Wheat is the main crop, but also barley, oats, sugar beets, maize, beans, cotton, rice and flax are grown. Some farms growing other crops may be irrigated. Beef cattle are sometimes kept in conjunction with crops. In the Northern States calving takes place in February, March and April and is done indoors due to the cold weather conditions. After calving and branding the cattle are turned out to Summer pasture.
Work also involves hay-making and maybe irrigation.
There are no placements available where horse riding is used everyday. Dairy farms have an average herd of 100 to 200 cows. Dairy farmers grow crops such as maize, hay and silage. Milking takes place in herringbone or stanchion parlours. A limited amount of cropping farms keep pigs or sheep.