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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
Last year, a new animal husbandry ordinance permitted residents to own honey bees, as well as chickens and ducks.
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Violet Ikonomova, Freep.com, 17 July 2025
The plight of the honeybee, Hung explained, should be viewed as a matter of animal husbandry — the branch of agriculture that focuses on raising animals for production of food and other items.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 7 July 2025
Participants gain hands-on experience in diverse agricultural practices—from orchard management and agroforestry to animal husbandry, beekeeping, food preservation, and agri-business—while also learning cultural techniques rooted in Hawaiian traditions.
—Tom Chiodo, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
Answering Questions About Tumulus Culture The introduction of millet as a dietary staple and the decrease in the presence of animal proteins directly challenge the common belief that the Tumulus culture was consistently pastoral and engaged in animal husbandry all throughout their existence.
—Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 10 June 2025
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Violet Ikonomova, Freep.com, 17 July 2025
The plight of the honeybee, Hung explained, should be viewed as a matter of animal husbandry — the branch of agriculture that focuses on raising animals for production of food and other items.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 7 July 2025
Participants gain hands-on experience in diverse agricultural practices—from orchard management and agroforestry to animal husbandry, beekeeping, food preservation, and agri-business—while also learning cultural techniques rooted in Hawaiian traditions.
—Tom Chiodo, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
Answering Questions About Tumulus Culture The introduction of millet as a dietary staple and the decrease in the presence of animal proteins directly challenge the common belief that the Tumulus culture was consistently pastoral and engaged in animal husbandry all throughout their existence.
—Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 10 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for animal husbandry
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Cristina LaRue covers agriculture for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.—
Cristina LaRue,
Arkansas Online,
7 Nov. 2025
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African lender Ecobank is developing a new strategy to tap into the continent’s underinvested agriculture sector as part of plans to capitalize on high gains this year, the bank’s CEO told Semafor.—
Alexander Onukwue,
semafor.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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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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The property owners intending to get out of farming meant other uses, including hundreds of residential homes, could have gone on the acreage.—
Keith Matheny,
Freep.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Food systems now account for about a third of global greenhouse gas emissions, but scientists say regenerative agriculture and climate-smart farming can help flip that into a future where farms also help grow climate solutions.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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The majority are managed, monoculture research or nursery orchards aimed at producing increasingly blight-resistant trees through a variety of methods.—
Eric J. Wallace,
Outside,
24 Oct. 2025
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In its place is a monoculture of ever-stronger products, optimized not for experience but for numbers.—
Jahan Marcu,
Rolling Stone,
23 Oct. 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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Although zoonotic cases probably existed before 6,500 years ago, the risk and extent of zoonotic transmission probably increased with the widespread adoption of husbandry practices and pastoralism.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
9 July 2025
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Verghese estimated the world requires 593 million hectares of land—which is equivalent to twice the size of India—every year for crop cultivation at current productivity growth rates to meet that challenge.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 2025
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Everything from cultivation to processing and distribution takes place under one roof, meaning each product can be traced back to its farm and forward to the table.—
William Jones,
Freep.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Includes gardening tips to grow perfect perennials and chiles for every palate, plus articles on delicious Ukrainian food dishes and Christmas family traditions, banana recipe contest winners and practical life advice.—
Alex Perry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Nov. 2025
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The Farmers' Almanac has released an annual magazine with weather predictions, gardening tips and more every year since 1818, according to the publication's news release.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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The freezing rain then traps lichen under a thick layer of ice where hungry reindeer can’t reach the food, according to Anna Skarin, a reindeer husbandry expert and Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences professor.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
7 Sep. 2025
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Jessica Brasher, director of husbandry at the Ocean Institute in Dana Point, said adult moon jellies often collect in harbors in large numbers due to their unique life cycle and their planktonic lifestyle.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Animal husbandry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/animal%20husbandry. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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