cattle ranching

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cattle
noun[plural]
uk
/ˈkæt.əl/us
/ˈkæt̬.əl/
a group of animals that includes cows, buffalo, and bison, that are often kept for their milk ...
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ranching
noun[U]
uk
/ˈrɑːn.tʃɪŋ/us
/ˈræn.tʃɪŋ/
the activity of keeping animals on ...
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Logging generally is the initial mode of land development, followed by land clearing, cropping, andcattleranching.
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In recent decades, however, severe deforestation attributable tocattleranchingand to both endemic population growth and in-migration, has caused general deterioration of natural resources, including agricultural soils.
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These include commercial maize production, horticulture, tree crops, dairy, andcattleranching.
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On the other hand, our study indicates thatcattleranchingmay be far more compatible with wild ungulates.
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The production of rice, for example, has significantly increased, while it is hoped that the expansion ofcattleranchingwill shortly enable an export trade in meat to be developed.
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The main industry in this area iscattleranching.
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This time he wanted to expand thecattleranchingon the island and to do this the number of bison needed to be reduced.
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The deforestation worsened when the government encouragedcattleranchinghere in the 1960s and 1970s.
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Most workers work in agriculture orcattleranching.
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By the 1920 and 1930s, however,cattleranchingbecameand continues to bethe dominant sector of the agricultural industry.
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Today,cattleranchingis the main commercial activity in the valley.
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However, the abundance ofcattleranchingled to extensive deforestation, causing extensive environmental damage.
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The population surge increased the demand for meat spurring expandedcattleranchingon the territory's vast open ranges.
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He resumed horse andcattleranchingand worked as a consultant on natural resources and taxes.
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In the eighteenth century settlers began to arrive to startcattleranching.
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The south fork is from government property leased tocattleranchingcompanies and is used to graze cattle.
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Cattleranchingis also widely practised, primarily on a subsistence scale.
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Cattleranchingremained important, continuing to rise throughout the century.
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