Sampler of Proven Practices / Soil Heath
- Cover crops
- ___
- Crop rotation
- Organic matter additions
- Management-intensive grazing

https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/What-is-Sustainable-Agriculture.pdf

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Reduced tillage

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What is Sustainable Agriculture?

Sampler of Proven Practices / Soil Heath
- Cover crops
- Reduced tillage
- ___
- Organic matter additions
- Management-intensive grazing

https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/What-is-Sustainable-Agriculture.pdf

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Crop rotation

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What is Sustainable Agriculture?

Sampler of Proven Practices / Soil Heath
- Cover crops
- Reduced tillage
- Crop rotation
- ___
- Management-intensive grazing

https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/What-is-Sustainable-Agriculture.pdf

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Organic matter additions

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What is Sustainable Agriculture?

Sampler of Proven Practices / Soil Heath
- Cover crops
- Reduced tillage
- Crop rotation
- Organic matter additions
- ___

https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/What-is-Sustainable-Agriculture.pdf

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Management-intensive grazing

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What is Sustainable Agriculture?

Sampler of Proven Practices / Livestock Health and Husbandry
- ___
- Stress reduction
- Reduced use of antibiotics/hormones
- Breed selection
- Animal welfare

https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/What-is-Sustainable-Agriculture.pdf

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Preventive health practices

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What is Sustainable Agriculture?

Sampler of Proven Practices / Livestock Health and Husbandry
- Preventive health practices
- ___
- Reduced use of antibiotics/hormones
- Breed selection
- Animal welfare

https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/What-is-Sustainable-Agriculture.pdf

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Stress reduction

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What is Sustainable Agriculture?

Sampler of Proven Practices / Livestock Health and Husbandry
- Preventive health practices
- Stress reduction
- ___
- Breed selection
- Animal welfare

https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/What-is-Sustainable-Agriculture.pdf

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Reduced use of antibiotics/hormones

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What is Sustainable Agriculture?

Sampler of Proven Practices / Livestock Health and Husbandry
- Preventive health practices
- Stress reduction
- Reduced use of antibiotics/hormones
- ___
- Animal welfare

https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/What-is-Sustainable-Agriculture.pdf

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Breed selection

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What is Sustainable Agriculture?

Sampler of Proven Practices / Livestock Health and Husbandry
- Preventive health practices
- Stress reduction
- Reduced use of antibiotics/hormones
- Breed selection
- ___

https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/What-is-Sustainable-Agriculture.pdf

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Animal welfare

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What is Sustainable Agriculture?

Sampler of Proven Practices / Community Vitality
- ___
- Food sovereignty
- Urban agriculture
- Peer networks
- Local and regional food systems

https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/What-is-Sustainable-Agriculture.pdf

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Social justice and equity

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What is Sustainable Agriculture?

Sampler of Proven Practices / Community Vitality
- Social justice and equity
- ___
- Urban agriculture
- Peer networks
- Local and regional food systems

https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/What-is-Sustainable-Agriculture.pdf

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Food sovereignty

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What is Sustainable Agriculture?

Sampler of Proven Practices / Community Vitality
- Social justice and equity
- Food sovereignty
- ___
- Peer networks
- Local and regional food systems

https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/What-is-Sustainable-Agriculture.pdf

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Urban agriculture

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What is Sustainable Agriculture?

Sampler of Proven Practices / Community Vitality
- Social justice and equity
- Food sovereignty
- Urban agriculture
- ___
- Local and regional food systems

https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/What-is-Sustainable-Agriculture.pdf

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Peer networks

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What is Sustainable Agriculture?

Sampler of Proven Practices / Community Vitality
- Social justice and equity
- Food sovereignty
- Urban agriculture
- Peer networks
- ___

https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/What-is-Sustainable-Agriculture.pdf

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Local and regional food systems

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What is Sustainable Agriculture?

Sampler of Proven Practices / Health and Wellbeing of People
- ___
- Workplace safety
- Fair compensation
- Social networking
- Interpersonal skills

https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/What-is-Sustainable-Agriculture.pdf

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Support for mental and physical health

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What is Sustainable Agriculture?

Sampler of Proven Practices / Health and Wellbeing of People
- Support for mental and physical
health
- ___
- Fair compensation
- Social networking
- Interpersonal skills

https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/What-is-Sustainable-Agriculture.pdf

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Workplace safety

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What is Sustainable Agriculture?

