dairying

American  

[dair-ee-ing] / ˈdɛər i ɪŋ /

noun

1. the business of a dairy.

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dairying British  

/ ˈdɛərɪɪŋ /

noun

1. the business of producing, processing, and selling dairy products

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Etymology

Origin of dairying

First recorded in 1640–50; dairy + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

“Climate-smart dairying is the need of the hour,” said Meenesh Shah, the board’s chairman.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 23, 2024

Evidence for dairying now corresponds with the earliest evidence for domesticated herd animals on the Tibetan Plateau, which suggests dairying and pastoralism spread together in this region.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2023

Today, many farmers still oppose DST because it is generally disruptive, such as in dairying, and prefer they and their hired hands work more in the cooler morning hours than the hotter late-day hours.

From Washington Post • Mar. 17, 2023

But she’s not sure that this fully explains why the trait is absent, or very rare, in early farming and some Bronze Age dairying populations, who must have been exposed to famine and infection.

From Scientific American • Jul. 28, 2022

This branch of dairying is advancing fast, upon the safe basis of care, cleanliness and better sanitary conditions.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" by Various