farm belt

noun

1. an area or region noted principally for farming.
2. (initial capital letters) the central states of the midwestern U.S., in which agriculture is significant.

Example Sentences

The farm bill used to just be passed without anyone outside of the farm belt noticing.

From The Daily Beast

Thanks to an unexpectedly strong showing in the West and the farm belt, Truman managed to eke out re-election.

From The Daily Beast

I told Winsell to go deeper into the country until we really struck the abandoned farm belt.

From Project Gutenberg

And all the southern Michigan farm belt was timbered, and around here.

From Project Gutenberg