Sampler of Proven Practices / Health and Wellbeing of People
- Support for mental and physical
health
- Workplace safety
- ___
- Social networking
- Interpersonal skills

https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/What-is-Sustainable-Agriculture.pdf

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Fair compensation

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What is Sustainable Agriculture?

Sampler of Proven Practices / Health and Wellbeing of People
- Support for mental and physical
health
- Workplace safety
- Fair compensation
- ___
- Interpersonal skills

https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/What-is-Sustainable-Agriculture.pdf

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Social networking

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What is Sustainable Agriculture?

Sampler of Proven Practices / Health and Wellbeing of People
- Support for mental and physical
health
- Workplace safety
- Fair compensation
- Social networking
- ____

https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/What-is-Sustainable-Agriculture.pdf

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Interpersonal skills

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What is Sustainable Agriculture?

Sampler of Proven Practices / Ecological Pest Management
- ___
- Beneficial organisms
- Integrated pest management (IPM)
- Pest identification and scouting
- Soil health practices

https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/What-is-Sustainable-Agriculture.pdf

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Crop rotation

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Q

What is Sustainable Agriculture?

Sampler of Proven Practices / Ecological Pest Management
- Crop rotation
- ___
- Integrated pest management (IPM)
- Pest identification and scouting
- Soil health practices

https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/What-is-Sustainable-Agriculture.pdf

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Beneficial organisms

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What is Sustainable Agriculture?

Sampler of Proven Practices / Ecological Pest Management
- Crop rotation
- Beneficial organisms
- ___
- Pest identification and scouting
- Soil health practices

https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/What-is-Sustainable-Agriculture.pdf

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Integrated pest management (IPM)

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What is Sustainable Agriculture?

Sampler of Proven Practices / Ecological Pest Management
- Crop rotation
- Beneficial organisms
- Integrated pest management (IPM)
- ___
- Soil health practices

https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/What-is-Sustainable-Agriculture.pdf

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Pest identification and scouting

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Q

What is Sustainable Agriculture?

Sampler of Proven Practices / Ecological Pest Management
- Crop rotation
- Beneficial organisms
- Integrated pest management (IPM)
- Pest identification and scouting
- ___

https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/What-is-Sustainable-Agriculture.pdf

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Soil health practices

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What is Sustainable Agriculture?

Sampler of Proven Practices / Biological Diversity
- ___
- Agroforestry
- Riparian buffers
- Crop/livestock integration
- Mixed species grazing
- Heirlooms and heritage breeds

https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/What-is-Sustainable-Agriculture.pdf

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Wildlife and pollinator habitat

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What is Sustainable Agriculture?

Sampler of Proven Practices / Biological Diversity
- Wildlife and pollinator habitat
- ___
- Riparian buffers
- Crop/livestock integration
- Mixed species grazing
- Heirlooms and heritage breeds

https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/What-is-Sustainable-Agriculture.pdf

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Agroforestry

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What is Sustainable Agriculture?

Sampler of Proven Practices / Biological Diversity
- Wildlife and pollinator habitat
- Agroforestry
- ___
- Crop/livestock integration
- Mixed species grazing
- Heirlooms and heritage breeds

https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/What-is-Sustainable-Agriculture.pdf

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Riparian buffers

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What is Sustainable Agriculture?

Sampler of Proven Practices / Biological Diversity
- Wildlife and pollinator habitat
- Agroforestry
- Riparian buffers
- ___
- Mixed species grazing
- Heirlooms and heritage breeds

https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/What-is-Sustainable-Agriculture.pdf

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Crop/livestock integration

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Q

What is Sustainable Agriculture?

Sampler of Proven Practices / Biological Diversity
- Wildlife and pollinator habitat
- Agroforestry
- Riparian buffers
- Crop/livestock integration
- ___
- Heirlooms and heritage breeds

https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/What-is-Sustainable-Agriculture.pdf

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Mixed species grazing

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Q

What is Sustainable Agriculture?

Sampler of Proven Practices / Biological Diversity
- Wildlife and pollinator habitat
- Agroforestry
- Riparian buffers
- Crop/livestock integration
- Mixed species grazing
- ___

https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/What-is-Sustainable-Agriculture.pdf

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Heirlooms and heritage breeds

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Q

What is Sustainable Agriculture?

Sampler of Proven Practices / Innovative Technologies And Enterprises
- ___
- Alternative energy systems
- Interseeders
- New marketing channels
- Niche products
- Value-added processing

https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/What-is-Sustainable-Agriculture.pdf

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Precision agriculture

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What is Sustainable Agriculture?

