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vr.tr.farm · thing-q131596

Let an agent handle farms by type, size, production, regulation, safety and subsidies.

Thing Registry Society, people and institutions SOC.ORG
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Type Which farm.

Production

Crops and livestock.

Production

Production type.

  1. What does the farm produce? definition
  2. Is it certified organic? provenance

Size

Area and herd.

Size

Farm size.

  1. How large is it in hectares and livestock units? measurement
  2. From which register? provenance
Regulation Rules and support.

Subsidies

Payments.

Subsidies

Subsidies.

  1. Which support schemes is the farm eligible for? boundary
  2. What conditions apply? boundary

Animals

Health and welfare.

Animals

Animal rules.

  1. Which animal health and welfare rules apply? provenance
  2. Is the holding registered? provenance
Safety Farm work.

Hazards

Machinery, animals.

Hazards

Farm hazards.

  1. What are the main hazards on this farm? boundary
  2. How are children kept safe? boundary

Chemicals

Pesticides.

Chemicals

Chemical safety.

  1. How are pesticides stored and applied? boundary
  2. Is the operator certified? provenance
Environment Land and water.

Water

Runoff.

Water

Water protection.

  1. How are nutrients kept out of water? action
  2. Is the farm in a vulnerable zone? boundary

Biodiversity

Habitats.

Biodiversity

Biodiversity.

  1. What habitat measures are in place? definition
  2. Are they funded? provenance

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Society, people and institutions
Entry kind
thing
Plane
SOC
Domain
SOC.ORG
Other names and narrower kinds
cortijo, einhof, baglio, grow house, cigarral, Ackerbürgerhaus, educational farm, poor farm, monastic grange, seat farm, three-sided farm, finca

What it is Filled

An area of land and its buildings used for agriculture, such as growing crops, raising livestock or both, operated as an agricultural holding; regional forms include cortijos, einhofs and baglios.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent handle farms by type, size, production, regulation, safety and subsidies.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Agricultural holding
  • Crop, livestock or mixed
  • Registered for subsidies and animal health
  • Among the most dangerous workplaces

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Enter farmland or buildings without the occupier's permission.
  • Leave gates open or disturb livestock.
  • Apply pesticides, fertiliser or veterinary medicines outside label and legal limits.
  • Operate farm machinery near people without safe working conditions.

Only with a human decision

  • Spraying, culling or harvesting on the farmer's behalf.
  • Reporting suspected notifiable animal or plant disease.

May

  • Monitor crops, livestock, weather and equipment for the farmer who authorized it.
  • Report farm holdings and outputs from official agricultural registers.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Farms feed people and depend on land, water and animals that must be treated with care.
  • Farm work is among the most dangerous occupations.

Who is affected

  • Farmers and farm workers
  • Livestock
  • Neighbours and consumers

Owners Filled

Steward

The farmer or landholder; agricultural registers record holdings.

Master systems

  • Agricultural holding registers
  • Land registry or cadastre

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q27096235 - registry parent class
  • Q3062125 - registry parent class

related

  • agricultural holding - category
  • agriculture - activity
  • food and crop - output
  • agricultural policy - rules

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.farm
  • Wikidata: Q131596 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q131596)
  • holding number: national register id agricultural holding

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

  • holding size: under 1 to over 10000 hectares - varies by country and type

Plane SOC: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Holding number and land parcels
  • Regional farmhouse types
  • Indoor grow houses are also farms
  • Fields, barns, farmhouses, livestock sheds and machinery.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • operate and manage it
  • apply for subsidies
  • certify production such as organic
  • visit where open to the public

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Machinery and livestock accidents
  • Pesticide exposure
  • Nutrient runoff and pollution

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • EU Common Agricultural Policy
  • Animal health and welfare law
  • Organic regulation (EU 2018/848)
  • Farm health and safety law

Context of use required Filled

  • Producing food, fibre and other agricultural products.
  • arable farms
  • livestock and dairy farms
  • mixed farms
  • horticulture and indoor farms
  • regional farmstead types

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q131596: farm - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Farm - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should farm types be separate entries?
  • How should holding registers be linked?
  • How should regional farmsteads be linked?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q131596/spec.json