ranching land

Livestock grazing territory

Land used for raising livestock, especially cattle, sheep, or horses on open range.

Ranching land typically consists of large expanses of grassland or pasture where animals can graze: They bought five thousand acres of ranching land in Montana.

The term emphasizes the land's agricultural purpose rather than its natural features.

Related
  • barnAgricultural storage structure
  • cattleDomesticated bovines kept commercially
  • corralFenced livestock enclosure
  • pastureGrazing ground for livestock
  • prairieOpen grassy flatland

sheep · cowboy · native grasses · grassland · free range · branding iron · barbed wire · steppe · trough · stock tank · grazing rights · water rights · meadow · goats · rodeo · alpacas · paddock · feed lot

Opposites
agricultural land use type

ranching landcropland

Land for growing produce

farmland · arable land · orchards · vineyards · wheat fields

land development status

ranching landcommercial property

Buildings for business use

suburban sprawl · industrial zone · residential zones · residential development · suburban development

ecological condition

ranching landwilderness

Uncultivated, uninhabited natural region

protected wilderness · nature preserve · untouched land · virgin forest · conservation land

Family

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Top 200,000
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