Sampler of Proven Practices / Innovative Technologies And Enterprises
- Precision agriculture
- ___
- Interseeders
- New marketing channels
- Niche products
- Value-added processing

https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/What-is-Sustainable-Agriculture.pdf

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Alternative energy systems

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What is Sustainable Agriculture?

Sampler of Proven Practices / Innovative Technologies And Enterprises
- Precision agriculture
- Alternative energy systems
- ___
- New marketing channels
- Niche products
- Value-added processing

https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/What-is-Sustainable-Agriculture.pdf

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Interseeders

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What is Sustainable Agriculture?

Sampler of Proven Practices / Innovative Technologies And Enterprises
- Precision agriculture
- Alternative energy systems
- Interseeders
- ___
- Niche products
- Value-added processing

https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/What-is-Sustainable-Agriculture.pdf

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New marketing channels

54
Q

What is Sustainable Agriculture?

Sampler of Proven Practices / Innovative Technologies And Enterprises
- Precision agriculture
- Alternative energy systems
- Interseeders
- New marketing channels
- ___
- Value-added processing

https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/What-is-Sustainable-Agriculture.pdf

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Niche products

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What is Sustainable Agriculture?

Sampler of Proven Practices / Innovative Technologies And Enterprises
- Precision agriculture
- Alternative energy systems
- Interseeders
- New marketing channels
- Niche products
- ___

https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/What-is-Sustainable-Agriculture.pdf

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Value-added processing

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What is Sustainable Agriculture?

Climate Resilience
- Adapting to climate change through ___
- Lowering methane emissions and improving the economics of forage-based dairies (annual brassicas: canola, turnips and forage rape)
- Long-term research on resilient cropping systems
- Early weaning as a drought management strategy

https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/What-is-Sustainable-Agriculture.pdf

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data-driven decisions (drone imagery and weather station data)

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What is Sustainable Agriculture?

Climate Resilience
- Adapting to climate change through data-driven decisions (drone imagery and weather station data)
- Lowering methane emissions and improving the economics of ___
- Long-term research on resilient cropping systems
- Early weaning as a drought management strategy

https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/What-is-Sustainable-Agriculture.pdf

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forage-based dairies (annual brassicas: canola, turnips and forage rape)

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What is Sustainable Agriculture?

Climate Resilience
- Adapting to climate change through data-driven decisions (drone imagery and weather station data)
- Lowering methane emissions and improving the economics of forage-based dairies (annual brassicas: canola, turnips and forage rape)
- Long-term research on ____
- Early weaning as a drought management strategy

https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/What-is-Sustainable-Agriculture.pdf

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resilient cropping systems

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What is Sustainable Agriculture?

Climate Resilience
- Adapting to climate change through data-driven decisions (drone imagery and weather station data)
- Lowering methane emissions and improving the economics of forage-based dairies (annual brassicas: canola, turnips and forage rape)
- Long-term research on resilient cropping systems
- ___ as a drought management strategy

https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/What-is-Sustainable-Agriculture.pdf

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Early weaning

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What is Sustainable Agriculture?

Soil Health
- Restoring degraded pastures with ___
- Using tests to see and appreciate the value of soil organic matter
- Bringing legume cover crops to west Texas
- Creating a farmer-to-farmer soil health network

https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/What-is-Sustainable-Agriculture.pdf

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bale grazing

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What is Sustainable Agriculture?

Soil Health
- Restoring degraded pastures with bale grazing
- Using ___ to see and appreciate the value of soil organic matter
- Bringing legume cover crops to west Texas
- Creating a farmer-to-farmer soil health network

https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/What-is-Sustainable-Agriculture.pdf

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tests

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What is Sustainable Agriculture?

Soil Health
- Restoring degraded pastures with bale grazing
- Using tests to see and appreciate the value of soil organic matter
- Bringing ___ to west Texas
- Creating a farmer-to-farmer soil health network

https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/What-is-Sustainable-Agriculture.pdf

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legume cover crops

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What is Sustainable Agriculture?

Soil Health
- Restoring degraded pastures with bale grazing
- Using tests to see and appreciate the value of soil organic matter
- Bringing legume cover crops to west Texas
- Creating a ___ network

https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/What-is-Sustainable-Agriculture.pdf

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farmer-to-farmer soil health

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What is Sustainable Agriculture?

