cultivation - (agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops

cultivation - (agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops

animal husbandry - breeding and caring for farm animals

arboriculture, tree farming - the cultivation of tree for the production of timber

dairy farming, dairying - the business of a dairy

gardening, horticulture - the cultivation of plants

tilling - cultivation of the land in order to raise crops

aquiculture, hydroponics, tank farming - a technique of growing plants (without soil) in water containing dissolved nutrients

mixed farming - growing crops and feed and livestock all on the same farm

planting - putting seeds or young plants in the ground to grow; "the planting of corn is hard work"

ranching - farming for the raising of livestock (particularly cattle)

strip cropping - cultivation of crops in strips following the contours of the land to minimize erosion

subsistence farming - farming that provides for the basic needs of the farmer without surpluses for marketing

harvest time, harvest - the season for gathering crops

truck farming - growing vegetables for the market

smut - affect with smut or mildew, as of a crop such as corn

fertilize, fertilise, feed - provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to; "We should fertilize soil if we want to grow healthy plants"

thresh, thrash - beat the seeds out of a grain

sough, sow, seed - place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth; "She sowed sunflower seeds"

broadcast - sow over a wide area, especially by hand; "broadcast seeds"

inseminate, sow in, sow - place seeds in or on (the ground); "sow the ground with sunflower seeds"

reseed - seed again or anew

farm, raise, produce, grow - cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques; "The Bordeaux region produces great red wines"; "They produce good ham in Parma"; "We grow wheat here"; "We raise hogs here"

carry - bear (a crop); "this land does not carry olives"

till - work land as by ploughing, harrowing, and manuring, in order to make it ready for cultivation; "till the soil"

crop, cultivate, work - prepare for crops; "Work the soil"; "cultivate the land"

overcrop, overcultivate - to exhaust by excessive cultivation; "the farmers overcropped the land"

plow, plough, turn - to break and turn over earth especially with a plow; "Farmer Jones plowed his east field last week"; "turn the earth in the Spring"

ridge - plough alternate strips by throwing the furrow onto an unploughed strip

disk, harrow - draw a harrow over (land)

hoe - dig with a hoe; "He is hoeing the flower beds"

cultivate - foster the growth of

job, line of work, occupation, business, line - the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he's not in my line of business"

rural - living in or characteristic of farming or country life; "rural people"; "large rural households"; "unpaved rural roads"; "an economy that is basically rural"