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- Dictionaryfarmer/ˈfɑːmə/
noun
- 1. a person who owns or manages a farm.
- 2. a person to whom the collection of taxes was contracted for a fee. historical
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4 days ago · Livestock farming, raising of animals for use or for pleasure. Livestock animals are commonly farmed for their meat, hides, wool, milk, and as work animals. Learn about the raising of cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, horses, mules, asses, buffalo, and camels with this article.
- Production Systems
The farmer retains control of the piglets until they are...
- Horses, Breeds, Care
Livestock farming - Horses, Breeds, Care: Horses were among...
- Management
Livestock farming - Breeds, Feeding, Care: Highly bred light...
- Feeding
Livestock farming - Feeding, Nutrition, Rations: Sheep are...
- Buffalo and Camels
Livestock farming - Buffalo, Camels, Herding: The name...
- Diseases of Beef and Dairy Cattle
Livestock farming - Cattle Diseases, Dairy Production, Beef...
- Donkeys and Mules
Livestock farming - Donkeys, Mules, Breeding: The words...
- Production Systems
5 days ago · Farmers represent an ageing population, partly due to low earnings and barriers to entry, and it is increasingly hard to recruit young people into farming. The average farm holder is about 60 years old.
2 days ago · Organic farming, also known as organic agriculture or ecological farming or biological farming, [ 1 ][ 2 ][ 3 ][ 4 ][ 5 ] is an agricultural system that uses fertilizers of organic origin such as compost manure, green manure, and bone meal and places emphasis on techniques such as crop rotation and companion planting.
4 days ago · In 1,000 years of medieval history, many details of farming in the Western world changed. The period falls into two divisions: the first, one of development, lasted until the end of the 13th century; the second, a time of recession, was followed by two centuries of recovery.
4 days ago · Origins of agriculture - Neolithic Revolution, Domestication, Irrigation: In the Old World, settled life developed on the higher ground from Iran to Anatolia and the Levant and in China in the semiarid loess plains and the humid Yangtze valley. In contrast, the earliest civilizations based on complex and productive agriculture developed on the ...
2 days ago · Agroforestry (also known as agro-sylviculture or forest farming) is a land use management system that integrates trees with crops or pasture. It combines agricultural and forestry technologies.
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Agricultural density is a crucial measurement used to determine the number of farmers or agricultural workers per unit area of cultivable land. This metric assists in understanding the potential of land to produce food and sustain its inhabitants.
