agriculture

1. a large-scale farming enterpriseSynonyms: agribusiness, agriculture, factory farm

2. the practice of cultivating the land or raising stockSynonyms: agriculture, farming, husbandry

3. the federal department that administers programs that provide services to farmers (including research and soil conservation and efforts to stabilize the farming economy); created in 1862Synonyms: Agriculture, Agriculture Department, Department of Agriculture, USDA

4. the class of people engaged in growing foodSynonyms: agriculture