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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Farms, Agricultural Production Systems
  2. farming systems
  3. extensive farming

Preferred term

extensive farming

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information A system of raising crops and animals, usually on large parcels of land, where a comparatively small amount of production inputs or labor are used per acre. Compare intensive farming.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

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Synonyms

  • extensive agriculture

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/38963

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