A farm is an area of land that is devoted primarily to agricultural processes with the primary objective of producing food and other crops; it is the basic facility in food production. The name is used for specialized units such as arable farms, vegetable farms, fruit farms, dairy, pig and poultry farms, and land used for the production of natural fiber, biofuel, and other commodities. It includes ranches, feedlots, orchards, plantations and estates, smallholdings, and hobby farms, and includes the farmhouse and agricultural buildings as well as the land. In modern times, the term has been extended so as to include such industrial operations as wind farms and fish farms, both of which can operate on land or at sea.
An aerial photo of the Borgboda farm in Saltvik, Åland
Typical plan of a medieval English manor, showing the use of field strips
A farmer harvesting crops with mule-drawn wagon, 1920s, Iowa, US
Farmland in the United States. The round fields are due to the use of center pivot irrigation
A formicarium or ant farm is a vivarium which is designed primarily for the study of ant colonies and how ants behave and for the enjoyment of ants as pets. Those who study ant behavior are known as myrmecologists.
Formicarium made of plaster and an effective escape barrier.
Closeup of ants and tunnels within a gel formicarium
Formicarium with multiple connected sections
