dairy farming
1
2.7
- noun
- /ˈdɛəri ˈfɑrmɪŋ/
:
producción de lácteos
- An important and highly charged issue in New Zealand is the debate concerning dairy farming and the degradation of New Zealand's waterways and groundwater aquifers.
- cattle in dairy farming
Examples
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In contrast, many counties within the western High Plains, Rocky Mountain, and Intermontane regions had no commercial dairy farming at all.
Academic text (2006) -
Perry rekindled a childhood love for cattle and dairy farming, including an interest in a small bovine insemination business in California's Central Valley.
Blog text (25) -
Both were setting sights toward crop farming and dairy farming.
Blog text (20) -
A much smaller cluster of towns without dairy farming was found in central Wisconsin, near the Wisconsin River.
Academic text (2001) -
The children identified three major industries that progressively changed the environment: timber gathering, dairy farming, and banana growing.
Academic text (1995) -
In those towns of Ashland County where dramatic declines of dairy farming occurred, none of the operators relocated.
Academic text (2001) -
Within the extractive sector, dairy farming and maple sugaring are dominant activities, yet small, diversified agricultural enterprises are growing (Census of Agriculture 2012).
Academic text (2018) -
Many families rely on dairy farming to support their livelihoods and provide fresh milk to their communities.
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The workshop focused on modern techniques in dairy farming to improve milk production and animal health.
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As a major contributor to the local economy, dairy farming plays a crucial role in the agricultural landscape of the region.
Synonyms
1
5.3
A business that produces milk and makes milk products on a farm
How Large
2
3.9
- US
16
2.8
- UK
1
2.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
dairy + farming
The meaning 'keeping cattle for the production of milk and milk products' is directly derivable from combining 'dairy' (relating to milk) with 'farming' (the activity of raising animals/cultivating), so the compound's sense is compositional. This is a common noun-noun compound pattern found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Dairy farming combines dairy (a place where milk is stored or made) and farming (raising animals or crops). Picture a farm with cows and a small milk house where people collect milk. They keep the animals mainly 'to produce milk', so dairy farming means the business of keeping animals for milk.