n.
1.a large-scale farming enterprise
2.the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
3.the federal department that administers programs that provide services to farmers (including research and soil conservation and efforts to stabilize the farming economy)
4.the class of people engaged in growing food
Idiom of the Day
back up (someone or something) or back (someone or something) up
to support someone or something
The supervisor made a mistake and his manager refused to back him up.
