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mixed farming

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noun

  1. combined arable and livestock farming (on mixed farms )

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The Newtown St Boswells campus also supports 12 agriculture and mixed farming apprentices.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2023

The people had established a prosperous mixed farming economy, engaging in animal husbandry and hunting the region’s abundant game.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

As he approached retirement, Wolfe wanted to put some of the new ideas about mixed farming practices into use.

From The Guardian • Oct. 10, 2019

Along with the vineyard project, Mr. Lambert and Ms. Hall plan to do a bit of mixed farming for the family, including a small olive grove just for family and friends and a few animals.

From New York Times • Mar. 7, 2019

The first effect of the check to emigration was that the old ideal of the 'self-sufficient life,' which meant the practice of mixed farming, had to be partially abandoned.

From Outspoken Essays by Inge, William Ralph