since an ancestor settled there in the 19th century, farming has been the only occupation for six generations of the family
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After the war, my father and his scientist colleagues warned that dams and water-intensive farming were unsustainable in a warming climate.—Nik Kowsar, Time, 2 Oct. 2025 Nearly 70% of the planet’s ecoregions have already lost more than 50% of their natural areas, mostly to farming, the report said.—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025 The cozy farming simulator’s color visuals looked excellent, without a single performance hitch.—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 2 Oct. 2025 Some Congressional Republicans from farming states have been similarly upset by the proposal.—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for farming
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