types of farming Flashcards
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pastoral
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rearing animals such as dairy and beef cattle, and sheep
2
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tillage/ arable
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growing crops such as cereals ( wheat barley, rice, oats) potatoes carrots sugar beet
3
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mixed
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a mixture of pastoral and tillage at the same time. most farms in ireland are mixed
4
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horticulture/market gardening
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intensive growing of fruit, flowers and veg, often in greenhouse
5
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subsistence
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farming that supplies food for the farmers own consumption. small surplus might be sold or bartered
6
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commercial
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producing food for sale on the market
7
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intensive farming
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using artificial fertilisers, pesticides anf machineryto get the most out of land
8
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extensive farming
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occurs where the soil is not very fertile, the land is poorly drained and it is difficult to grow crops.
