Agricultural Practices
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Milkshed
The area surrounding a dairy farm from which milk is supplied.
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Intensive subsistence farming
A type of farming where small farms produce food primarily for consumption by the farmer's family.
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Pastoral nomadism
A form of agriculture where people depend primarily on the herding of animals rather than crops.
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Mixed crop and livestock farming
A farming system found in regions like the north-central US where many crops are grown primarily for animal feed.
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Double cropping
The practice of growing two different crops in the same area in the same growing season.
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Market gardening
Commercial farming where crops are grown specifically for sale; often involves horticulture and tree crops.
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Extensive farming
Agriculture that uses large areas of land with relatively low inputs.
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Agribusiness
The integration of farming into a large food-production industry, primarily focusing on the sale of crops.
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Cash crops
Crops that are grown for sale rather than for consumption by the farmer's family.