Agriculture Word Search

Agriculture vocabulary puzzles with answer keys for an ag science class, from Crop and Soil to Irrigation and Livestock.

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CropCROP
LivestockLIVESTOCK
TractorTRACTOR
GreenhouseGREENHOUSE
OrchardORCHARD
HarvestHARVEST
IrrigationIRRIGATION
SoilSOIL
PasturePASTURE
HerdHERD
GrainGRAIN
FertilizerFERTILIZER
DroughtDROUGHT
SiloSILO
DairyDAIRY
FurrowFURROW

16 of 20 words from the Agriculture Key Terms list.

Pick three words you found. For each, write a sentence that tells how a farmer uses it.

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Answer key: Agriculture Word Search

HARVESTFFNFNHOL

ERDBLIVESTOCKBU

RRPWOKHRRNOFAAL

DDDFROITYTYSINF

ELAHIRRIGATIONI

EAICSOILRSOLRIS

DCROPEWIETLOCTW

OEYINAPZEAKBHIR

FURROWNENSGRAIN

MEFNSJKRHUILRBT

IGPGRIRZOMBPDYD

OHRGLDROUGHTFKO

PASTUREVSNYLSNJ

HTRACTOREXMHEOV

UIEUNOMEFXYEOPY

CROP, LIVESTOCK, TRACTOR, GREENHOUSE, ORCHARD, HARVEST, IRRIGATION, SOIL, PASTURE, HERD, GRAIN, FERTILIZER, DROUGHT, SILO, DAIRY, FURROW

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Soil and Nutrients 17

Clay Fine, sticky earth that holds water and hardens when it dries.
Compost Rotted leaves, peelings and manure mixed into the ground to feed it.
Earthworm A worm that burrows in the ground and loosens it.
Fertile Able to grow many healthy plants; rich.
Fertilizer Material added to the ground to help plants grow.
Humus Dark matter in the ground made of rotted plants and animals.
Lime A powder made from crushed limestone, spread on fields to make sour ground less acid.
Loam Rich earth made of sand, silt and clay mixed together.
Manure Animal dung spread on fields to make them richer.
Mulch A cover of straw, leaves or bark laid on the ground around plants.
Nitrogen A gas that makes up nearly four-fifths of the air; its compounds are used in fertilizers.
Nutrient A substance that a living thing takes in and needs in order to grow.
Phosphorus A chemical element that living cells need; it is used in fertilizers.
Potassium A soft, silver-white metal element that plants need in order to grow.
Silt Fine bits of earth, smaller than sand, carried and dropped by water.
Soil The top layer of the earth, in which plants grow.
Tilth How fit the ground is for growing plants, judged by its structure.

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Crops and Planting 21

Alfalfa A plant of the pea family grown as hay and feed for animals.
Blight A plant disease that makes leaves and stems wither and die.
Cereal A grass, such as wheat or rice, that is grown for its grain.
Cotton A plant grown for the soft white fibers around its seeds.
Crop Plants grown on a farm for food or other use; also what one season brings in.
Cultivate To prepare and work the land in order to raise plants.
Furrow A long, narrow trench cut in the ground by a plow.
Germinate To begin to grow from a seed; to sprout.
Grain The small, hard seeds of plants such as wheat and corn.
Hybrid The offspring of two different varieties of plant or animal.
Legume A plant of the pea and bean family, with its seeds in pods.
Maize Another name for corn.
Pest An insect or other animal that harms plants a farmer is growing.
Pollinate To carry pollen to a flower so that it can make seeds.
Seed The small part of a plant that can grow into a new plant.
Sorghum A tall grass grown for grain, animal feed and syrup.
Sow To scatter or plant seeds in the ground.
Soybean A bean plant from East Asia grown for its seeds, used for food, oil and animal feed.
Till To plow and prepare land for planting.
Weed A plant growing where it is not wanted.
Wheat A cereal grass whose grain is ground into flour.

Water and Weather 19

Aquifer An underground layer of rock or sand that holds water.
Arid Very dry; getting too little rain for most plants.
Canal A waterway dug across land to carry water to fields.
Climate The usual weather of a place over many years.
Dam A barrier built across a river to hold back water.
Ditch A long, narrow trench dug to carry water to or away from land.
Drainage The way extra water runs off or is carried away from land.
Drought A long period with little or no rain.
Flood Water that rises and covers land that is usually dry.
Frost Ice crystals that form on a cold night and can kill tender plants.
Irrigation Bringing water to dry land through ditches, pipes or sprinklers.
Levee A bank of earth built along a river to keep it from overflowing.
Monsoon A seasonal wind of southern Asia that brings heavy rains in summer.
Pump A machine that moves water up from a well or through pipes.
Rainfall The amount of water that falls as rain in one place over a time.
Reservoir A lake, often made by people, where water is stored.
Runoff Rain that flows over the land and does not soak in.
Watershed All the land that drains into one river or lake.
Well A deep hole dug or drilled to reach water under the ground.

