farming methods
31Forest farming — is an agroforestry practice characterized by the four I s Intentional, Integrated, Intensive and Interactive management of an existing forested ecosystem wherein forest health is of paramount concern. It is neither forestry nor farming in the… …
32Biodynamic Farming & Gardening Association — The Biodynamic Farming Gardening Association is a United States company which promotes the Biodynamic agriculture system, and has headquarters based outside of Eugene, Oregon.HistoryBiodynamic agriculture was inaugurated in 1924 by Austrian… …
33Integrated farming — (or integrated agriculture) refers to agricultural systems that integrate livestock and crop production. Examples include: * pig tractor systems where the animals are confined in crop fields well prior to planting and plow the field by digging… …
34dry farming — noun : production of crops on dry land without irrigation principally by tillage methods conserving soil moisture and by the use of drought enduring or drought evading crops called also dryland farming * * * ˈdry farming 7 [dry farming] noun… …
35poultry farming — Raising birds commercially or domestically for meat, eggs, and feathers. Chickens, ducks, turkeys, and geese are the birds of primary commercial importance. Guinea fowl and squabs are chiefly of local interest. Though chickens have been… …
36cereal farming — Introduction growing (plant) of cereal crops for human food and livestock feed, as well as for other uses, including industrial starch. Cereals, or grains, are members of the grass family cultivated primarily for their starchy seeds… …
37dryland farming — a mode of farming, practiced in regions of slight or insufficient rainfall, that relies mainly on tillage methods rendering the soil more receptive of moisture and on the selection of suitable crops. Also called dry farming. [1910 15, Amer.] * *… …
38organic farming — noun An approach to farming based on biological methods that avoid the use of synthetic crop or livestock production inputs and on a broadly defined philosophy of farming that puts value on ecological harmony, resource efficiency, and non… …
39organic farming — a modern farming system which deliberately eschews the use of chemical inputs to the farm. Has become increasingly popular in the EMDW in recent years, as people have demanded agricultural methods that are kinder to the environment. As well as… …
40dryland farming — dry′land farm ing [[t]ˈdraɪˌlænd[/t]] n. agr. a mode of farming for regions of scant rainfall, relying on suitable crops and water retentive tillage methods Also called dry farming • Etymology: 1910–15, amer …
