Agriculture vs. Forestry — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Agriculture and Forestry
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Agriculture
Agriculture is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people to live in cities.
Forestry
Forestry is the science and craft of creating, managing, planting, using, conserving and repairing forests, woodlands, and associated resources for human and environmental benefits. Forestry is practiced in plantations and natural stands.
Agriculture
The science, art, and business of cultivating soil, producing crops, and raising livestock; farming.
Forestry
The science or work of cultivating, maintaining, and developing forests.
Agriculture
The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of livestock
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Forestry
(uncountable) The science of planting and growing trees in forests.
Agriculture
The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of live stock; tillage; husbandry; farming.
Forestry
(uncountable) The art and practice of planting and growing trees in forests.
Agriculture
A large-scale farming enterprise
Forestry
(uncountable) The art and practice of cultivating, exploiting and renewing forests for commercial purposes.
Agriculture
The practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
Forestry
(uncountable) Commercial tree farming.
Agriculture
The federal department that administers programs that provide services to farmers (including research and soil conservation and efforts to stabilize the farming economy); created in 1862
Forestry
(countable) A tree farm.
Agriculture
The class of people engaged in growing food
Forestry
(countable) A forest-covered area.
Forestry
The art of forming or of cultivating forests; the management of growing timber.
Forestry
The science of planting and caring for forests and the management of growing timber
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