dairy farm

noun

1. a farm devoted chiefly to the production of milk and the manufacture of butter and cheese.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dairy farm¹

First recorded in 1775–85

Example Sentences

Valadao, whose parents emigrated from the Azores, speaks Portuguese and Spanish, as a result of growing up on a dairy farm alongside Mexican farmworkers, Borges said.

From Los Angeles Times

Mr Holden, who runs a dairy farm in western Wales, said he and Neal's Yard had been "excited" to receive such a large order and the theft had been a "violation".

From BBC

“I just finished speaking to the owner of the dairy farm,” wrote a public health nurse at the Mid-Michigan district health department in a May 10 email.

From Salon

He was involved in his family’s San Joaquin Valley dairy farm decades ago; when he was 14, he has recounted, he bought seven head of young cattle to raise and sell.

From Los Angeles Times

“We've always known that there's likely more cases that have been missed, particularly among dairy farm workers that never were tested,” said Dr. Amesh Adalja, a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security.

From Salon

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