Fill in the definitions with the words or phrases from the box

compost pest control

cover crop crop rotation

1) _____ is successive cultivation of different crops in a specified order on the same fields.

2) _____ is a type of plant grown to suppress weeds, help build and improve soil, and control diseases and pests.

3) _____ is a mixture of organic residues such as decomposed vegetation, manure, etc., used as a fertilizer.

4) _____ is the reduction or regulation of the population of insects, preventing them from destroying crops.

3. Match the verbs with similar meanings:

1) to preclude 2) to involve 3) to refrain 4) to underline 5) to decay 6) to predict

a) to include b) to decline c) to forecast d) to decompose e) to emphasize f) to prevent

Match the beginning of the sentence in A with its ending in B.

A

1) The goal for organic agriculture is to …

2) Organic farmers do not use …

3) Organic farmers use …

4) Organic farms provide animals with …

5) The use of antibiotics and hormones …

B

a) … crop rotation, natural fertilizers, manure, hand weeding to naturally enhance agricultural productivity.

b) … optimize the health of the land, crops, animals and people, to enhance biodiversity and restore and maintain the environment.

c) … “natural” living conditions and feed.

d) … is banned.

e) … synthetic chemicals, pesticides and antibiotics to grow crops or raise livestock.

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