dry farming

American  

noun

1. dryland farming.

---

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

---

Other Word Forms

• dry farmer
  noun

Etymology

Origin of dry farming

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

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 specializes in dry farming — applying little or no water, and relying on rainfall and the moisture stored in the ground.

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

These lands can be successfully farmed only by means of irrigation or by so-called dry farming methods.

From Proceedings of the Second National Conservation Congress at Saint Paul, September 5-8, 1910 by United States. National Conservation Congress