A farm or farming method practiced in arid or semi-arid regions without irrigation, relying on natural precipitation and soil moisture conservation.
Compound of 'dry' and 'farm,' a North American term developed in the late 19th century to describe farming practices in western regions with limited water availability.
Dry farming required revolutionizing agricultural techniques—farmers had to invent new methods like deep plowing and crop rotation just to survive in desert regions, which is how millions of acres of the American West became farmable.
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