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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Rather, this sensible, sensitive, and sometimes quite beautiful portrayal of modern animal husbandry wants to reveal the secretive process of how meat lands on your plate.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
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While there has been loads of research on animal husbandry, there has not been all that much investigation into animals’ conscious experiences outside their role as food products for humans.—
Melanie Stetson Freeman,
The Christian Science Monitor,
22 Nov. 2024
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In the event of a catastrophic event like a nuclear attack or solar storm, an average-sized city’s (surviving) population doesn’t necessarily require a huge amount of nearby farming space to sustain itself.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
7 May 2025
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Livia, 55, opened up to Hello magazine about her life running a sustainable farming business with her brothers in Italy's Umbria region, recent battle with breast cancer and the demise of her fashion brand Eco-Age in an article published Monday, May 5.—
Tommy McArdle,
People.com,
7 May 2025
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At the same time, the legislation would invest $60 billion in new money for agriculture programs, sending aid to farmers.—
Lisa Mascaro,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2025
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As natural landscapes are converted to agriculture or taken over by urban sprawl, logging operations and oil and gas exploration, ecosystems become fragmented and the space that species need to survive and reproduce disappears.—
Karrigan Börk,
The Conversation,
13 May 2025
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While there, the militia restored some of the damage done to the earthworks by cultivation and modernization.—
Kevin Williams,
Smithsonian Magazine,
9 May 2025
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Winning today means being dynamic and supportive of job cultivation at the same fast pace our employers run.—
Will Anderson,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Apr. 2025
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Rather than being constantly on the move, traditional Maasai pastoralism has been more about strategic relocation.—
Christine Ro,
Forbes,
9 Sep. 2024
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For her, this discovery adds to the evidence that nomadic dairy pastoralism has sustained Mongolians for thousands of years.—
Joshua Rapp Learn,
Discover Magazine,
25 June 2024
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“Mixed farming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mixed%20farming. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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