dryland farming

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a mode of farming, practiced in regions of slight or insufficient rainfall, that relies mainly on tillage methods rendering the soil more receptive of moisture and on the selection of suitable crops.

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Also called dry farming.

Origin of dryland farming

An Americanism dating back to 1910–15

Words nearby dryland farming

dry joint, dry kiln, dry labor, dry lake, dryland, dryland farming, dry law, dry lightning, dry lot, dryly, dry martini

How to use dryland farming in a sentence

Two-thirds of the 22 million people in West Africa depend on farming to live.
Liberia’s Ebola Famine|Abby Haglage, Nina Strochlic|November 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Good American Future Fund-associated politicians are on the side of industrialized farming.
Will Chris Christie Bow to Iowa’s Pork Kings?|Olivia Nuzzi|November 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Singer argues that eating meat is almost always wrong, due to the immense amount of suffering caused by factory farming.
The Bioethicist Turned Butcher|Elizabeth Picciuto|September 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The new immigrants declared their intention to take up farming.
On the Trail of Nazi Counterfeiters|Dr. Kevin C. Ruffner|September 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Nathan learned everything he could about farming and ranching.
‘The Harness Maker’s Dream:’ The Unlikely Ranch King of Texas|Nick Kotz|September 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He annually has a gathering of distinguished farmers and others to inspect his estate and see how his "book farming" gets on.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
His parents were of the well-to-do farming class, occupied from one year's end to the other with the work of the fields.
Bastien Lepage|Fr. Crastre
I know for a fact, that his race horses literally ran away with the prettiest bit of Kentucky farming land I ever laid eyes upon.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
British pasture farming was to be annihilated, and an immense stimulus given to that of our continental rivals.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
As the settlers pushed westward, more and more of the Indians' hunting grounds were being seized and used for farming.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia|Dorothy M. Torpey