Agricultural Practices

Milkshed

The area surrounding a dairy farm from which milk is supplied.

Intensive subsistence farming

A type of farming where small farms produce food primarily for consumption by the farmer's family.

Pastoral nomadism

A form of agriculture where people depend primarily on the herding of animals rather than crops.

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.

Double cropping

The practice of growing two different crops in the same area in the same growing season.

Market gardening

Commercial farming where crops are grown specifically for sale; often involves horticulture and tree crops.

Extensive farming

Agriculture that uses large areas of land with relatively low inputs.

Agribusiness

The integration of farming into a large food-production industry, primarily focusing on the sale of crops.

Cash crops

Crops that are grown for sale rather than for consumption by the farmer's family.