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This study aims to i) reveal and describe the farming behavior of the Tengger society as legal behavior in supporting the defense of legal culture on land, ii) analyze and explain the changes in farming behavior in the Tengger community, and iii) highlight their influence on the Tengger legal culture. This study uses a socio-legal approach and data was collected using in-depth interviews, observations, and literature studies. Results highlight that the innovations that support agricultural policy have become the main trigger for environmental damage in Tengger. Policies implemented by not first understanding community values push towards the erosion of Tengger's respect for the land. This is the essence of the damage to Tegal lands in Tengger. On the one hand, weak village authority also affects land use in addition to agricultural purposes by outsiders Tengger (for tourism). Legal strategies can be developed to overcome changes in farming behavior that can have implications for the most important legal culture are through the cultural/cultural approach itself. The tengger man has strong ties to his village, and strong social ties are based on the similarity of customs, religion, and land. This bond creates togetherness and mutual cooperation.