11 Agricultural Science T1 Week 1

Farm System

Open Farming

is when source of profit comes in (hen,) and a product is formed as a result, which is exported (eggs)

Closed Farming

is when a source of profit comes in (plants,) and it is used as recycled nutrient waste, what ever is grown in that soil is recycled back into it

Isolated Farming

product is made on the farm (cow) and is kept on the farm for consumption (beef)

Input

what a farmer needs to produce food

Output

what a farmer produces as a result

Subsystem

individual branch of an agricultural system

Interaction

where products are sent from the farm

Process

activities on the farm that happen to produce food

Boundaries

physical boundary on the farm

Feedback

what people tell you about the product

Monitoring

checking that the animal and plant are producing products effectively