farmland

Fields for growing

Farmland is land used or suitable for agriculture—growing crops or raising livestock.

The term often appears in discussions of development, conservation, or real estate: Developers are buying up farmland outside the city.

Prime farmland has especially fertile soil and favorable growing conditions.

agriculture

cultivation

Fostering growth through care

acreage · planting · sowing · irrigation · agronomy · husbandry · crop rotation · fallow · plow · tractor

pastoral

bucolic

Idyllically rural

pastureland · grazing · rustic · tranquil · scenic · rolling hills · hedgerows · windmill · barn · silo

fertility

loamy

Rich in humus

fecund · alluvial · humus · topsoil · compost · manure · mulch · organic · nitrogenous · drainage

property

estate

Property and grounds

  • acreageAmount of land owned
  • parcelWrapped item for shipping
  • plotStoryline or land parcel

tract · holding · homestead · ranch · hacienda · plantation · tenancy · lease · deed · surveyed

terrain

prairie

Open grassy flatland

lowlands · delta · bottomland · upland · plateau · grassland · pampas · steppe · veld · polder

harvest

reaping

Cutting crops for collection

  • threshingExtracting grain from stalks
  • yieldProduce or relinquish
  • cropCultivated agricultural plants

bounty · grain · sheaf · winnowing · gleaning · picking · husking · baling · autumn · sickle

Categories
Opposites
land use

farmlandcity

Large populated area

urban area · metropolis · industrial zone · commercial district · cityscape

human intervention

farmlandwilderness

Uncultivated, uninhabited natural region

untamed wilderness · virgin forest · primeval forest · jungle · natural habitat

vegetation and terrain

farmlanddesert

To leave behind completely

wasteland · badlands · tundra · rocky terrain · scrubland

Phrases
Family

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Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G