farm consolidation
nounUK /fɑːm kənˌsɒlɪˈdeɪʃən/
US /fɑrm kənˌsɑlɪˈdeɪʃən/
Farm consolidation is when small farms join together to make one big farm.
Farm consolidation has made it harder for small family farms to survive.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The process of combining several pieces of farmland into a single larger holding.
The cooperative oversaw the consolidation of scattered plots into one field.
3. The trend of large companies buying up smaller farms and running them as one business.
Rising farm consolidation worries people who prefer local food.
4. The merging of farm operations, equipment, and workers after two farms become one.
After the consolidation, the two families shared a single tractor shed.