farming

noun farm·ing \ ˈfär-miŋ \

|Updated on: 7 Jul 2018

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Definition of farming

: the practice of agriculture or aquaculture

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Examples of farming in a Sentence

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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Background: In Kentucky, farming is a way of life - and also a tourist attraction Agritourism, as the new industry is called, has increasingly been discussed as a way to save the family farms that have long made Kentucky — Kentucky.

— bailey loosemore, The Courier-Journal, "21c owners hope to save historic horse farm by luring bourbon tourists," 25 June 2018
Connecticut is home to 6,000 farms and agriculture contributes up to $4 billion to the state’s economy, while farming and food production generate 21,000 jobs in the state annually.

— thom duffy, Billboard, "Chris Stapleton Will Join Willie Nelson's 33rd Annual Farm Aid Concert in Hartford," 25 June 2018
Led by winemaker Hugh Chappelle and viticulturist Ned Horton, Quivira follows the mantra that responsible farming is the best thing for both high-quality wines and the community.

— harriot manley, SFChronicle.com, "Favorite escapes for Northern California’s eco-minded congressman," 21 June 2018
He had been born to a hardscrabble farming family in 1901, and to him horses were strictly beasts of burden, the precursors to cars and tractors, intended to pull plows and wagons and carry folks into town.

— peter gwin, WSJ, "The Horses That Changed History," 19 June 2018
There’s a better way to do it because factory farming is a nightmare.

— kavita daswani, latimes.com, "Why 'The Good Place's' Kristen Bell says she's 'obsessive about food'," 15 June 2018
While dairy farming is a relatively small part of Canada’s economy, its farmers are a powerful political force in parts of Ontario and Quebec.

— ian austen, New York Times, "Trudeau’s Challenge: Managing Trump and Domestic Politics," 11 June 2018
Other scientists are looking at how different types of farming affect the microbes found in milk — and therefore, cheese.

— alessandra potenza, The Verge, "What bacteria are right for delicious cheese? We went to a cheese cave to find out," 5 June 2018
Williams, who draws on her own African-American and Choctaw heritage for inspiration, said farming is integral not only to her culture but to everybody’s.

— morgan hughes, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "How fresh cucumbers, spinach are transforming impoverished Milwaukee neighborhoods," 30 May 2018

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