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Recent Examples of monoculture
This includes incorporating more agroforestry, by phasing out unshaded monoculture farming.
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Indrabati Lahiri, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
But that large-scale monoculture faded by the 1990s amid international competition, and officials began to promote smaller farms — some, like Kongphan’s, just a few acres — with a wider array of crops that could be sold to local grocery stores or at farmers markets.
—Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026
This option is ideal for a landscape area where a vigorous weed has taken over, forming a monoculture.
—David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 17 May 2026
But that large-scale monoculture faded by the 1990s amid international competition, and officials began to promote smaller farms — some, like Kongphan's, just a few acres — with a wider array of crops that could be sold to local grocery stores or at farmers markets.
—ABC News, 16 May 2026
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Indrabati Lahiri, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
But that large-scale monoculture faded by the 1990s amid international competition, and officials began to promote smaller farms — some, like Kongphan’s, just a few acres — with a wider array of crops that could be sold to local grocery stores or at farmers markets.
—Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026
This option is ideal for a landscape area where a vigorous weed has taken over, forming a monoculture.
—David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 17 May 2026
But that large-scale monoculture faded by the 1990s amid international competition, and officials began to promote smaller farms — some, like Kongphan's, just a few acres — with a wider array of crops that could be sold to local grocery stores or at farmers markets.
—ABC News, 16 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monoculture
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Winnie and Marcel, detection dogs and graduates from the USDA National Detector Dog Training Center in Georgia, serve alongside plant inspectors Mary Glover and Kyle Webb in the TDA Plant Certification Section helping protect the state’s agriculture and nurseries from the Spotted Lanternfly.—
Katie Nixon,
The Tennessean,
25 Aug. 2025
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Given an opportunity to compete in open markets, Midwest agriculture is a world-beater.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Aug. 2025
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Beyond the scenery, the canyon is a living landscape, home to Navajo families who continue traditions of farming and herding.—
Alia Beard Rau,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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Many shoppers choose organic foods for a variety of reasons, including concerns about pesticide exposure, support for certain farming practices, or environmental considerations.—
Lynn Andriani,
Martha Stewart,
10 June 2026
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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.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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The first of these events in Arles, three years ago, raised the curtain on the regenerative agriculture movement, where soil and plant cultivation rely to a great degree, but not exclusively, on organic standards.—
Louise Schiavone,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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From 1868 pastoralism was underpinned by a pearling industry that used Aboriginal women and, subsequently, Malay, Japanese, and other Asian sojourners as divers.—
Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
19 Mar. 2026
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Frachetti, who specializes in pastoralism in the Bronze Age, was also not involved with the study.—
Taylor Nicioli,
CNN Money,
18 Nov. 2025
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The magazine was full of lovable weirdos who knew inordinate amounts about cuneiform or animal husbandry and were prone to causing collisions in the hallway because their faces were buried in paper proofs.—
Ismail Ibrahim,
Harpers Magazine,
23 Nov. 2025
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Rancho Inca Alpacas Although Rancho Inca Alpacas focuses on animal husbandry, there are bookable experiences that allow visitors to Navasota to get a dose of alpaca cuteness during their trip.—
Jill Robbins,
Southern Living,
4 Nov. 2025
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Drummers led chants while supporters sang songs that have become staples of Algerian football culture.—
J.M. Banks
June 15,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
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From German dudes discovering Waffle House in the Deep South to Japanese fans experiencing chips and salsa overload in Texas, it's been absolutely beautiful seeing the guests of this great nation being exposed to the best parts of our culture stateside.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
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Deforestation over the same period fell 12% in the Cerrado, a savanna in central Brazil that has long been under pressure from the powerful agribusiness sector.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 June 2026
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Upon taking office, Paz supported a land reform bill to boost agribusiness that Indigenous farmers said put them at risk of eviction.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
4 June 2026
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“Monoculture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monoculture. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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