Livestock Health and Husbandry
- Using lung scanning technology to ___
- Controlling bacterial mastitis with hygiene and screening
- Assessing the animal health benefits of silvopasture systems (grazing among trees)
- Reducing goat predation and improving rangeland ecosystems (using a combination of herders, herd dogs and guard dogs)

https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/What-is-Sustainable-Agriculture.pdf

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identify respiratory illnesses (bovine respiratory disease (BRD), the second leading cause of illness in dairy calves)

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What is Sustainable Agriculture?

Livestock Health and Husbandry
- Using lung scanning technology to identify respiratory illnesses (bovine respiratory disease (BRD), the second leading cause of illness in dairy calves)
- Controlling bacterial mastitis with ___
- Assessing the animal health benefits of silvopasture systems (grazing among trees)
- Reducing goat predation and improving rangeland ecosystems (using a combination of herders, herd dogs and guard dogs)

https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/What-is-Sustainable-Agriculture.pdf

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hygiene and screening

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What is Sustainable Agriculture?

Livestock Health and Husbandry
- Using lung scanning technology to identify respiratory illnesses (bovine respiratory disease (BRD), the second leading cause of illness in dairy calves)
- Controlling bacterial mastitis with hygiene and screening
- Assessing the animal health benefits of ___
- Reducing goat predation and improving rangeland ecosystems (using a combination of herders, herd dogs and guard dogs)

https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/What-is-Sustainable-Agriculture.pdf

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silvopasture systems (grazing among trees)

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What is Sustainable Agriculture?

Livestock Health and Husbandry
- Using lung scanning technology to identify respiratory illnesses (bovine respiratory disease (BRD), the second leading cause of illness in dairy calves)
- Controlling bacterial mastitis with hygiene and screening
- Assessing the animal health benefits of silvopasture systems (grazing among trees)
- Reducing goat ___

https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/What-is-Sustainable-Agriculture.pdf

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predation and improving rangeland ecosystems (using a combination of herders, herd dogs and guard dogs)

68
Q

What is Sustainable Agriculture?

Community Vitality
- Bringing healthy options to ___
- Dismantling barriers for young farmers of color
- Bringing farmer-led training networks to the deep south
- Mushrooms as a sovereign food for northern California tribes

https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/What-is-Sustainable-Agriculture.pdf

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food deserts (availability of whole foods, urban farming)

69
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What is Sustainable Agriculture?

Community Vitality
- Bringing healthy options to food deserts (availability of whole foods, urban farming)
- Dismantling barriers for ___
- Bringing farmer-led training networks to the deep south
- Mushrooms as a sovereign food for northern California tribes

https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/What-is-Sustainable-Agriculture.pdf

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young farmers of color

70
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What is Sustainable Agriculture?

Community Vitality
- Bringing healthy options to food deserts (availability of whole foods, urban farming)
- Dismantling barriers for young farmers of color
- Bringing ___ to the deep south
- Mushrooms as a sovereign food for northern California tribes

https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/What-is-Sustainable-Agriculture.pdf

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farmer-led training networks

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What is Sustainable Agriculture?

Community Vitality
- Bringing healthy options to food deserts (availability of whole foods, urban farming)
- Dismantling barriers for young farmers of color
- Bringing farmer-led training networks to the deep south
- ___ for northern California tribes

https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/What-is-Sustainable-Agriculture.pdf

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Mushrooms as a sovereign food

72
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What is Sustainable Agriculture?

Health and Wellbeing of People
- Helping farming communities cope with ___
- Effectively managing the human relationships on the farm
- Training for black farmers in low-income urban communities
- Tools and training to reduce farmers’ pesticide risk

https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/What-is-Sustainable-Agriculture.pdf

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stress and suicide

73
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What is Sustainable Agriculture?

Health and Wellbeing of People
- Helping farming communities cope with stress and suicide
- Effectively managing the ___ on the farm
- Training for black farmers in low-income urban communities
- Tools and training to reduce farmers’ pesticide risk

https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/What-is-Sustainable-Agriculture.pdf

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human relationships

74
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What is Sustainable Agriculture?

Health and Wellbeing of People
- Helping farming communities cope with stress and suicide
- Effectively managing the human relationships on the farm
- Training for ___ in low-income urban communities
- Tools and training to reduce farmers’ pesticide risk

https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/What-is-Sustainable-Agriculture.pdf

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black farmers

75
Q

What is Sustainable Agriculture?

