Farmer

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Farmer

Farmer (/ˈfɑːrmər/), from the Old English feormere, meaning "one who farms", is a person engaged primarily in agriculture, raising living organisms for food or raw materials. The term usually applies to people who do some combination of raising field crops, orchards, vineyards, poultry, or other livestock.

Etymology

The word "farmer" is derived from the Old English feormere, which means "one who farms". The term was first used in the 14th century and has been in common use ever since.

Related Terms

  • Agriculture: The science, art, or practice of cultivating the soil, producing crops, and raising livestock and in varying degrees the preparation and marketing of the resulting products.
  • Livestock: Domesticated animals raised in an agricultural setting to produce labor and commodities such as meat, eggs, milk, fur, leather, and wool.
  • Horticulture: The art or practice of garden cultivation and management.
  • Viticulture: The cultivation or culture of grapes especially for wine making.
  • Poultry farming: The process of raising domesticated birds such as chickens, ducks, turkeys and geese for the purpose of farming meat or eggs for food.
  • Crop rotation: The practice of growing a series of different types of crops in the same area in sequential seasons.

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