This article was co-authored by Sue Ferreri and by How.com.vn staff writer, Aly Rusciano. Sue Ferreri is the Executive Director of the Rockland Farm Alliance in Rockland County, New York. The Rockland Farm Alliance is a non-profit broad-based coalition of farmers, community activists, local officials, and interested citizens with a simple mission to preserve, create, and enhance sustainable food production in Rockland County. Sue grew up farming and now helps farmers get organically certified and supports them in creating their businesses. She studied Business Management at Millersville University and Community Development and Viticulture at Stellenbosch University in South Africa.
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You’re driving down the road past acres and acres of farmland, zooming by fields of corn and grazing cattle. But is this beautiful landscape considered a farm or a ranch? Is there a difference? Believe it or not, ranches and farms are different. The terms are often used interchangeably, but the agricultural operations have quite a few contrasting qualities (which we happen to know all about). In this article, we’ll fill you in on the differences and similarities between farms and ranches, so you’ll know exactly which is which.
Things You Should Know
- Farms are agricultural operations that produce a range of needed sources, from vegetables to animals to energy.
- A ranch is a specific type of farm that focuses on raising livestock.
- The size of a ranch or farm doesn’t define it, so it can be big or small (as long as it turns a profit).
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- ↑ https://www.fb.org/market-intel/2023-cattle-market-outlook
- ↑ https://utbeef.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/127/2020/11/W-320B-UT-Options.pdf
- ↑ https://www.nass.usda.gov/Publications/Todays_Reports/reports/land0821.pdf
- ↑ https://www.comptroller.tn.gov/content/dam/cot/pa/documents/manualsandreports/greenbelt-handbook/GreenbeltHandbookReduced.pdf
- ↑ https://www.usda.gov/media/blog/2022/11/01/census-vs-survey-whats-difference
- ↑ https://youtu.be/8t_ZfpMtjzg?t=63
- ↑ https://texasfarmbureau.org/advocacy/small-farm-ranch/
- ↑ https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/farm
- ↑ https://youtu.be/8t_ZfpMtjzg?t=98
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