Health and Wellbeing of People
- Helping farming communities cope with stress and suicide
- Effectively managing the human relationships on the farm
- Training for black farmers in low-income urban communities
- Tools and training to reduce farmers’ ___ risk

https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/What-is-Sustainable-Agriculture.pdf

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pesticide

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What is Sustainable Agriculture?

Ecological Pest Management
- Attracting ___ to urban farms
- Cover crops for weed suppression in dry western orchards
- Providing good quality, disease-resistant squashes for southern growers
- The role of barn owls in providing rodent control

https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/What-is-Sustainable-Agriculture.pdf

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beneficial insects

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What is Sustainable Agriculture?

Ecological Pest Management
- Attracting beneficial insects to urban farms
- ___ for weed suppression in dry western orchards
- Providing good quality, disease-resistant squashes for southern growers
- The role of barn owls in providing rodent control

https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/What-is-Sustainable-Agriculture.pdf

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Cover crops

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What is Sustainable Agriculture?

Ecological Pest Management
- Attracting beneficial insects to urban farms
- Cover crops for weed suppression in dry western orchards
- Providing good quality, ___ squashes for southern growers
- The role of barn owls in providing rodent control

https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/What-is-Sustainable-Agriculture.pdf

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disease-resistant

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What is Sustainable Agriculture?

Ecological Pest Management
- Attracting beneficial insects to urban farms
- Cover crops for weed suppression in dry western orchards
- Providing good quality, disease-resistant squashes for southern growers
- The role of ___ in providing rodent control

https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/What-is-Sustainable-Agriculture.pdf

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barn owls

80
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What is Sustainable Agriculture?

Biological Diversity
- Generating income from ___ on an urban farm
- Giving Maine potato growers more crop rotation options
- Diversified agroforestry systems for small-scale growers
- Connecting the dots between soil health, climate resilience and pollinators

https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/What-is-Sustainable-Agriculture.pdf

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pollinator habitat

81
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What is Sustainable Agriculture?

Biological Diversity
- Generating income from pollinator habitat on an urban farm
- Giving Maine potato growers more ___ options
- Diversified agroforestry systems for small-scale growers
- Connecting the dots between soil health, climate resilience and pollinators

https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/What-is-Sustainable-Agriculture.pdf

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crop rotation

82
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What is Sustainable Agriculture?

Biological Diversity
- Generating income from pollinator habitat on an urban farm
- Giving Maine potato growers more crop rotation options
- Diversified ___ systems for small-scale growers
- Connecting the dots between soil health, climate resilience and pollinators

https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/What-is-Sustainable-Agriculture.pdf

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agroforestry

83
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What is Sustainable Agriculture?

Biological Diversity
- Generating income from pollinator habitat on an urban farm
- Giving Maine potato growers more crop rotation options
- Diversified agroforestry systems for small-scale growers
- Connecting the dots between soil health, climate resilience and ___

https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/What-is-Sustainable-Agriculture.pdf

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pollinators

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What is Sustainable Agriculture?

Innovative Technologies and Enterprises
- Improving no-till cover crop systems with ___
Growing rice in upstate New York using traditional African practices
Using drones to collect data that leads to reduced nitrogen applications
Growing a cooperative to meet strong local demand for pork

https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/What-is-Sustainable-Agriculture.pdf

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a precision planter

85
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What is Sustainable Agriculture?

Innovative Technologies and Enterprises
- Improving no-till cover crop systems with a precision planter
Growing rice in upstate New York using ___
Using drones to collect data that leads to reduced nitrogen applications
Growing a cooperative to meet strong local demand for pork

https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/What-is-Sustainable-Agriculture.pdf

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traditional African practices

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What is Sustainable Agriculture?

Innovative Technologies and Enterprises
- Improving no-till cover crop systems with a precision planter
- Growing rice in upstate New York using traditional African practices
- Using ___ to collect data that leads to ___
- Growing a cooperative to meet strong local demand for pork

https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/What-is-Sustainable-Agriculture.pdf

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drones / reduced nitrogen applications

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What is Sustainable Agriculture?

Innovative Technologies and Enterprises
- Improving no-till cover crop systems with a precision planter
Growing rice in upstate New York using traditional African practices
Using drones to collect data that leads to reduced nitrogen applications
Growing a ___ to meet strong local demand for pork

https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/What-is-Sustainable-Agriculture.pdf

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cooperative

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign: Risks to Crop Production in Agriculture (3 decks)

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