Farming synonyms

agriculture

The science, art, and business of cultivating soil, producing crops, and raising livestock; farming.

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homesteading

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livestock (related)

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soil culture

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swidden (related)

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agrarian

Agricultural or rural.

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pastoral

Characteristic of rural life, idealized as peaceful, simple, and natural

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renting

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agronomy

The science and economics of crop production; management of farm land

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dairying (related)

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agricultural

Of or pertaining to agriculture; connected with, or engaged in, tillage; as, the agricultural class; agricultural implements, wages, et cetera.

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dairy-farming (related)

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subsistence farming (related)

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business of operating a farm

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tillage

The cultivation of arable land by plowing, sowing and raising crops

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husbandry

The application of scientific principles to agriculture, especially to animal breeding.

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ranching

A ranch.

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spreading

To cover with a layer:

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growing

To cause to grow; raise; cultivate

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grazing

To put livestock to feed on (growing grass, herbage, etc.)

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intensive-farming (related)

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slash-and-burn (related)

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aquaculture (related)

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gardening

The process or action of cultivating the soil, particularly in a garden; the care of a garden; horticulture.

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husbandry.--a. agricultural

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subsistence

Inherency; as, the subsistence of qualities in bodies.

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producing

To manufacture:

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tilling

Till is defined as to prepare land for crops to be planted by plowing and fertilizing.

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plowing

To clear (an area) of snow or other material by means of a plow.

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cultivating

To grow or tend (a plant or crop).

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mixed farming (related)

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leasing

To operate or live in some property or land through purchasing a long-term contract (leasehold) from the owner (freeholder).

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operating

To perform a function; work:

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smallholder (related)

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market-gardening (related)

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plantation

(Archaic) A colony or new settlement

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viticulture

The agricultural practice of growing grape vines.

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raising

To grow, especially in quantity; cultivate:

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ranging

To classify.

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planting

To furnish or supply with plants.

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landing

To set (a vehicle) down on land or another surface:

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harvesting

To gather a crop from (land, for example).

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land management (related)

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farmer (related)

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cultivation

Refinement, or culture

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horticulture

The art or science of growing flowers, fruits, vegetables, and shrubs, esp. in gardens or orchards

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agronomics

Agronomy

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pomology

(Botany) The study of fruit in general and of the cultivation of fruit.

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tank farming

Hydroponics

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tray agriculture

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tenancy

Possession or occupancy of lands, buildings, or other property by title, under a lease, or on payment of rent.

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agronomical

Agronomic

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land

Ground or soil:

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fielding

To nominate in an election:

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enclosing

To enclose is defined as to surround, or to include inside of something.

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cropping

To plant, grow, or yield a crop.

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superintending

To oversee the work of others; to supervise.

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sowing

To scatter, disperse, or plant (seeds).

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working

To operate in or through; as, to work the phones.

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running

To exert continuous activity; to proceed.

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agrarianism

A social and political philosophy that advocates an equitable distribution of land.

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sharecropping

The act of being a tenant farmer, especially in the southern United States, who farms the land in exchange for a portion of the crops.

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apiculture

The raising and care of bees for commercial or agricultural purposes.

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livestock raising

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hydroponics

The cultivation of plants in a nutrient-rich solution, rather than in soil, and under controlled conditions of light, temperature, and humidity.

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cropraising

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taking up a claim

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arable

Suitable for plowing, hence for producing crops

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geoponic

Relating to tillage of the earth, or agriculture.

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cooperative

A building or complex in which the residents buy shares of stock in a building corporation and are given a lease to a specific apartment.

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grange

Outlying land belonging to a monastery.

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farm management

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geoponics

The science of agriculture

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