Farming S3 Flashcards
What is arable farming
Arable farming specialises in growing crops, mainly cereals such as oat, barley, rapeseed and wheat
What is pastoral farming
Specialises in reading livestock such as sheep and cattle
What is mixed farming
Mix of pastoral and arable farming but one will usually dominate
What conditions and locations would arable farms usually be in
South east Large flat areas Deep fertile soil Warm Some rain
What conditions and locations would you usually find hill sheep farms
North west, steep slopes on hills, shallow infertile soil, wet all year,
What’s the source of income for arable farms
Grain and fruit and veg
What is the source of income for hill sheep farms
Meat and wool
What is transport and access conditions like for hill sheep farms
No heavy machinery, minor road, markets far away
What is transport and access conditions like for arable farms
Lots of modern machinery for ploughing and harvesting, connected by major roads and markets nearby so heavy crops and crops that go bad quickly should be grown nearest the market
What’s a difficulty with arable farms
Dependant on weather
What’s a difficulty with hill sheep farms
Large area hard to access
What are mega farms
Farms sets up to rear animals for sale on a massive level
What do farmers need to be classed as a Mega farm
40000 birds, 2000 pigs and 700 cows
Why do farmers need mega farms
Meat in high demand so they need to produce lots of it
Where did mega farms start and are there any in the uk
They were largely a us idea but have become more prominent in the uk and there’s about 800 in the uk
