Often involves improvements by means of agricultural techniques

• Rural pursuit
• Working the land as an occupation or way of life
• Husbandry
• Cultivate by growing

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock [syn: agriculture , husbandry ] working the land as an occupation or way of life; "farming is a strenuous life"; "there's no work on the land any more" [syn: land ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
1 Pertaining to the agricultural business. 2 Raising livestock or fish. n. 1 The business of cultivate land, raising stocks etc. 2 (rfdef: English) v (present participle of farm English)

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1590s, "action of farming out, practice of letting or leasing taxes, etc., for collection," verbal noun from farm (v.). Meaning "business of cultivating land, husbandry" is attested by 1733.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a farming community ▪ a small farming community of about 1,000 inhabitants a farming method ▪ Farming methods have changed a lot over the last 100 years. factory farming fur farming (= keeping and killing animals for ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Farming is the practice of cultivating crops or livestock on a farm. Farming may also refer to: Farming (video gaming) , performing repetitious tasks in video game to acquire items in the game Gold farming , the act of gathering in-game currency and items ...