Topic: AGRICULTURE
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farm2 [intransitive and transitive]
1TA to use land for growing crops or keeping animals : 
The family has farmed here for generations.The land has been farmed organically since 1995.
The family has farmed here for generations.The land has been farmed organically since 1995.2 fish and animals that have been raised on farms, and not caught from the wild
farmed salmon/fish/rabbits etc
farm somebody/something ↔ out
phrasal verb1 to send work to other people instead of doing it yourself
2 to send someone to a different place where they will be looked after - used to show disapproval
farm somebody/something ↔ out to At the age of 16 she was farmed out to family friends.
At the age of 16 she was farmed out to family friends.
