Activity 2. Choose the right words in the spaces:
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A. In a mixed farm scenario where __________ feed is produced alongside crops for sale, the use of animal manure as fertiliser can return nutrients to soil.
B: One of few significant reforms in agriculture was the abolition of the policy of __________ slaughter to preserve grain.
C: Vera (2002) claims __________ grazing leads to development of groves, not that forest disappears as a result.
A: Bloch's agrarian history studied population, demography, __________ composition, variations in production and monetary fluctuations.
B: More complex mechanical finger weeders and brush weeders have value for intra-row weeding, uprooting weeds rather than covering them with __________.
C: The ability to hold on to available ionic nutrients is essential to the success of organic production on low-clay-content __________.
A: The activities of the control organism once the __________ or weed problem is under control must also be examined.
B: These producers do not always have access to the relevant education or resources to use non-chemical __________ control techniques and hence will not be able to supply to those outlets.
C: Considered a __________ species by humans they eat mainly grain and seeds but will eat almost anything including eggs, invertebrates and small mammals.
A: In recent years it has become common to aerate fermented __________ foods, such as yogurt.
B: Until recently the use of sheep and goats to produce __________ products was considered only a viable activity for small hobby farms in UK.
C: The __________ industry consists of primary milk products, pasteurised, powdered, and condensed milk, as well as processing of milk into by-products.
A: When material is fully broken down it is spread on __________ land using muck spreaders.
B: There are direct evidence of agriculture from cereal-type pollen and indirect evidence from pollen types associated with __________ farming.
C: In the UK, 4% of all agricultural land is organically farmed. This is still a very small proportion of the total land area, and only a small proportion of this is __________ land with the majority being grassland.
A: Most farms prefer to selectively __________ hens because their ability to lay more eggs in a cycle will increase profit for little initial extra cost.
B: Sir Robert Peel imported a __________ of pig from Ireland known as the "Irish Grazer" in 1812.
C: Chickens, quail and other domesticated birds continue to __________ even if there is no male bird or mating activity present.
A: New items not only meant changes in variety of consumption, but the increased products reduced the chances of starvation from __________ failure.
B: It is now known to consist of 17 higher family plants, and includes many important __________ species including maize and sugarcane.
C: Lettuce is a widely grown __________ in the UK and can be produced under glass all year-round.
A: These lands offered a lower __________ than the paddy fields, and deforestation to plant the new crops caused soil erosion and flooding into the low lying, fertile areas.
B: Although the hydroponic control treatments produced a greater __________ in three of the four trials, it is worth considering the amount of water used.
C: A good daily __________ from a goat is anything over four litres.
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