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as in agriculture
the science or occupation of cultivating the soil, producing crops, and raising livestock 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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adjective

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verb

present participle of farm
as in cultivating
to work by plowing, sowing, and raising crops on we're planning on farming 50 acres the first year

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Noun
Crescent Duck Farm President Doug Corwin told local station WABC-TV that the mass euthanasia was particularly devastating as Long Island used to be known for its extensive duck farming industry and the business is the largest major commercial duck farm in Suffolk County. Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2025 But despite the promise of seaweed farming, scaling up isn't simple. Heide Brandes, thehustle.co, 24 Jan. 2025 This is the fourth in a series of stories on how factory farming has shaped, and continues to impact, the US. Kenny Torrella, Vox, 23 Jan. 2025 However, organic milk is made from cows that undergo strict farming practices, resulting in higher production costs and a higher price for consumers. Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Rdn, Health, 20 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for farming 
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Noun
  • Monday is agriculture day, highlighting Meeker County’s dairy industry with planned visits to Schiefelbein farm and Ahlgren Dairy, Jomas Hill Vineyard and Winery, Ru-Be Dairy and First District Association.
    Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
  • The Trom’s family story, along with the story of how factory farms have reshaped US agriculture, are recounted in Trom Eayrs’s compelling new book, Dodge County, Incorporated: Big Ag and the Undoing of Rural America.
    Kenny Torrella, Vox, 7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • This approach mitigates the need for excessive regulatory conditions, which could impede agricultural development, Wright said.
    Janean Sorrell, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Within two years of the McKinley Tariff’s passage, Canadian agricultural exports to Britain jumped from $3.5 million to $15 million, and produce and animal exports grew from $16 million to $24 million.
    Marc-William Palen / Made by History, TIME, 6 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Navigating the post-holiday period requires a delicate balance of acknowledging the emotional challenges while simultaneously cultivating a positive, proactive mindset that transforms potential workplace anxiety into an opportunity for personal and professional growth.
    Jack Kelly, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • According to a confidential informant, Wedding and a partner were cultivating 8,000 marijuana plants in a warehouse on a property there owned by one of his friends.
    Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The stone once served the purpose of delineating agrarian borders between villages during the region of the Roman Tetrarchy.
    Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Gone, too, were the Topanga Ranch Motel, a bungalow style motel complex built in 1929 by William Randolph Hearst to house railroad workers, and the Malibu Feed Bin, a holdout from an era when this stretch of the California coast was still largely agrarian.
    Guy Trebay, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025

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“Farming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farming. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.

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