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Cottage Garden: Cottage garden noun a flower garden containing old-fashioned flowers. Cultivating cottage gardens enhances landscape aesthetics and biodiversity.

Crisphead: Crisphead /kr?sphed/ noun a variety of lettuce with stiff leaves. Cultivating crisphead lettuce provides nutritious leafy greens for markets.

Compound Feed: Compound feed noun a type of animal feed made up of several different ingredients, including vitamins and minerals, providing a balanced diet. Compound feed is usually fed to animals in the form of compressed pellets. Utilizing compound feed ensures balanced nutrition and optimal health for livestock.

Cocksfoot: Cocksfoot /k?ksf?t/ noun a perennial grass (Dactylis glomerata). A high-yielding, deep-rooting grass, which is resistant to drought and sometimes used in pasture. Growing cocksfoot helps farmers manage pasture health and ensure forage availability.

C Horizon: Rock underlying the soil. Understanding soil horizons helps farmers manage soil health and optimize crop production.

Certificate of Attestation: A certificate given to an attested herd. Maintaining herd health and obtaining certificates of attestation helps farmers comply with regulations and market high-quality livestock.

Cutter Bar: Cutter bar noun a device on a mower or combine harvester, formed of a number of metal fingers which support the knife. Utilizing cutter bars enhances farm machinery efficiency and crop harvesting.

Corn Cockle: Corn cockle noun a poisonous weed (Agrostemma githago) with a tall stem and purple flowers. Managing corn cockle involves using weed control measures to protect crops.

Crop Breeder: Crop breeder noun a person who specializes in developing new varieties of crops. Crop breeders depend on wild plants to develop new and stronger strains. Engaging with crop breeders supports agricultural innovation and crop improvement.

Corn Spurrey: Corn spurrey noun a common weed (Spergula arvensis) with matted growth which makes it difficult to eradicate in row crops. Managing corn spurrey involves using integrated weed management strategies.