grain farming
Growing wheat commercially
Grain farming is agriculture focused on cultivating cereal crops—wheat, corn, rice, barley, oats—grown primarily for their edible seeds.
Unlike mixed farming or livestock operations, grain farming centers on large-scale field crop production: The Great Plains transformed into grain farming country in the late 1800s.
The term encompasses both the practice and the industry.
- cornCereal grown on cobs
- wheatCereal crop for flour
- oatsCereal grain for porridge
- barleyGrain for malt
- sorghumWarm-climate cereal grass
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Raising farm animals commercially
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Protecting wild areas permanently
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Growing edible plant products
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