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Recent Examples of farmwork
Torn between toiling away at farmwork, his corrective swimming lessons, and learning music from a local organist — the elderly Michel (Alexandre Astier, Clichy’s former directing partner), who shows him more kindness than most — Christophe’s world gradually widens.
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Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
19 May 2026
Every year, hundreds of thousands of foreign laborers are drawn to America by the promise of steady, seasonal farmwork through the H-2A program.
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Max Blau,
ProPublica,
5 Feb. 2026
The most popular images depicting families are centered around nature and farmwork, leaving out indoor bonding activities like sharing meals, getting ready for work and school, playing games and shopping.
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William Jones,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
The Cultural Revolution then saw universities closed or radically repurposed, graduate training halted, and many scientists exiled to the countryside for farmwork.
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Scott Montgomery,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Learn about farmwork of yesteryear, wander the gardens, and sample local cheese at Billings Farm & Museum.
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Jen Murphy,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Oct. 2023
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
19 May 2026
Every year, hundreds of thousands of foreign laborers are drawn to America by the promise of steady, seasonal farmwork through the H-2A program.
—
Max Blau,
ProPublica,
5 Feb. 2026
The most popular images depicting families are centered around nature and farmwork, leaving out indoor bonding activities like sharing meals, getting ready for work and school, playing games and shopping.
—
William Jones,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
The Cultural Revolution then saw universities closed or radically repurposed, graduate training halted, and many scientists exiled to the countryside for farmwork.
—
Scott Montgomery,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Learn about farmwork of yesteryear, wander the gardens, and sample local cheese at Billings Farm & Museum.
—
Jen Murphy,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Oct. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for farmwork
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High prices and a stagnating agricultural economy could create an enthusiasm gap for Republicans heading into the midterms in farming and rural communities in places like Iowa, Short said.
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Today, the reality of farming is very much about technology and business, just as postwar experts envisioned.
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For those with the space and a long-term gardening mindset, that investment can pay off with years of future harvests.
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The podcast host also planted the White House’s first kitchen garden since Eleanor Roosevelt's World War II Victory Garden, and used the green space for community gardening initiatives.
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The increase in oil prices has also affected diesel and fertilizer prices, creating a ripple effect through several sectors, including agriculture.
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Not surprisingly, those in construction, maintenance, and agriculture could not work from their homes.
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There’s something quietly radical in that insistence that transformation doesn’t require a grand reset, just patient cultivation of alternatives.
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The wine-country startup wanted to revolutionize the cultivation of grapes and other fruit with $100,000 robotractors, but the technology didn’t work well enough.
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Linda Langelo, horticulture specialist at Colorado State University and author of Plants Are Speaking.
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Tim Johnson is senior director of horticulture at the Chicago Botanic Garden.
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Better practices such as cover crops, reduced or no tillage to protect the soil and on-farm installations to reduce runoff have substantially increased in recent years.
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Additionally, 57 percent of acreage uses no-till or conservation tillage, minimizing soil disturbance to reduce erosion, improve water infiltration and lower fuel use.
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“Farmwork.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farmwork. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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