Category: L

Lantra: Lantra is an organization which works with employers in the agriculture and land industries to ensure that workers in those industries have the necessary skills and training. Partnering with Lantra can help farmers access training and workforce development resources.

Landscape: Landscape refers to the scenery, general shape, structure, and features of the surface of an area of land. Understanding landscape helps farmers manage land aesthetics and environmental impact.

LSULSU: LSULSU stands for livestock unit. Managing livestock units effectively can enhance farm productivity and animal welfare.

Landfill: Landfill refers to the disposal of waste by putting it into holes in the ground and covering it with earth. It also refers to the site where this occurs. The council has decided to use the old gravel pits as a landfill site. Landfill sites can leak pollutants into the groundwater. Properly constructed landfill sites can be used to provide gas for fuel. Managing landfills responsibly prevents environmental contamination and can generate renewable energy.

Liveweight: Liveweight is the weight of a live animal. Comparing liveweight with deadweight can help farmers assess animal growth and market value.

Laxative: A laxative is a substance that encourages movements of the bowel. Succulent food such as root crops have a laxative effect. Understanding the effects of different crops on livestock health can help farmers manage animal nutrition.

Loose Smut: Loose smut is a fungus (Ustilago nuda) affecting wheat and barley. Masses of black spores collect on the diseased heads; the spores are dispersed in the wind, and only a bare stalk is left. Managing loose smut through disease prevention and control measures can protect wheat and barley crops and improve yields.

Leaseback: Leaseback is an arrangement where property is sold and then taken back by the former owner on a lease. Leaseback arrangements can provide farmers with liquidity while retaining use of essential assets.

Lifestyle Farmland Buyer: A lifestyle farmland buyer is somebody who purchases farmland for leisure or investment purposes rather than as a working farmer. Understanding the motivations of lifestyle farmland buyers can help farmers and real estate agents cater to diverse market needs.

Less Favoured Area: Less favoured area is a former name for land in mountainous and hilly areas, which is capable of improvement and use as breeding and rearing land for sheep and cattle. It is now called Disadvantaged or Severely Disadvantaged Areas. The EU now recognizes such areas and gives financial help to farmers in them. Abbr LFA. Understanding and utilizing support schemes for less favoured areas can enhance agricultural development in challenging terrains.

Latex: Latex is 1. a white fluid from a plant such as poppy, dandelion, or rubber tree, and 2. a thick white fluid from a rubber tree, which is treated and processed to make rubber. Understanding latex sources and uses can help farmers diversify crop production.

Leucine: Leucine is an essential amino acid. Understanding amino acids like leucine can help farmers formulate balanced animal feeds.

Leicester Longwool: Leicester Longwool is a breed of large hornless white-faced sheep, used a lot by Robert Bakewell, but now rare. Understanding and preserving rare breeds like Leicester Longwool can enhance genetic diversity and resilience in sheep farming.

Landscape Gardener: A landscape gardener is a gardener who creates a new appearance for a garden. Employing landscape gardeners can enhance the visual appeal and functionality of farm gardens.

Locomotor Disorder: Locomotor disorder is a disease caused by skeletal growth not keeping pace with the rate of muscle development. Managing locomotor disorders through proper nutrition and care can ensure healthy growth in livestock.

Lemon: Lemon is a yellow edible fruit of an evergreen citrus tree (Citrus limon). Lemons have a very tart flavor and are used in flavoring and in making drinks. Growing lemons can provide farmers with a high-value crop for culinary and beverage markets.

Lift: To lift means to harvest root crops such as potatoes by digging them out of the ground. Potatoes can be lifted from the soil and, using a spinner or an elevator digger, left in rows for hand-picking. Efficient lifting techniques can improve harvest efficiency and crop quality.

Link: A link is a measurement, forming one loop of a chain (one-hundredth of a surveying chain, or 7.92 inches). To link means to be related to or associated with something. Health is linked to diet or Health and diet are linked. Understanding measurements and associations can aid in precise farm planning and management.

Lacaune: Lacaune is a breed of sheep found mainly in Aveyron, France, and used mainly for milk production. Raising Lacaune sheep can enhance dairy production, offering high-quality milk for cheese and other dairy products, thus increasing farm income.

Litre: A litre is a measure of capacity equal to 1000cc or 1.76 pints. Symbol l, L. Understanding measurements like litres can aid in precise farm planning and product management.

Litter: Litter is 1. a group of young mammals born to one mother at the same time. The sow had a litter of ten piglets. 2. bedding for livestock. Straw is the best type of litter, although bracken, peat moss, sawdust, and wood shavings can be used. To litter means to leave rubbish in a place or to give birth. Bears litter in early spring. Properly managing livestock litter can enhance animal welfare and hygiene.

Leaf Roll: Leaf roll is a viral disease of potatoes, transmitted by aphids. The leaves roll up and become dry, and the crop yield is affected. Managing leaf roll through pest control and disease prevention can protect potato crops and improve yields.

Long Ton: Long ton is the same as ton. Understanding measurements like long tons can aid in precise farm planning and product management.

Livery: Livery is a stable which keeps a horse for the owner and usually feeds, grooms, and exercises the horse. Utilizing livery services can support equine management and welfare.

Linseed: Linseed is a variety of flax (Linum usitatissimum) with a short straw. It produces a good yield of seed used for producing oil. Growing linseed can provide farmers with a nutritious and marketable crop.

