mixed farming

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as in animal husbandry

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Recent Examples of mixed farming 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mixed farming
  1. animal husbandry
  2. farming
  3. agriculture
  4. cultivation
  5. pastoralism
Noun
  • The essays in the book, which focus on beekeeping and other forms of animal husbandry, invite us to explore creaturely worlds beyond our own, and to recognize our kinship with other living beings.
    — Richard Schiffman, Christian Science Monitor, 22 July 2026
  • Multiple teams —including the animal husbandry team and veterinary team — work together to assess the animal’s quality of life.
    — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 8 May 2026
Definition of animal husbandry
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  • Just about all the infrastructure and services are new and improved in this rural central Washington farming town of 8,500, miles from the Columbia River.
    — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
  • In one of the farming groups, the researchers identified a distinct version of a receptor gene called OR12D3.
    — Willow Zhang, Scientific American, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of farming
Noun
  • Further, the basin contains freshwater aquifers used for drinking, livestock, and agriculture.
    — Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • For the mostly Hispanic agriculture and food processing workers, the data center boom hasn’t been all good.
    — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of agriculture
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  • That legacy was disrupted in the early 1600s, when the Venetians uprooted much of the island’s vineyard land to make way for wheat cultivation.
    — Monica Mendal, Vogue, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Furthering the business-meets-academia partnership, Cosecha de Galicia—a subsidiary of brewing group Hijos de Riviera that is focused on hop cultivation—will provide access to raw materials.
    — Sarah Jones, Footwear News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of cultivation
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  • Its growth was stimulated by small gold strikes in the 1880s and, most importantly, by pastoralism.
    — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Frachetti, who specializes in pastoralism in the Bronze Age, was also not involved with the study.
    — Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 18 Nov. 2025
Definition of pastoralism

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