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91Christmas tree cultivation — A Christmas tree farmer in the U.S. state of Florida explains the pruning and shearing process of cultivation to a government employee. Christmas tree cultivation is an agricultural, forestry, and horticultural occupation which involves growing… …
92Colombia — Colombian, adj., n. /keuh lum bee euh/; Sp. /kaw lawm byah/, n. a republic in NW South America. 37,418,290; 439,828 sq. mi. (1,139,155 sq. km). Cap.: Bogotá. * * * Colombia Introduction Colombia Background: Colombia was one of the three countries …
93Biodynamic agriculture — Biodynamic agriculture, a method of organic farming that has its basis in a spiritual world view (anthroposophy, first propounded by Rudolf Steiner), treats farms as unified and individual organisms, [Diver (1999), [http://attra.ncat.org/attra… …
94United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …
95Quinoa — This article is about the grain like crop from South America. For the town with a similar name, see Quinua, Peru. For the 1992 album by Tangerine Dream, see Quinoa (album). Quinoa Scientific classification Kingdom …
96Common Agricultural Policy — European Union This article is part of the series: Politics and government of the European Union …
97Panicum virgatum — Taxobox name = Switchgrass image width = 240px regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Liliopsida ordo = Poales familia = Poaceae genus = Panicum species = P. virgatum binomial = Panicum virgatum binomial authority = L. Panicum… …
98Argentina — /ahr jeuhn tee neuh/; Sp. /ahrdd hen tee nah/, n. a republic in S South America. 35,797,536; 1,084,120 sq. mi. (2,807,870 sq. km). Cap.: Buenos Aires. Also called the Argentine. Official name, Argentine Republic. * * * Argentina Introduction… …
99Malaysia — /meuh lay zheuh, sheuh/, n. 1. a constitutional monarchy in SE Asia: a federation, comprising the former British territories of Malaya, Sabah, and Sarawak: member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 20,376,235; 126,310 sq. mi. (327,143 sq. km). Cap …
100Market garden — A market garden on an outlying island of Hong Kong For the Second World War Allied military action, see Operation Market Garden. A market garden is the relatively small scale production of fruits, vegetables and flowers as cash crops, frequently… …
