Synonyms of farms

farms 1 of 2

noun

plural of farm

as in ranches

a piece of land and its buildings used to grow crops or raise livestock

a farm that has been in the same family for five generations

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ranches
• estates
• plantations
• farmsteads
• granges
• homesteads
• gardens
• farmlands
• orchards
• farmhouses
• croplands
• manors
• haciendas
• farmyards
• smallholdings
• stations
• steadings
• crofts
• spreads

farms

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of farm

as in plants

to work by plowing, sowing, and raising crops on

we're planning on farming 50 acres the first year

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plants
• cultivates
• harvests
• tills
• crops
• tends
• hoes
• harrows
• reaps
• sharecrops

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of farms

Noun

The nearly 289,000-acre forest is interspersed with private property, farms, communities and roads, creating a patchwork of public and private lands across southern Illinois. — Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026

There's a lot less diesel due to the Iran and Ukraine wars limiting refining capacity and crude production, and yet the need for diesel fuel is still essential from trucks and trains to generator farms and heating. — Cooper Katz McKim, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026

The 80-kilometer stretch between Abu Dhabi and Dubai — a barren expanse of farms, factories, warehouses, and not much else — is now drawing multibillion-dollar property projects. — Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026

If the liminal atmosphere in Backrooms, enhanced by the cinematography of Jeremy Cox, gave you a sense of dread, his camera work on Concrete Turned to Sand will take you into a very different space – oyster farms in British Columbia, Canada. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026

They could be used in pipelines, bridges, mines, farms, defense sites, and remote monitoring stations. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026

Because of the lack of snow this year, the state water board ordered farms to stop taking water from the Scott River in June. — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

At licensed farms, California investigators have collected the milk themselves. — CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

Many bees are used at avocado farms in Queensland to pollinate the crops, so the thefts could have a knock-on effect on other food production. — Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 27 Sep. 2026

Verb

Her family has run a livestock market since the 1930s and also farms almonds. — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Today the winery farms more than 380 acres across Napa Valley, with vineyards in Rutherford, Carneros and Capell Valley, giving it access to dramatically different growing conditions depending on the variety. — Emily Price, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

The brainchild of Marie Emerson, who farms with her husband, Dell, at Wescogus Wild Blueberry, the center educates visitors about the fruit’s history. — Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2026

Jim Falk, who sells seeds and grows crops on a 700-acre farm in western Minnesota with his son, farms specialty soybeans for customers overseas. — Star Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026

Staff also farms about 1,500 acres of row crop, like corn and sorghum sudan, and small grains, like wheat and oats. — Lana Ferguson, Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026

Joe farms about 700 acres of mostly corn and soybeans, some surrounding the vineyard and others within 4 miles of the vineyard. — Michael Johnson, Twin Cities, 23 Feb. 2026

Jon Peacock also farms in Randolph County. — Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026

Mike farms 700 acres of almond trees throughout San Joaquin and Stanislaus Counties with his son, Erik. — Charlie Lapastora, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026