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a kind of farming in which people raise animals for meat, milk, eggs, etc.
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Recent Examples of animal husbandry
Melissa Beeson Dixon, director of operations, lives on-site and spearheads the animal husbandry, manages volunteers and coordinates the various programs.
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Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
Their findings add strong evidence that the rise of animal husbandry forever shaped humanity’s relationship with disease, though the timing defied their expectations.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 July 2025
Last year, a new animal husbandry ordinance permitted residents to own honey bees, as well as chickens and ducks.
—Violet Ikonomova, Freep.com, 17 July 2025
And then, yeah, moved into some really exciting use cases and things like animal husbandry.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 Apr. 2024
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Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
Their findings add strong evidence that the rise of animal husbandry forever shaped humanity’s relationship with disease, though the timing defied their expectations.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 July 2025
Last year, a new animal husbandry ordinance permitted residents to own honey bees, as well as chickens and ducks.
—Violet Ikonomova, Freep.com, 17 July 2025
And then, yeah, moved into some really exciting use cases and things like animal husbandry.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for animal husbandry
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Specifically, for farmers who adopt precision agriculture as part of conservation practices, particularly through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), they will be reimbursed for 90% of the cost.—
Anthony Pahnke,
Fortune,
14 Mar. 2026
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The vote was a win for residents who wanted to preserve local agriculture and slow the spread of distribution centers, but a loss for those who supported the prospect of new jobs and tax revenue.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
13 Mar. 2026
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Reports commissioned by Molly Scott Cato, the Green Party MEP for Southwest England, and others revolve around mixed farming, increasing biodiversity, and addressing big issues such as loss of topsoil and supporting farming communities.—
Craig Ballinger,
Slate Magazine,
20 Mar. 2017
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Farmers enrolled in CottonConnect’s Reel Regenerative Program receive three years of agricultural training on sustainable farming practices with the goal of reducing environmental impacts by reducing the use of water, chemical pesticides and fertilizers.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Sourcing Journal,
10 Mar. 2026
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Manu Yaw Fofie was born into the cocoa farming business, but the land bequeathed to him has become more of a burden than a blessing.—
Edward Acquah,
Fortune,
9 Mar. 2026
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Originally introduced from the African continent for erosion control and as livestock forage, now this species is imperiling Arizona’s beloved saguaro cactuses, palo verde and summer wildflowers, transforming swaths of the Sonoran Desert into a grassland monoculture.—
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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These days, thanks to a desire to shop more sustainably, a pushback on the monoculture, and tightening purse strings due to the rising cost of living, estate sales are edging their way into the mainstream.—
Zoey Goto,
Vogue,
9 Mar. 2026
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Frachetti, who specializes in pastoralism in the Bronze Age, was also not involved with the study.—
Taylor Nicioli,
CNN Money,
18 Nov. 2025
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As forests receded—along with the elk—people in the Altai region began adopting semi-nomadic pastoralism and horseback riding.—
Margherita Bassi,
Popular Science,
24 July 2025
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Rare volcanic granite soils covered with a thin layer of calcium carbonate in this high-altitude desert in the foothills of the Andes offer a unique site for the cultivation of Malbec.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
2 Mar. 2026
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Orchid Festival Fairchild is one of the country’s premier centers for orchid cultivation.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
22 Feb. 2026
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Copper has long been used in gardening products, including fungicides designed to control plant diseases.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
12 Mar. 2026
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Other gardening tools and essentials Prices listed reflect time and date of publication and are subject to change.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
11 Mar. 2026
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Reindeer husbandry has been an important part of Scandinavian culture for many decades, especially for the Sami Indigenous people in the far north of the country.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Mar. 2026
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Birch’s husbandry team is building a naturescape for the frogs.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Animal husbandry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/animal%20husbandry. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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