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dry farming
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dry farming
n.
A type of farming practiced in arid areas without irrigation by planting drought-resistant crops and maintaining a fine surface tilth or mulch that protects the natural moisture of the soil from evaporation.
dry farm n.
dry-farm (drfärm) v.
dry farmer n.
dry farming
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) a system of growing crops in arid or semiarid regions without artificial irrigation, by reducing evaporation and by special methods of tillage
dry farmer  n


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In particular, Canada is recognized as being at the leading edge of large-scale dry-land farming technology, and we are known for proven equipment and technology used in the production of cereal grains, pulses and oil seeds.
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