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

Her goal is to help other producers save time, improve their farms, and find a better balance between work and life. — Lys Arango, Vogue, 8 Nov. 2026

The disparate destinations of McPherson’s childhood, farms that stretched to Gainesville connected on smaller roads, were morphing, but to Woodrow’s eyes, big-deal nights out still seemed distant. — Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026

And the cost of labor has also risen due to the deportation of immigrants from agricultural farms and other immigrants now being afraid to work, Elahee said. — Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 8 Nov. 2026

Perhaps the map on the frontispiece is not just an aid for reading, but a suggestion that the book itself is a kind of guide, showing us a path toward a tolerance and civic engagement that seem as threatened as Grouse County’s fields and farms. — Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2026

California has hundreds of family strawberry farms and grows close to 90% of the country’s strawberries, according to a 2025 report by the California Strawberry Commission. — Ella Chakarian, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026

In labs, on launch pads, in operating rooms, in server farms, in printing driveways, in self-driving cars, in networks that compound value for every participant who joins. — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2026

The funds have gone to programs and projects to restore wetlands, expand natural buffers around fields, shore up rural roads against erosion, upgrade stormwater drains and improve manure storage on dairy farms. — Jonathan Mingle, ProPublica, 4 Nov. 2026

Meanwhile, farms have been consolidated, which means there are fewer landowners to ask for permission to hunt the same amount of ground. — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 4 Nov. 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