Agriculture Slang, Jargon, and New Words from Double-Tongued Dictionary

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ocean ranching n. Don’t ever refer to it as farming—but home grown fishes are the Alaska’s largest agricultural crop. Instead, call it “ocean ranching.” [English Agriculture] [full cite] (Apr. 12, 2007)

Oregon grate n. Commonly called the “Oregon grate,” the fish exclusion device fits onto the box trawl net traditionally used by pink shrimpers, allowing fishers to scoop shrimp off the sea floor without accidentally catching protected populations of rockfish. [English Agriculture Animals, Insects, & Birds New or Nonce] [full cite] (Jan. 2, 2008)

permie n. Permaculturists—they call themselves “permies”—had converged on Merritt from as far away as Texas and Missouri.…Permaculture is clearly more than a style of gardening for these folks; it’s a way of life. There are rival schools and exponents, but it’s all about creating sustainable, food-providing human landscapes that mimic natural ecosystems. It borrows from systems like biodynamic, square-foot and French-intensive gardening.…Cob, a mix of adobe and straw, is a favorite permie building material. [English Agriculture Pastimes & Hobbies Plant-life Slang] [full cite] (Jul. 19, 2007)

pot holing n. Pot holing refers to a conservation farming technique that involves making holes in the field. During crop production, inputs ¾ fertilizers/manure, seed, water, lime ¾ all concentrate in the prepared hole as opposed to being spread over an area in furrow cultivation. This concentration of growth enhancing factors around the plant significantly increases yield. [English Agriculture Jargon] [full cite] (Oct. 18, 2007)

rape rack n. Cows who are strapped into what the dairy industry calls a “rape rack” and artificially inseminated each year so they will give milk. [English Agriculture Animals, Insects, & Birds] [full cite] (Jan. 10, 2008)

rent-a-cow attrib. The suit alleges that the investors have taken advantage of the so-called “rent-a-cow” provision that allows tax breaks on property used for agriculture or grazing. [English Agriculture Animals, Insects, & Birds Slang] [full cite] (Sep. 14, 2007)

rent-a-cow attrib.

Publicity about the Kings’ small bill and allegations that some developers were abusing the system by running “rent-a-cow” operations drove the county to take a closer look at 2,000 properties receiving the tax break.

[English Agriculture Animals, Insects, & Birds Money & Finance] [full cite] (Sep. 14, 2007)

rent-a-cow attrib. He was among the first to decry dastardly rent-a-cow schemes, which allow land speculators to get millions of dollars of tax breaks intended for legitimate farmers and ranchers. [English Agriculture Animals, Insects, & Birds Money & Finance Slang] [full cite] (Sep. 14, 2007)

rent-a-cow attrib. Just last week, Governor Rose Mofford signed a bill aimed at stopping developers like Keating from using a “rent a cow” tax dodge. [English Agriculture Animals, Insects, & Birds Money & Finance Slang] [full cite] (Sep. 14, 2007)

sea-gulling v. A digger will then take a single stab with his spade, reach elbow-deep into the frigid mud, and yank out his prey. Then he tosses the captured clam between his legs into a five-foot-long sack he drags along. Digging too close to another digger—a practice called “sea-gulling”—is considered to be in poor taste. [English Agriculture Slang] [full cite] (Jan. 16, 2007)

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