megafarm
Massive agricultural operation
A megafarm is an extremely large-scale agricultural operation, typically industrial in character, covering thousands of acres or housing tens of thousands of animals.
The term often carries critical connotations, implying environmental concerns or the displacement of smaller family farms: Megafarms have transformed the rural landscape of the Midwest.
Commercial farming sector
- conglomerateCorporation spanning many industries
- multinationalOperating across multiple countries
- shareholdersOwners of company stock
- profitGain exceeding expenditure
merger · subsidiary · corporation · headquarters · executive · revenue · investment · acquisition
Protein-rich Asian legume
- cornCereal grown on cobs
- wheatCereal crop for flour
- cottonPlant fiber for textiles
- canolaMild vegetable oil
plantation · single-crop · homogeneity · GMOs · hybrids · fertilizers · pesticides · herbicides
Self-operating system design
- machineryCollective mechanical equipment
- mass-productionLarge-scale standardized fabrication
- efficiencyProductive without waste
- scaleMeasure of relative size
output · processing · robotics · conveyor · feedlot · slaughterhouse · packaging · logistics
Study of environmental relations
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- organicFrom living matter
- regenerativeAble to renew itself
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
agribusiness
Commercial farming sector
- conglomerateCorporation spanning many industries
- multinationalOperating across multiple countries
- shareholdersOwners of company stock
profit · merger · subsidiary · corporation · headquarters · executive · revenue · investment · acquisition · commodity
soybeans
Protein-rich Asian legume
canola · plantation · single-crop · homogeneity · GMOs · hybrids · fertilizers · pesticides · herbicides · tillage
automation
Self-operating system design
- machineryCollective mechanical equipment
- mass-productionLarge-scale standardized fabrication
- efficiencyProductive without waste
scale · output · processing · robotics · conveyor · feedlot · slaughterhouse · packaging · logistics · mechanization
ecology
Study of environmental relations
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- organicFrom living matter
- regenerativeAble to renew itself
conservation · agroforestry · composting · polyculture · certification
feedlot
Livestock fattening enclosure
telemetry
Distant automated data collection
megafarmsmallholding
Small cultivated land parcel
small farm · family farm · plot · homestead · croft