Field
Crop
noun, suffix
The kanji and the word are exactly the same. That means they share meanings as well. Stick this onto a type of crop, and you have a ____field or ____crop.
はたけ
はた
The reading is the one you learned with the kanji.
私は、苺畑づたいにヨロヨロと歩いている老人を見かけました。
I saw an old man stumble along the strawberry field.