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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
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to work by plowing, sowing, and raising crops on
we're planning on farming 50 acres the first year
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Recent Examples of farms
Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 May 2026
Vegetable farms were damaged by the ashfall, which also killed four water buffaloes and a cow in Camalig, Baldo said, adding that a cleanup was underway in his town of 8,000 people in Albay province.
—ABC News, 4 May 2026
Small farms with livestock are allowed and encouraged.
—Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 4 May 2026
That could help nearby farms survive the larger floods and rising seas expected with a changing climate.
—John Ryan, NPR, 3 May 2026
Flower fields in Grasse 60 Minutes But over the decades, farms began to shut down as the French Riviera became a luxe real estate market and cheaper flowers were grown abroad in places such as India and Egypt.
—Cecilia Vega, CBS News, 3 May 2026
The same year San Antonio Regional Hospital was agreeing to sell the land Nicolson Farms occupies, two other farms in nearby Ontario were lost to developers, the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin reported.
—Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
Cool off with an ice cream cone from The Town Scoop, which sells Hershey's ice cream plus meat and produce from local farms.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2026
Buyers of farms in the 1850s or 1860s had to pay these off and make a living with the prices of their produce falling inexorably year after year.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 26 Apr. 2026
Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 26 Feb. 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
Kevin Deinert farms the same land his great-great-grandfather did near Mitchell, South Dakota, about 80 miles from the Iowa state line.
—Kirk Siegler, NPR, 29 Dec. 2025
Today, Tyler farms full time with her husband Eric Wooldridge.
—Nancy Vienneau, Southern Living, 12 Dec. 2025
Johnson, who began growing collard greens at 3, now farms on about an acre of land that has been passed down in the family.
—Brian Anthony Hernandez, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Noun
In 1998, as many as 1,000 birds – mostly pelicans, wading birds and raptors – died around Lake Apopka, a tragedy blamed on poisoning from the pesticides used on the muck farms.
—Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 May 2026
Vegetable farms were damaged by the ashfall, which also killed four water buffaloes and a cow in Camalig, Baldo said, adding that a cleanup was underway in his town of 8,000 people in Albay province.
—ABC News, 4 May 2026
Small farms with livestock are allowed and encouraged.
—Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 4 May 2026
That could help nearby farms survive the larger floods and rising seas expected with a changing climate.
—John Ryan, NPR, 3 May 2026
Flower fields in Grasse 60 Minutes But over the decades, farms began to shut down as the French Riviera became a luxe real estate market and cheaper flowers were grown abroad in places such as India and Egypt.
—Cecilia Vega, CBS News, 3 May 2026
The same year San Antonio Regional Hospital was agreeing to sell the land Nicolson Farms occupies, two other farms in nearby Ontario were lost to developers, the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin reported.
—Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
Cool off with an ice cream cone from The Town Scoop, which sells Hershey's ice cream plus meat and produce from local farms.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2026
Buyers of farms in the 1850s or 1860s had to pay these off and make a living with the prices of their produce falling inexorably year after year.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 26 Apr. 2026
Verb
Hudgins said the canning association’s average grower farms about 40 acres of peaches plus another crop, such as almonds or walnuts.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 26 Feb. 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
Kevin Deinert farms the same land his great-great-grandfather did near Mitchell, South Dakota, about 80 miles from the Iowa state line.
—Kirk Siegler, NPR, 29 Dec. 2025
Today, Tyler farms full time with her husband Eric Wooldridge.
—Nancy Vienneau, Southern Living, 12 Dec. 2025
Johnson, who began growing collard greens at 3, now farms on about an acre of land that has been passed down in the family.
—Brian Anthony Hernandez, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for farms
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Aoudad are classified as an exotic species and have no closed season or bag limit on private property, but reaching them across the vast, rugged ranches of West Texas has always been the practical challenge.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
27 Apr. 2026
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Horse Farms Had to Evacuate Too When the fires began earlier this month, WINK reported neighborhoods near the Picayune Strand State Forest were forced to evacuate horse farms and ranches.—
Samantha Agate,
Sacbee.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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Bean plants themselves enhance soil nutrition, benefiting its partners in return.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
16 Apr. 2026
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Fresh herb plants grace tables and cruisers munch on breads baked in mini clay pots.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Certain experiences, products, atmospheres, audiences, or values appeal to different customers, and each business cultivates a unique environment through its operations.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
1 May 2026
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The narrative centers on Roh Tae-woo, a man who cultivates a public image as an everyman while working the levers of influence alongside military strongman Chun Doo-hwan.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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For Earth Day, is there a more appropriate way to celebrate than hanging out with endangered red wolves, a chef who harvests edible plants and imperiled honeybees?—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Coombs harvests about 5 million pounds of tubers every year and sends them to Campbell’s, which was founded in Camden, New Jersey, just 30 miles away right after the Civil War.—
Matt Cortina,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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