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A crop is a non-animal species or variety that is grown to be harvested as food, livestock fodder, fuel or for any other economic purpose. Major world crops include maize (corn), wheat, rice, soybeans, hay, potatoes and cotton. While the term "crop" most commonly refers to plants, it can also include species from other biological kingdoms. For example, mushrooms like shiitake, which are in the fungi kingdom, can be referred to as crops. In addition, certain species of algae are also cultivated, although it is also harvested from the wild. In contrast, animal species that are raised by humans are called livestock, except those that are kept as pets. Microbial species, such as bacteria or viruses, are referred to as cultures. Microbes are not typically grown for food, but are rather used to alter food. For example, bacteria is used to ferment milk to produce yogurt. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License  mygreentreasure.com 346px x 468px | 69.80kB [source page] Stressed Plants Could Negatively Influence the Climate  fruitfulresearch.com 450px x 600px | 109.10kB [source page] wire at the same time Very neat and very assiduous work We had planned to go climbing today a but the rain stalled our plans Instead we went for a walk up the hill this afternoon Then I spent a furious and extremely sweaty hour hoeing all the weeds in the lower potager Ia m sure they werena t there the day before And I have no hope of working out which From Yahoo Image Search: "Crops"  democraticunderground.com unknown Sun, 29 Aug 2010 05:43:44 GM Aid agencies warned yesterday that 10 million people are already facing severe food shortages, particularly in the landlocked countries of Chad and Niger, after a drought led to the failure of last year's . crops. . As many as 4000 ... From Google Blog Search: "Crops"  businessweek.com Tue, 17 Aug 2010 16:03:42 GMT+00:00 in good condition BusinessWeek The latest Iowa crop report says corn and soybeans continue to progress ahead of normal, thanks to hot, humid weather. Corn and soybean development ... Huge farm crops will help; not guarantee Minnesota economic recovery Twin Cities Planet Weather being kind to most crops Northfield News US could have record corn, soybean crops The Daily News Online LubbockOnline.com (blog) - Hannibal.net - Illinois Farm Bureau  latimesblogs.latimes.com Sat, 04 Sep 2010 14:29:43 GMT+00:00 Los Angeles Times (blog) When the crops failed and the grazing land shrivelled up, many people - up to 3000 of the 1.3 million the United Nations and government estimates to have ...  irinnews.org Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:01:18 GMT+00:00 IRINnews.org Now, harvesting of early crops of maize and groundnuts has begun in Eastern and Central Equatoria, Lakes, Warrap, Unity, Northern and Western Bahr el-Gazal ... From Google News Search: "Crops" How do I harvest and plant crops faster and easier on farmville? Q. I already have the harvester, seeder and tractor. Some people plant a whole bunch of crops at the same time and I think there is an easier way to do it. Does anyone know if there is? Asked by Ashley - Sat Nov 7 23:17:53 2009 - - 4 Answers - 1 Comments A. If you're starting out then the best way to level up is by planting Raspberries. The returns are great but you'll need to plow & harvest several times a day to gain XPs. An easier alternative is to grow Rice or Soybean. You can also add more Farmville neighbors. Each time you work on their farm, you gain 5 XPs and 20 coins. Answered by Hello - Mon Nov 9 12:27:47 2009 What happened with the citrus crops in Florida from the freezing weather? Q. I haven't really heard anything else about it, but I see that the normal temperatures have returned. Then the Haiti earthquake happened and I haven't heard anything about anything else since(not to downplay the seriousness of the quake). So anyways, did they lose their crops? What happened? Asked by Woot - Fri Jan 15 11:34:26 2010 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments A. In some areas the crops were heavily damaged, and that will result inn higher prices. Answered by bgee2001ca - Fri Jan 15 11:39:36 2010 What crops should you grow on ten acres of land in Western Montana?
Q. What crops should you grow on ten acres of land in Western Montana? Asked by Rosta V - Fri Dec 14 07:47:03 2007 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments A. Ice plants cause its fricken cold in Montana!!! LOL.. Just kidding.. but it is cold up your way so stick to the faster growing cold weather loving plants like Lettuce Broccoli Peas...you should do fine with them... BTW when I used to live in Rock springs Wyoming the only thing I could grow were the roses in the front yard and weeds out back.. Wouldnt let me reply to your message so I'll do it here.. I was with halliburton and then later worked for john bunning...best paying job I ever had, 1,500 a week after taxes... Moved to Albuquerque back in 1996 after the oil field jobs dried up. have to admit I miss being up there...to many people down here for my likes...Dave... Answered by BigBadWolf - Fri Dec 14 07:58:11 2007 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Crops"
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Sustainable Agriculture Cover Crop Database
Lost Crops of the Incas
Catholic Educator's Resource Center: Population