Synonyms and antonyms of General words for farming, and types of farming in British Thesaurus

agrarian (adjective)

formal relating to or involving farming or farmers

agribusiness (noun)

the business of operating a large farm to produce as much food and profit as possible, or one of the farms that operates in this way

agribusiness (noun)

the business of making and selling products that are used in farming, or a company that does this

agricultural (adjective)

relating to farming

agricultural (adjective)

involved in farming or used for farming

agriculture (noun)

the work, business, or study of farming

agronomics (noun)

the branch of economics that deals with the way land is used and the things that are produced by farming

agronomy (noun)

the study of crops and the types of soil they grow in

battery (adjective)

British battery farming involves keeping large numbers of chickens very close together in small boxes, in conditions that many people think are cruel

battery farm (noun)

a farm on which chickens and sometimes calves are kept very close together in small boxes

breed (verb)

to produce new plants or animals from existing ones, especially in order to produce plants or animals with particular characteristics

the CAP ()

the Common Agricultural Policy: a set of laws about farming and food production made by the European Union

collective (noun)

a farm or business owned by the government and run by a group of workers

collective farm (noun)

a farm that is run by the people who work there but is owned by the government

croft (noun)

a small farm in Scotland

crofting (noun)

farming on a croft

culture (noun)

in agriculture, the process of growing crops or breeding animals

dairy farming (noun)

the business of keeping cows and selling their milk

estate (noun)

a large area of land where a particular crop is grown

farm (noun)

an area of land used for growing crops or keeping animals

farm (noun)

used on, or belonging to, a farm

farm (noun)

a farmhouse

farm (verb)

to use land for growing crops or keeping animals

farming (noun)

the activity or business of a being a farmer

farmland (noun)

land used for farming

fish farming (noun)

the practice of breeding fish

free-range (adjective)

free-range chickens, pigs, and other farm animals are allowed to move around and feed naturally. This is considered to be a kinder method of farming than intensive methods.

free-range (adjective)

free-range eggs come from free-range chickens

hacienda (noun)

a large farm in Spain or in a country where people speak Spanish

harvest (verb)

to collect plants, animals, or other things that can be eaten or used

holding (noun)

a piece of land that someone owns or pays rent for, usually used for farming

homestead (noun)

American a farm, including the farmhouse and any other buildings on the land

homestead (noun)

American an area of land that was given to people in the past by the US government to live on and farm

hydroponics (noun)

a method of growing plants in water that has the necessary minerals in it, instead of in soil

intensive (adjective)

designed to produce as much food as possible from an area of land

kibbutz (noun)

a farm or place of work in Israel where the workers live together and share everything

mixed farming (noun)

a system of farming in which you keep animals and grow crops on the same farm

organic (adjective)

used for describing methods of farming and food production that use no or only a small number of artificial chemicals and methods

ranch (noun)

American a large farm that produces a particular crop or animal

ranching (noun)

the work or business of operating a ranch

slash and burn (adjective)

slash and burn farming involves cutting down and burning trees and old plants in order to plant new crops

smallholding (noun)

a very small farm

the soil (noun)

literary farming as a job or as a way of life

subsistence farming (noun)

the activity of growing just enough food to live on, but not enough to sell