Raising Livestock 21

Apiary A place where beehives are kept.
Bovine Having to do with cows and oxen.
Breed A kind of animal within a species, such as a kind of cow; also to raise animals.
Cattle Cows, bulls and steers raised for meat and milk.
Dairy A farm or business that produces milk, butter and cheese.
Equine Having to do with horses.
Feedlot A plot of ground where livestock are fattened for market.
Flock A group of sheep, goats or birds.
Fodder Feed for farm animals, especially chopped hay or straw.
Forage Food such as grass and hay eaten by horses, cattle and sheep.
Graze To feed on growing grass.
Herd A group of cattle or other large animals kept together.
Husbandry The care and raising of crops and farm animals.
Livestock Farm animals such as cattle, sheep and pigs, raised for use or sale.
Pasture Grassland where animals feed.
Porcine Having to do with pigs.
Poultry Chickens, ducks, turkeys and geese raised for meat or eggs.
Ranch A large farm where cattle, sheep or horses are raised.
Silage Feed made by packing and fermenting green plants, usually in a silo.
Swine Pigs and hogs.
Wean To get a young animal used to food other than its mother's milk.

Machines and Buildings 19

Auger A screw-shaped shaft that turns to carry grain or other loose material.
Combine A machine that cuts, threshes and cleans grain in one pass.
Cultivator A tool or machine that loosens the ground and uproots weeds.
Granary A building for storing threshed grain.
Harrow A tool dragged over plowed ground to break up clods and smooth the surface.
Harvester A machine, or a person, that gathers a crop.
Hitch A device that connects a tool or wagon to the vehicle pulling it.
Hopper A funnel-shaped bin that holds grain or seed and lets it out at the bottom.
Implement A tool or piece of equipment used to do a job.
Planter A machine that drops seeds into the ground in rows.
Plow A tool pulled through a field to cut and turn over the ground.
Reaper A machine that cuts grain; also a person who cuts it.
Shed A small building for storing tools or sheltering animals.
Silo A tall round tower in which feed or grain is stored.
Sprayer A machine that puts liquid on plants in fine drops.
Spreader A machine that scatters seed or fertilizer over a field.
Stable A building where horses or cattle are kept and fed.
Tiller A person or machine that tills the land.
Tractor A farm vehicle with large wheels that pulls plows and other machines.

Harvest and Market 19

Bale A large bundle of hay, straw or cotton, tightly tied.
Bushel A unit of dry measure equal to 4 pecks, used for grain and fruit.
Chaff The dry husks separated from grain in threshing.
Commodity Something useful that is bought and sold, such as wheat or cotton.
Cooperative A business owned and run by the people who use it.
Export To send goods to another country for sale.
Harvest The gathering of a ripe crop; also the crop that is gathered.
Husk The dry outer covering of an ear of corn or of some seeds.
Kernel A single grain or seed, as of corn or wheat.
Market A place where goods are bought and sold; also the demand for them.
Produce Fresh fruits and vegetables grown for sale.
Reap To cut and gather grain.
Straw The dry stalks left after grain is threshed.
Stubble The short stalks left standing in a field after cutting.
Subsidy Money a government pays to support farmers or a business.
Surplus An amount greater than what is needed or used.
Thresh To beat grain plants so that the seeds come loose from the stalks.
Winnow To blow the chaff away from grain.
Yield The amount that a field or an animal produces.

Orchard, Vineyard and Greenhouse 17

Berry A small, juicy fruit.
Blossom A flower, especially of a fruit tree.
Fruit The ripe part of a plant that holds its seeds, often sweet and good to eat.
Graft To join a shoot of one plant onto another so that they grow as one.
Greenhouse A building of glass or plastic where plants grow in warmth and light.
Grove A small stand of trees, such as orange or olive trees, planted and tended.
Hydroponics Growing plants in water and nutrients, without soil.
Nursery A place where young plants and trees are grown for sale or planting out.
Orchard Land planted with fruit or nut trees.
Prune To cut off branches so that a tree or vine grows better.
Ripen To become fully grown and ready to pick.
Sapling A young tree.
Seedling A young plant grown from a seed.
Transplant To dig up a plant and set it in another place.
Trellis A frame of crossed strips that holds up climbing plants.
Vegetable A plant grown for a part that is eaten, such as a root, leaf or stem.
Vineyard Land planted with grapevines.

