Collocations Farming
Growing food and raising animals
plant trees/​seeds/​crops/​vines/​barley
grow/​produce corn/​wheat/​rice/​fruit
plough/(North American English) plow land/​a field
sow/​harvest seeds/​crops/​fields
spread manure/​fertilizer on something
cultivate/​irrigate/​water/​contaminate crops/​plants/​fields/​land
damage/​destroy/​lose your crop
ripen/​pick fruit/​berries/​grapes
press/​dry/​ferment grapes
grind/​thresh grain/​corn/​wheat
raise/​rear/​keep chickens/​poultry/​cattle/​pigs
raise/​breed/​feed/​graze livestock/​cattle/​sheep
kill/​slaughter livestock
preserve/​smoke/​cure/​salt meat
Modern farming
run a fish farm/​an organic dairy farm
engage in/​be involved in intensive (pig/​fish) farming
use/​apply (chemical/​organic) fertilizer/​insecticides/​pesticides
begin/​do/​conduct field trials of GM (= genetically modified) crops
grow/​develop GM crops/​seeds/​plants/​foods
fund/​invest in genetic engineering/​research
improve/​increase crop yields
face/​suffer from/​alleviate food shortages
label food that contains GMOs (= genetically modified organisms)
eliminate/​reduce farm subsidies
oppose/[be against factory farming/​GM food
promote/​encourage/​support organic/​sustainable farming