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

• dry farmer
  noun

Etymology

Origin of dry farming

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

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dry farming

After serving in a front-line artillery unit in Korea, Vern tried his hand at dry farming, which depends entirely on rain.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026

Cirone has wells on parts of his farm, and his focus on dry farming doesn’t stop him from watering a little when needed.

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

People may talk and write about "dry farming" all they please, but I wish to observe that from Dry-Farming to Success is a long shot, with many limbs in the way.

From Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation by Hornaday, William Temple