Terms beginning with C
- canopy cover
The layer formed above a forest floor by the branches and crowns of plants and trees
- carbon sequestration
The process of isolating and storing atmospheric carbon dioxide; a tool designed to reduce climate change
- carbon sink
Something that absorbs more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than it releases; for example, some forests and the ocean
- catchment
A natural drainage area in which rainfall is collected
- clearfelling
To remove all of the trees in an area chosen for logging
- compartment
An area of a larger forest; the basic territorial unit of a forest
- coupe
A sub-area of a forest occuring within a compartment, harvested in a single operation
- cultural heritage
Monument(s), building(s) or site(s) considered to be of great historical or anthropological significance.
- cast sheep
A sheep (often a heavily pregnant ewe) that has fallen onto its back and is unable to right itself, causing distress and possible death
- chick crumbs
Food for chicken hatchlings, fed from immediately after hatching to 6-8 weeks of age
- clarts
A Northern English and Scottish word for sticky mud
- Coccidiosis
An avian disease caused by parasites, which can impact poultry flocks
- common fell grazing
Areas of uncultivated high ground where sheep from several different flocks can graze together without fences
- crop rotation
The process of growing different crops year after year on the same piece of land, to avoid exhausting the soil
- cull ewes
Ewes that are no longer productive (ie. dry or have lost lambs) and are 'culled' from the flock, often being sold to the abbatoir
- calf
A young bovine animal, typically a domestic cow or bull that has not yet reached a year of age
- cat
A small, domesticated feline
- cattle
A group of ruminants with cloven hooves, domesticated for meet or milk
- chick
A young chicken or other bird, typically newly-hatched
- chicken
A domesticated bird kept for eggs or meat
- combine harvester
A machine used to harvest grain crops, which reaps, threshes and cleans the crop
- coop
A cage or pen in which domesticated poultry live
- corn
A tall cereal plant that grows long ears of edible kernels on its stalks
- cow
A fully-grown domesticated bovine animal, kept for meat or milk
- crops
A plant that is grown and harvested on a large scale, typically commercially
- cultivator
A piece of farm machinery used for breaking up the ground and removing weeds
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