Farming

Farming

1. Types of Farming

   • Free Range
     • When animals get to go outside and get fresh air instead of bring stuck in a building all day
   • Subsistence
     • When a farmer grows crops and animals to feed their family
   • Organic
     • Organic farming does not use chemical fertilisers or feed additives for livestock and also uses crop roation
   • Nomadic
     • When a farmer moves from one place to another
   • Pastoral
     • A Farmer who grows livestock instead of crops
   • Arable
     • Grows crops

2. Diversification

   • Farm diversification is when a farm branches out from traditional farming by adding new money making activities. This can be in place of or in addition to its traditional farming pursuits.
   • Farm diversification does NOT include increasing the number of animals in the herd

3. Changes over time

   • More chemicals and machinery used
   • Damaging the environment more and more
   • Animals are getting less freedom
   • More Pollution

4. Changes in the UK

   • Animals had more fresh air before. Now they are trapped in a building most/all of the time
   • All of the ''Changes over time section''