Kinds of Farming 18

Acreage An area of land measured in acres.
Agrarian Having to do with farming and the land.
Agribusiness Farming run as a large business, with the firms that supply it and sell for it.
Agriculture The science and work of growing crops and raising livestock.
Agronomy The science of soil and of growing field crops.
Apiculture The keeping of bees.
Aquaculture Raising fish, shellfish or water plants for food.
Farmland Land used or fit for growing crops.
Forestry The science of planting and caring for forests.
Homestead A house with its land and farm buildings.
Horticulture The science of growing fruits, vegetables, flowers and garden plants.
Organic Grown without man-made fertilizers or pesticides.
Pastoral Having to do with shepherds and the herding of animals.
Plantation A large farm or estate on which crops such as coffee or tea are raised.
Rural Of the country, not the city.
Subsistence Just enough to live on; a farm of this kind feeds the family that works it.
Sustainable Done in a way that keeps the land and water good for the future.
Viticulture The growing of grapes.

Caring for the Land 17

Acre A unit of land equal to 43,560 square feet.
Arable Fit for plowing and growing crops.
Conservation The careful use and protection of soil, water and forests.
Contour Following the curve of a slope, as plowing does to slow running water.
Erosion The wearing away of land by wind and water.
Fallow Plowed but left unplanted for a season.
Habitat The place where a plant or animal naturally lives.
Hectare A metric unit of land equal to 10,000 square meters.
Herbicide A substance used to kill weeds.
Monoculture Growing only one crop over a large area.
Pesticide A substance used to kill insects and other pests.
Pollinator An animal, such as a bee, that carries pollen from flower to flower.
Rotation The growing of different crops in turn on the same field.
Terrace A flat strip cut like a step into a hillside for planting.
Tillage The plowing and working of land.
Topsoil The upper layer of the ground, the richest part for plants.
Windbreak A row of trees or a fence that shelters a field from wind.

How this list was compiled: Own work: the word list and every clue were written for this page. Spellings and meanings were checked on 2026-10-16 against The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, https://www.ahdictionary.com/. Senses the dictionary does not give were checked on 2026-10-16 against English Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/, in the articles Agriculture, Crop rotation, Agricultural lime and Subsistence agriculture and the article on the harrow. The list is vocabulary and gives no advice on using a chemical or a machine. Licence: own work

How it works

This agriculture word search opens on 16 key terms, Harvest, Tractor, Greenhouse, Orchard and Pasture among them. Nine more lists follow a class from the soil to the market, and every word has a one-line meaning.

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From the soil to the market

Under Start from a list, Soil and Nutrients has Loam, Humus, Tilth and Nitrogen. Crops and Planting has Germinate, Legume, Sorghum and Blight. Water and Weather has Aquifer, Drought, Levee and Monsoon. Harvest and Market has Bushel, Thresh, Winnow and Commodity.

Livestock, machines and the land

Raising Livestock has Forage, Fodder, Silage and Bovine. Machines and Buildings has Harrow, Combine, Auger and Silo. Orchard, Vineyard and Greenhouse has Graft, Trellis and Hydroponics. Kinds of Farming has Agronomy, Aquaculture and Viticulture; Caring for the Land has Erosion, Fallow, Terrace and Windbreak.

Short Agriculture Words has 53 words of three to five letters, such as Crop, Soil, Seed, Herd and Plow.
Under More options, tick Show clues, not words and Silo prints as "A tall round tower in which feed or grain is stored."
Farm animals and the barnyard are on the farm word search; this page keeps to the science and the business of farming.

Questions and answers

What is agriculture?

The science, art and business of cultivating soil, producing crops and raising livestock. Broader definitions also take in forestry and aquaculture.

What is crop rotation?

Planting different crops one after another on the same land, across a sequence of growing seasons. It keeps the soil fertile and helps to control insects, weeds and diseases.

What is the difference between agronomy and horticulture?

Agronomy applies the soil and plant sciences to soil management and the production of field crops. Horticulture is the science or art of growing fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants.

How big is an acre?

An acre is 43,560 square feet, or 4,840 square yards. A hectare, the metric unit of land, is 10,000 square meters, about 2.47 acres.

All 168 words

Soil and Nutrients 17

Crops and Planting 21

Water and Weather 19

Raising Livestock 21

Machines and Buildings 19

Harvest and Market 19

Orchard, Vineyard and Greenhouse 17

Kinds of Farming 18

Caring for the Land 17

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From the soil to the market

Livestock, machines and the land

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