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Percentage figures for arable land, permanent crops land and other lands are all taken from the CIA World Factbook [1] as well as total land area figures [2] (Note: the total area of a country is defined as the sum of total land area and total water area together.) All other figures, including total cultivated land area, are calculated on the ...
For most farm owners and workers, nonfarm income is as important, if not more important, than farm income. [1] Despite the decline in the number of farmers and agriculture's share of GDP since 1960, agricultural output has risen. [1] As of the early 1990s, Austria was self-sufficient in all cereals and milk products as well as in red meat.
The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation plc (AMC) was formed in 1928 under the Agricultural Credits Act, to provide long term mortgages for land and redeveloping farming and rural-based businesses. Initially jointly owned by the Bank of England and the main clearing banks, it was purchased outright by Lloyds Bank in 1993 and is currently a wholly ...
England has a long tradition of animal welfare, being the first country in the world to enact animal welfare legislation. [30] Animal welfare legislation affecting agriculture includes the Animal Welfare Act 2006, the Welfare of Farmed Animals Regulations 2007 and the Welfare of Animals Order 1997. The UK in general has a good reputation for ...
Before Agricultural Land Classification systems, agricultural land was mapped by descriptions that would aid farming. Here is a 1793 map describing Sussex by the noted agriculturalist and writer Arthur Young. Land classification maps were issued first in the 1960s, intended as a tool for the better siting of planned new towns.
At the time there were 1.8 million hectares of land devoted to arable cultivation, representing one-third of the total agricultural land in England and Wales. Half of the wheat crop was grown in East Anglia, together with more than 40% of potatoes, 63% of vining peas, and 72% of sugar beets, field beans, and dried peas. The magazine was ...
The Rural Land Register (RLR) is a database of maps showing the ownership of all agricultural land in the England, along with woodland and marginal land on which grants or subsidies are to be claimed.
Agriculture museums in Austria (2 P) Animal breeds originating in Austria (8 C) Animal welfare and rights in Austria (2 C, 1 P) Austrian farmers (1 C, 11 P) F.