Why farmers are opting non farm activities?

Answer 1

A business producing tree fruits or nuts is called an orchard; a vineyard produces grapes. The stable is used for operations principally involved in the training of horses. Stud and commercial farms breed and produce other animals and livestock. A farm that is primarily used for the production of milk and dairy is a dairy farm. A market garden or truck farm is a farm that grows vegetables, but little or no grain. Additional specialty farms include fish farms, which raise fish in captivity as a food source, and tree farms, which grow trees for sale for transplant, lumber, or decorative use. A plantation is usually a large farm or estate, on which cotton, tobacco, coffee or sugar cane, are cultivated, often by resident laborers.

Answer 2

Farming activities involve the various measures and acts of producing food from the ground up. These include tilling fields, feeding livestock, building new corrals, etc.

Non-farming activities are such that either indirectly involve farming or not farming at all. These may include weather forecasting, filing taxes, purchasing clothing, etc.

Answer 3

Non-farm activities in rural areas are:

• Gardening
• Welding
• Construction (i.e., building a house or shed)
• Oil and gas exploration
• Coal mining
• Hunting
• Trapping
• Visiting with neighbors
• Lawn and yard maintenance
• Geological surveying

The list goes on...