Lumpy Jaw: Lumpy jaw is the same as actinomycosis. Managing lumpy jaw through proper treatment and prevention measures can protect livestock health and productivity.

Little Red Tractor: Little Red Tractor is the symbol used on food packaging in the UK to show that it comes from a British Farm Standard-approved supplier. Adhering to quality standards like Little Red Tractor can enhance product marketability and consumer trust.

Lleyn: Lleyn is a breed of sheep native to the Lleyn peninsula in North Wales. The animals are small, hornless, and hardy, good milkers, and very productive, often producing triplets. Raising Lleyn sheep can enhance farm productivity and provide high-quality wool and meat.

Ling: Ling is a variety of heather (Calluna vulgaris). Understanding plant species like ling can help farmers manage pastures and biodiversity.

Livestock Auction: A livestock auction is an auction sale where livestock are shown in a ring and sold to the highest bidder. Participating in livestock auctions can provide farmers with a platform to sell animals and gain competitive prices.

Low Loader: A low loader is a farm trailer with its flat floor near the ground to make loading easier. Using low loaders can enhance farm efficiency and reduce manual labor.

Lodging: Lodging is the tendency of cereal crops to bend over, so that they lie more or less flat on the ground. Managing lodging through proper crop management practices can ensure healthy growth and high yields.

Lowlands: Lowlands is an area of low land where conditions are usually good for farming, as opposed to hills and mountains, or highlands. Vegetation in the lowlands is sparse. Utilizing lowlands for farming can provide optimal growing conditions and enhance farm productivity.

Linking Environment and Farming: Linking Environment and Farming is the full form of LEAF. Partnering with organizations like LEAF can enhance sustainable farming practices and public engagement.

Less Favoured Areas Support Scheme: Less Favoured Areas Support Scheme is a former government scheme providing financial support to ensure that farming continued in mountainous or hilly areas. Accessing support schemes can help farmers maintain agricultural activities in less favourable areas.

Larva: Larva is the form of an insect or other animal in the stage of development after the egg has hatched but before the animal becomes adult. (NOTE: The plural is larvae.) Understanding larval stages helps farmers manage pest populations effectively.

Leachate: Leachate is 1. a substance which is washed out of the soil, and 2. a liquid which forms at the bottom of a landfill site. Properly managing leachate can prevent environmental contamination and improve waste management.

Large Black: Large Black is a dual-purpose hardy breed of pig that is black with long lop ears. Raising Large Black pigs can diversify farm operations and provide high-quality pork.

Leatherjacket: Leatherjacket is the larva of the cranefly (Tipuda paludosa) which hatches from eggs laid on the ground and feeds on the young crop in spring. When grass is ploughed for cereal crops, the larvae feed on the seedling wheat, damaging the plants at or just below ground level. Managing leatherjacket infestations through pest control measures can protect crops and improve yields.

Ladder Farm: A ladder farm is a farm with a series of small long narrow fields. This type of farming layout can help optimize land use and improve crop management strategies.

Loose Smut: Loose smut is a fungus (Ustilago nuda) affecting wheat and barley. Masses of black spores collect on the diseased heads; the spores are dispersed in the wind, and only a bare stalk is left. Managing loose smut through disease prevention and control measures can protect wheat and barley crops and improve yields.

Lay: To lay means to produce an egg. A layer is a flat area of a substance under or over another area. In geological formations, layers of rock are called strata; layers of soil are called horizons. Understanding laying patterns in poultry can improve egg production efficiency.

Land Improvement: Land improvement is the process of making the soil more fertile. Enhancing soil fertility through land improvement practices boosts crop productivity and sustainability.

Lanolin: Lanolin is a fat extracted from sheep’s wool used in making soaps, skin creams, and shampoos. Utilizing lanolin adds value to wool production and diversifies farm income streams.

Lifter: A lifter is the same as a lifting unit. Utilizing lifters can enhance the efficiency of harvesting root crops.

Liquorice: Liquorice is the root of a plant (Glycyrrhiza glabra) used in making sweets and soft drinks. It also has medicinal properties. Growing liquorice can provide farmers with a versatile crop for culinary and medicinal uses.

LHLH: LHLH stands for Leptospira Hardjo. Understanding and managing Leptospira Hardjo can protect livestock health and prevent zoonotic diseases.

Lodgepole Pine: Lodgepole pine is a slow-growing tree which thrives on poor soil and is used as a pioneer crop (Pinus contorta). Growing lodgepole pine can provide farmers with a sustainable source of timber and improve soil health.

Legume: Legume is 1. a member of the plant family that produces seeds in pods, e.g., peas and beans. Family: Leguminosae. 2. a dry seed from a single carpel, which splits into two halves, e.g., a pea. There are many species of legume, including trees, and some are particularly valuable because they have root nodules that contain nitrogen-fixing bacteria. Such legumes have special value in maintaining soil fertility and are used in crop rotation. Peas, beans, clover, and vetch are all legumes. Utilizing legumes in crop rotation can enhance soil health and reduce the need for chemical fertilizers.

Leaf Cutting: A leaf cutting is a piece of a leaf, root, or stem cut from a living plant and put in soil where it will sprout. Using leaf cuttings for propagation can help farmers multiply plants efficiently.