farming

[US]/ˈfɑːmɪŋ/
[UK]/ˈfɑːrmɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.agricultural activities;animal husbandry

Phrases & Collocations

organic farming

mechanization of farming

farming industry

dry farming

livestock farming

fish farming

dairy farming

irrigated farming

intensive farming

farming season

contract farming

factory farming

farming method

farming machine

mechanized farming

poultry farming

scientific farming

crop farming

Example Sentences

a white farming community.

He is farming in Africa.

farming is no bed of roses.

farming is a hard, dirty job.

a stubbornly insular farming people.

learn farming with an old peasant

a farming area; the New York area.

an economy focused around farming and light industry.

a prize example of how well organic farming can function.

the harsh realities of life in a farming community.

I read your study of farming with interest .

You know the state of your farming tenantry in 1821.

comes from farming stock.

a tax-reckoning year; a farming year.

He read a passage on rice farming from the geography book.

They're always farming out their children on their relatives.

eke a bare existence from farming in an arid area.

Farming is partly subsidised by the government.

Real-world Examples

Yet, there's no commercial farming of these birds nowadays.

Source: Past English CET-4 Listening Test Questions (with translations)

Hoggard said, " Our plan was to keep farmers farming."

Source: VOA Special English: World

And who is actually farming all that food?

Source: Scientific 60 Seconds - Scientific American August 2023 Compilation

Well, they're effectively farming their own food.

Source: The secrets of our planet.

Last year we killed a project in automated vertical farming.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) April 2016 Compilation

Organic farming and other issues are discussed on the farming hotline.

Source: VOA Special March 2020 Collection

Most farmers, it said, were unable to pay for sustainable coffee farming.

Source: VOA Slow English - Business

Yes, Ari. Over-construction, you know, too much concrete. And also, industrial farming.

Source: NPR News February 2018 Compilation

We used to do conventional farming like just getting information from word-of-mouth.

Source: 6 Minute English

Hunter-gatherers were people who lived by hunting and collecting wild food rather than farming.

Source: 6 Minute English

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