noun. Land suitable or used for farming.

noun. a rural area where farming is practiced; land actually under cultivation or capable of supporting crops.

noun. Land which is suitable for farming and agricultural production.

noun. arable land that is worked by plowing and sowing and raising crops

noun. a rural area where farming is practiced

"Across the country, the rural areas the Amish inhabit are rapidly becoming exurbs, and what was once farmland is being sold to make way for subdivisions and Wal-Marts -- making raw land, even when it is available, prohibitively expensive."