This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Chris Chittleborough (talk | contribs) at 07:09, 2 March 2007 (dab 3 links, mention fodder instead of foilage, try to clarify why pastoral farmers grow oats and other crops). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.
Revision as of 07:09, 2 March 2007 by Chris Chittleborough (talk | contribs) (dab 3 links, mention fodder instead of foilage, try to clarify why pastoral farmers grow oats and other crops)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Pastoral farming (also known as grazing in some parts of the world) is farming related to livestock rather than growing crops and other fodder. The livestock usually graze on naturally-grown grass and other vegetation. Some pastoral farmers grow crops, but instead of selling the harvest, they feed it to livestock (cows, pigs, sheep etc.) so that they stay healthy for optimum production of meat, wool, milk and eggs.
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