discuss in brief commercial grain farming.
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Commercial grain farming is an extensive and mechanised form of agriculture. ... It was the invention of farm machinery which enabled farmers to cultivate grain on a large scale, and there is a marked specialisation in wheat monoculture in many areas.
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Commercial Grain Farming: Location and Characteristics!
Commercial grain farming is an extensive and mechanised form of agriculture. This is a development in the continental lands of the mid-latitudes, which were once roamed by nomadic herdsmen.
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The continental position, well away from maritime influence, and the low precipitation (between 305 and 660 mm/12 and 26 inches) make crop cultivation a calculated risk. It was the invention of farm machinery which enabled farmers to cultivate grain on a large scale, and there is a marked specialisation in wheat monoculture in many areas. Communication with the outside world is mainly by railways and the bulk of the grain harvest is exported.
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The major world regions of commercial grain farming are shown in Figure 4.7. The largest one, in Eurasia, stretches from Kiew in southern Russia to Onsk in western Siberia in a width of about 1,000 km from Caucasus to Saratov on the Volga River.