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Double cropping   The practice of harvesting twice a year from the same field  
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Crop rotation   Practice of rotating use of different fields from crop to crop each year, to avoid exhausting the soil  
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Plantation   Large farm in tropical and subtropical climates that specializes in the production of one or two crops for sale, usually to a more developed country  
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Horticulture   Growing of fruits, vegetables, and flowers  
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Second Agricultural Revolution   Happened at the time of the Industrial Revolution- shifted from subsistence farming to farming for surplus  
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Von Thunen Model   Theory that a commercial farmer will decide which crops to grow and which livestock to raise depending on proximity to markets  
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Sustainable agriculture   Farming methods that preserve long-term productivity of land and minimize pollution, typically by rotating soil-restoring crops with cash crops and reducing inputs of fertilizer and pesticides  
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Green revolution   Rapid diffusion of new agricultural technology, especially new high-yield seeds and fertilizers  
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Livestock ranching   Commercial grazing of livestock over an extensive area  
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Cultivation regions   Regions where there is agricultural activity  
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Desertification   Degradation of land, especially in semiarid areas, primarily because of human actions like excessive crop planting, animal grazing, and tree cutting  
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Growing season   The season in which crops grow best  
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Intertillage   The manual clearing of rows in the field through the use of hoes, rakes, and other manual equipment  
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Market gardening   The small scale production of fruits, vegetables, and flowers as cash crops sold directly to local consumers  
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Mediterranean agriculture   An agro-ecological strategy catering to the warm, dry summers and mild winters of the lands surrounding the Mediterranean Sea  
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Grain farming   Requires extensive technology, #1 export  
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Dairy farming   Located near urban areas, sell to wholesalers, labor intensive  
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Mixed crop/livestock   A lot of the produce is fed to animals and not consumed by people  
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Gardening/Fruit farming   Characterized by truck farming and cheap labor  
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Intensive Agriculture   Must be insensitively worked on to produce and attain food from the land to survive on  
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