The Washington state Conservation Commission defines a commercial livestock operation as one that has at least $10,000 in annual livestock/livestock product sales, plus have animals which meet USDA Farm Service Agency's definition list of animals that are food and fiber.
Commercial livestock are bought and sold through the livestock market (auctions of actual live stock/cattle).
Commercial Farming
Commercial Farmers raise their crops for this purpose.
Subsistence agriculture is a form of agriculture found in all regions of the country. It is primarily for food production for the farmer's family's consumption, with little surplus for trade. The scale of subsistence farming can vary from small backyard gardens to larger fields.
Arable, livestock, market gardening, commercial farming
they raise livestock primarily for export
Arable farming is farming that involves growing crops, not raising livestock. Commercial farming is growing crops for profit on a piece of arable land.
Miniature horses are considered livestock and are not allowed on commercially zoned property.
All sorts: organic, intensive, extensive, commercial, cropping, livestock, etc.
False. It's called subsistence farming.
The dog is a komondor. It is a Hungarian breed used to guard livestock. They are sometimes referred to as mop dogs.
Mixed commercial farming is where more than one type of agricultural product is produced and sold from one farm. Mixed farming often refers to the raising of both livestock and crops on one farm.
Of course. Though Australia is the second driest continent, it has many regions where commercial farming is viable. Here, anything from fruits and vegetables to grain crops are grown, whilst farming if livestock is very widespread.