What is .farm?
ICANN's records put the delegation of .farm on December 28, 2013. Like most of the newer endings, it was applied for in the 2012 New gTLD Program round and its registry agreement was signed on November 7, 2013.
Binky Moon, LLC operates a large portfolio of 196 TLDs, including .academy, .accountants, .agency, .apartments and .associates.
Under the hood, the root zone points to 6 name servers for .farm, every one of them reachable over IPv6. The delegation is DNSSEC-signed, so resolvers can verify that answers for .farm haven't been tampered with on the way. Registration data is published over RDAP.
Same registry, other endings
195 other TLDs share this operator.
.farm FAQ
What does .farm mean?
.farm is a generic top-level domain named for the word "farm". It doesn't belong to any country.
What country is .farm?
None. .farm is a generic top-level domain, so it isn't tied to any country.
Who owns the .farm domain extension?
Binky Moon, LLC operates .farm as its registry, under a registry agreement with ICANN.
When was .farm created?
.farm was delegated to the DNS root zone on December 28, 2013.
Is .farm a valid domain?
Yes. .farm is an active top-level domain in the DNS root zone, delegated in 2013, so .farm addresses work in every browser.
Can I buy a .farm domain?
.farm names are sold through ICANN-accredited registrars. Some gTLDs restrict who can register, so read Binky Moon, LLC's policy if you're unsure.
Is .farm DNSSEC-signed?
Yes, the root zone holds a DS record for .farm.
Sources
Data from IANA root zone version 2026102000. Last changed October 7, 2025. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
