# Agriculture Intermediate

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- CEFR: B1 (Intermediate)
- Theme: Professional & Specialized
- Words: 14
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Agriculture vocabulary for farming basics, including irrigation, fertiliser, pesticide and livestock, plus crop rotation and the harvest that follows it.

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## Word list

* **irrigation** /ˌɪrəˈɡeɪʃən/: The supply of water to crops or land through pipes, channels or sprinklers. — “Farmers rely on **irrigation** during the dry season.”
* **fertiliser**: A substance added to soil to help crops grow better. — “She spread **fertiliser** over the field before planting.”
* **pesticide** /ˈpɛstəˌsaɪd/: A chemical used to kill insects or other pests that damage crops. — “The farm switched to a less harmful **pesticide**.”
* **livestock** /ˈlaɪvˌstɑk/: Animals such as cattle, sheep or pigs that are raised on a farm. — “The **livestock** were moved to a new field for grazing.”
* **crop rotation**: The practice of growing different crops in the same field each year to keep the soil healthy. — “**Crop rotation** helped the soil recover its nutrients.”
* **yield** /jild/: The total amount of crop that a piece of farmland produces. — “A dry summer cut the wheat **yield** in half this year.”
* **harvest** /ˈhɑrvəst/: To gather a crop when it is ready, or the crop that is gathered. — “The whole village helped **harvest** the wheat before the rain.”
* **orchard** /ˈɔrtʃərd/: A piece of land where fruit trees are grown. — “The apples were picked from the old **orchard** behind the farmhouse.”
* **manure** /məˈnʊr/: Animal waste that farmers put on fields to help plants grow. — “Farmers spread **manure** on the fields every spring.”
* **graze** /ɡreɪz/: When animals eat grass growing in a field. — “The sheep were left to **graze** on the hillside all day.”
* **sow** /saʊ/: To put seed into the ground. — “They **sow** the top field in the second week of October.”
* **plough** /plaʊ/: To turn over soil before planting. — “It takes two days to **plough** that field with one tractor.”
* **greenhouse** /ˈɡrinˌhaʊs/: A glass building for growing plants in warmth. — “The **greenhouse** doubles the growing season for anything tender.”
* **seedling** /ˈsidlɪŋ/: A very young plant grown from seed. — “Every **seedling** is potted on before it goes outside.”

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