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There are about 17,000 dairy farms in the UK, largely in the west. Average herd size is 86 cows in England, 75 in Wales and 102 in Scotland. Most cows are milked twice a day, and an average dairy cow yields 6,300 litres a year.
There are over 100,000 farm holdings, which vary widely in size. [4] [5] The main crops that are grown are wheat, barley, oats, potatoes, sugar beets, fruits and vegetables. The livestock that is raised include cattle and sheep. In the drier east, farmers grow wheat, barley, oats, potatoes, and sugar beets.
"The average farm size in the south west is 170 acres and the value of agricultural land varies from £9,500 to £21,000 per acre." ... Government research found last year an average farm made a ...
The Central Lowland belt averages about 50 miles in width, [2] and contains most of the good quality agricultural land. [3] Scotland is half the size of England and Wales in area, but with its many inlets, islands and inland lochs, it has roughly the same amount of coastline at 4,000 miles. Only a fifth of Scotland is less than 60 metres above ...
One hand equals 4 inches, so that makes Shire horses 76.8 inches, or 6 and a half feet tall! And remember, these measurements only go to the top of the horse's shoulders--not their head.
Farms in the U.S. continued to get larger and the number of farms fell between 2017 and 2022, new data released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture showed on Tuesday. ... The average farm size ...
Livestock grazing comparison units are used by many governments to measure and control the intensity of farming. For example, until 2004 the UK Government had an extensification scheme which paid additional subsidy to farmers who kept their livestock at less than an average of 1.4 LUs per hectare. [1]
A dual farm structure has emerged with agriculture divided between large commercial farms and small pluralised and diversified holdings. [69] Scotland has the highest average farm size in the European Union, almost ten times the average. [69]