rural farmland

Crops outside town

Rural farmland is agricultural land located in the countryside, away from cities and suburbs.

The phrase emphasizes both the setting and the use—land actively cultivated or used for raising livestock in sparsely populated areas.

Rural farmland is disappearing as suburbs expand, The view from the highway was nothing but rural farmland for miles.

Related

red barn · barn · open fields · fields · harvest · amber waves · countryside · tractor · soil · homestead · grazing · haystack · orchard · silos · livestock · acreage · furrows · irrigation

Categories
Opposites
land use and development

rural farmlandurban development

Growth of metropolitan areas

downtown · metropolitan area · industrial zone · commercial district · urban sprawl

human modification of landscape

rural farmlandconcrete jungle

Dense cityscape, few parks

asphalt · built environment · industrial park · parking lot · shopping center

economic function of land

rural farmlandfactory floor

Manufacturing workspace area

industrial site · manufacturing plant · industrial district · commercial real estate · tech campus

Family

rural, farmland, farm, land, farms, farmed, farming, farmer, farmers

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