Definition of farming Farming

/fɑˈɹmɪŋ/ - [farming] - farm•ing

We found 11 definitions of farming from 5 different sources.

What does farming mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: farmings
farming - the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
		agriculture, husbandry
		cultivation (agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops (especially on a large scale)
		animal husbandry breeding and caring for farm animals
		arboriculture, tree farming the cultivation of tree for the production of timber
		dairy farming, dairying the business of a dairy
		gardening, horticulture the cultivation of plants
		tilling cultivation of the land in order to raise crops
		aquiculture, hydroponics, tank farming a technique of growing plants (without soil) in water containing dissolved nutrients
		mixed farming growing crops and feed and livestock all on the same farm
		planting putting seeds or young plants in the ground to grow; "the planting of corn is hard work"
		ranching farming for the raising of livestock (particularly cattle)
		strip cropping cultivation of crops in strips following the contours of the land to minimize erosion
		subsistence farming farming that provides for the basic needs of the farmer without surpluses for marketing
		harvest time, harvest the season for gathering crops
		truck farming growing vegetables for the market
farming - agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life; "farming is a strenuous life"; "there's no work on the land any more"
		land
		line of work, occupation, business, job, line the act of occupying or taking possession of a building; "occupation of a building without a certificate of occupancy is illegal"

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Wiktionary

farming (Noun)
The business of cultivating land, raising stocks etc.
farming (Verb)
Present participle of farm.
farming (Adjective)
Pertaining to the agricultural business.
farming (Adjective)
Raising livestock or fish.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

farming (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Farm
farming (a.)
Pertaining to agriculture; devoted to, adapted to, or engaged in, farming; as, farming tools; farming land; a farming community.
farming (n.)
The business of cultivating land.

Wikipedia

Farming is the growing of crops or keeping of animals by people for food and raw materials. Farming can be called agriculture.

Overview.

Agriculture is not only growing food for people and animals, but also growing other things like flowers, ornamental plants (plants people use to improve the look of their homes) and nursery plants (plants people buy to grow food on their own farms and land), manure or dung, animal hides (skins or furs), leather, industrial chemicals (starch, ethanol, and plastics), fibers (cotton, wool, hemp, and flax), fuels (methane, biodiesel, biomass), and drugs (biopharmaceuticals, marijuana, opium)

Agriculture started at least about 10,000 years ago, but no one knows for sure how old it is. Agriculture and domestication started in the Fertile Crescent in East Africa and in the Middle East. The area called Fertile Crescent is now in the countries of Iraq, Syria, Turkey, Jordan, Lebanon, Israel, and Egypt. Wheat and barley are some of the first crops people grew. People probably started agriculture slowly by planting a few crops, but still gathered (got) many foods from the wild. People may have started farming because the weather and soil began to change. Farming can feed many more people than gathering on the same amount of land.

Farming actually started with the first nations. They might have originally kept tethered (tied with a rope) animals for extra food. Scientists have many theories about how farming started but most start with first nations, ar