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Recent Examples of agronomy
Image Educated in agronomy, Mr. Mondlane has a diverse résumé.
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Tavares Cebola, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
This decline was due to lower oilseed processing margins and decreased agronomy product prices.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Jan. 2025
The development of indoor hydroponics — plant cultivation in a nutrient-laden solution — and other agronomy advances have enabled growers to increase the concentration of the psychoactive ingredient in cannabis plants, tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC.
—Dr. Jerrold B. Leikin, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
The brand owns and runs 28 golf courses across their resort portfolio and handles operations, maintenance and agronomy in house.
—Mike Dojc, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
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Tavares Cebola, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
This decline was due to lower oilseed processing margins and decreased agronomy product prices.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Jan. 2025
The development of indoor hydroponics — plant cultivation in a nutrient-laden solution — and other agronomy advances have enabled growers to increase the concentration of the psychoactive ingredient in cannabis plants, tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC.
—Dr. Jerrold B. Leikin, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
The brand owns and runs 28 golf courses across their resort portfolio and handles operations, maintenance and agronomy in house.
—Mike Dojc, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for agronomy
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The Food Security and Farm Protection Act would block states from setting these standards and hand control over to massive agribusinesses that prioritize profit over ethics.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 May 2025
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The Lettuce Workers Strike of 1930 Matthew Wills November 27, 2020 Uniting for better wages and working conditions, a remarkably diverse coalition of laborers faced off against agribusiness.—
Allison Miller,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Apr. 2025
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Tim Johnson is senior director of horticulture at the Chicago Botanic Garden.—
Tim Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
17 May 2025
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Anthony Reardon is a horticulture agent with Kansas State University Research and Extension.—
Anthony Reardon,
Kansas City Star,
16 May 2025
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While there, the militia restored some of the damage done to the earthworks by cultivation and modernization.—
Kevin Williams,
Smithsonian Magazine,
9 May 2025
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Winning today means being dynamic and supportive of job cultivation at the same fast pace our employers run.—
Will Anderson,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Apr. 2025
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At the same time, the legislation would invest $60 billion in new money for agriculture programs, sending aid to farmers.—
Lisa Mascaro,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2025
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As natural landscapes are converted to agriculture or taken over by urban sprawl, logging operations and oil and gas exploration, ecosystems become fragmented and the space that species need to survive and reproduce disappears.—
Karrigan Börk,
The Conversation,
13 May 2025
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Composting: Level up your gardening expertise by recycling your yard waste.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2025
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Experts in cooking, gardening, fashion, beauty, and photography give you their tips for bringing more color to all your creative pursuits.—
Eleni N. Gage,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 May 2025
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Avoid tillage entirely to preserve soil microbiota.—
Christopher Marquis,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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But tillage can also release carbon dioxide stored in the soil and harm overall soil health, so regenerative farmers swear against it.—
Kenny Torrella,
Vox,
7 Dec. 2018
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In the event of a catastrophic event like a nuclear attack or solar storm, an average-sized city’s (surviving) population doesn’t necessarily require a huge amount of nearby farming space to sustain itself.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
7 May 2025
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Livia, 55, opened up to Hello magazine about her life running a sustainable farming business with her brothers in Italy's Umbria region, recent battle with breast cancer and the demise of her fashion brand Eco-Age in an article published Monday, May 5.—
Tommy McArdle,
People.com,
7 May 2025
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Since then, the group has implemented land restoration, reforestation and agroecology projects for approximately 800 Indigenous communities in Chad and Niger.—
Eduardo Garcia,
Forbes,
19 Sep. 2024
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In the United States, some nonprofits such as the Traditional Native American Farmers Association have sought to promote agroecology.—
Cameron Pugh,
The Christian Science Monitor,
21 Mar. 2024
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“Agronomy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agronomy. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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