People who grow these plants or raise these animals are calledfarmers. This work is calledfarming.
Land that is used to grow plants is called farmland. Land that is used to feed animals with its grass is calledpasture. Land that can be used to grow plants for food is calledarable land.
Many farms are very large and can cause damage. In some places farms are many and small, and can also cause damage. Farms provides most of the food for people. Some people farm to eat the food they produce (subsistence agriculture). Other farms, including large ones, sell theirproduced crops or animals, likehorses, to markets far away inurban areas (commercial or industrial farming). Most subsistence farms are in poorer countries, while industrial farms are in richer countries.
