mixed farming

mixed farming
noun
growing crops and feed and livestock all on the same farm
Hypernyms: ↑farming, ↑agriculture, ↑husbandry

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noun
: the growing of food or cash crops, feed crops, and livestock on the same farm

planned to do mixed farming, keep a cow, enjoy the black duck — E.A.Weeks

— compare subsistence farming

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mixed farming noun
Farming of both crops and livestock
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Main Entry:mix

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mixed farming UK US noun [uncountable]
a system of farming in which you keep animals and grow crops on the same farm
Thesaurus: general words for farming, and types of farminghyponym

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mixed farming,
the practice of using a farm for multiple purposes, such as cattle-raising, fruit-growing, and producing grain for sale and for livestock food.

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ˌmixed ˈfarming f11 [mixed farming] noun uncountable
a system of farming in which farmers both grow crops and keep animals

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