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Farm / Ranch

Subtype

Definition
Aquaculture The business of cultivating marine or freshwater food fish or shellfish, such as oysters, clams, salmon and trout, under controlled conditions. Fish farm, etc.
Breeder Farm & Ranch property suited for breeding animals kept to produce offspring.
Cash Crop Farm & Ranch property suited for producing cash crops, such as tobacco, grown for direct sale rather than livestock feed.
Dairy Agricultural enterprise devoted to the production of bovine milk products on a large-scale basis. Facilities may or may not include processing equipment for converting milk into derivative butter and cheese products.
Feeder Farm & Ranch property suited for producing animals for market.
Fowl Farm & Ranch property suited for breeding fowl.
Hog Farm & Ranch property suited for breeding pigs.
Horse Farm & Ranch property suited for breeding horses.
Livestock Non-Pasture; industrial type operation where livestock is grain fed and housed in a large facility containing pens/cages (e.g., pig farm, turkey farm, chickens, etc.).
Nursery A building typically constructed with glass walls and roof that is devoted to the cultivation of tender plants under controlled conditions and sheltered from harsh weather extremes.
Orchard A planting of uniformly spaced fruit- or nut-bearing trees and shrubs; normally spaced for easy equipment operation and maximum production from a specific variety of tree. Orchards commonly apply to non-citrus fruit trees. Groves commonly apply to citrus plantings or walnuts and other specialty nut crops. Vineyards strictly apply to grapes.
Ranch Ranch is a facility for raising livestock.
Truck Farm & Ranch property for producing vegetables intended for the market.
Vineyard Topography, soil, and climate suitable for viticulture.
Other All other farm & ranch possible uses.

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