Field (agriculture)
A field of sunflowers in Cardejón, Spain
In agriculture, a field is an area of land, enclosed or otherwise, used for agricultural purposes such as cultivating crops or as a paddock or other enclosure for livestock. A field may also be an area left to lie fallow or as arable land.
Many farms have a field border, usually composed of a strip of shrubs and vegetation, used to provide food and cover necessary for the survival of wildlife. It has been found that these borders may lead to an increased variety of animals and plants in the area, but also in some cases a decreased yield of crops.[1]
Language
In Australian and New Zealand English, any agricultural field may be called a paddock. If stock are grazed there, the space may be called a run, e.g. sheep run; cattle run.[2]
Image gallery
A green field or paddock with Hereford cattle
A summer field
Spring fields with trees, Majorca, Spain, 2004
Sown fields in an open field system of farming
Wheat Field Under Clouded Sky by Vincent van Gogh, July 1890
Paddy field
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References
- ↑ Carpenter, Brent; Dailey, Thomas V.; Jones-Farrand, D. Todd; Pierce, Robert A.; White, Bill. "Field Borders for Agronomic, Economic and Wildlife Benefits". missouri.edu. Curators of the University of Missouri. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ↑ The Macquarie Dictionary run n. Def. 113
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