dry farming

American  

noun

1. dryland farming.

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dry farming British  

noun

1. a system of growing crops in arid or semiarid regions without artificial irrigation, by reducing evaporation and by special methods of tillage

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• dry farmer
  noun

Etymology

Origin of dry farming

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

Lahargou continues dry farming because he doesn’t have a well.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 29, 2023

If water is available, Woolf is looking at using drip irrigation for faster-growing, sugarier plants rather than the dry farming typically done in Mexico.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 10, 2023

Mr Smith uses dry farming techniques, meaning many of his vines are not irrigated.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2023

For Hamel’s 124 acres, dry farming saves 2 million to 4 million gallons of water annually.

From New York Times • Sep. 3, 2021

There are great areas of thin grazing ranges and lands where dry farming yields fair crops.

From The Book of the National Parks by Yard, Robert Sterling