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Cash Crops
Hacienda (Spanish - Mexican word) - large estate or plantation A plantation is used to grow crops for selling
A ranch is a business that primarily raises livestock for sale. Some ranches also raise crops, but they are usually not sold. The crops are used to feed the livestock as it is being raised for market.
This person would be called a 'hobby farmer' - someone who raises and cares for animals as a hobby rather than as a way to make a living. Sometimes these people are raising animals for sale to very specific markets, such as for 4H or show animals.
A ranch is a business that primarily raises livestock for sale. Some ranches also raise crops, but they are usually not sold. The crops are used to feed the livestock as it is being raised for market.
Raw materials and cash crops are agricultural products. Many plants produced for sale by agricultural endeavors are natural resources for other products and processes.
Truck farm is the name given to a large farm that grows cash crops. A cash crop is an agricultural crop which is grown for sale to return a profit. rather than for the farmer's own use.
commercial agriculture is a type of agriculture whereby a farmer cultivates crops for sale to AGRO-BASED industries (industries that use agricultural products) in order to gain profit.
subsistence farming by definition is farming of only enough to sustain farmer and family with no surplus leftover for sale. Therefore the profit would be zero since the crops are not intended for sale, but rather subsistence.
There are several places one can find farm tractors for sale. These retailers include Tractor House, US Farmer, eBay, For Sale by Farmer, and McGrew Equipment.
The circumstance that is most likely to cause a farmer to store soybeans for future sale instead of selling them right after harvest is having a surplus. When there is an overabundance, the farmer will not get paid as much.