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.
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Craig Ballinger, Slate Magazine, 20 Mar. 2017
Craig Ballinger, Slate Magazine, 20 Mar. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mixed farming
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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA, alleged American Ostrich Farms was abusing its birds based on the testimony of several former employees, including the farm’s former animal husbandry manager, as well as photos of injured birds and unclean or inadequate shelter.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
23 Sep. 2025
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Melissa Beeson Dixon, director of operations, lives on-site and spearheads the animal husbandry, manages volunteers and coordinates the various programs.—
Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Aug. 2025
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Nearly 70% of the planet’s ecoregions have already lost more than 50% of their natural areas, mostly to farming, the report said.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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Iran can achieve that by abandoning water-hungry crops, shifting to smart farming, conserving every drop, and reviving flood-management techniques Iranians once mastered to recharge depleted aquifers.—
Nik Kowsar,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
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Changing worldwide diets alone could lead to a 15% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture, because the production of meat, particularly red meat, requires releasing a lot of planet-warming gases, researchers concluded.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
3 Oct. 2025
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Sasha Hupka Arizona is emerging as a hub for technology startups in fields like agriculture, real estate and health care.—
Sasha Hupka,
AZCentral.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Even the nutritional character of the soil could be altered because of the influx of sediment deposits and underground water contamination, throwing up other obstacles for cultivation later on.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
7 Oct. 2025
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Poppy cultivation and fentanyl production in Myanmar have surged, contributing to the devastating opioid epidemic in the United States.—
Dan Swift,
Foreign Affairs,
30 Sep. 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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“Mixed farming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mixed%20farming. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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