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as in farming

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present participle of sharecrop

as in harvesting

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By the late eighteen-sixties, landowners had settled on sharecropping—a system that kept agricultural workers, many of them former slaves, in perpetual debt—to rebuild their economic dominance after the Civil War. — Boyce Upholt, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026 He’s been living in this environment in Clarksdale, Mississippi, in this constant life cycle of sharecropping, going to church, taking care of his family, and repeating it over and over again. — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2026

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In Britain’s North Yorkshire, researchers have established an underground farming facility more than 1,000 meters below ground to test how crops can be cultivated deep beneath the surface.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2026
Increasingly, representational politics feels like dusty land that’s been dried up from single-crop farming.

— E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of farming

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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.

— 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

Definition of farmwork

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The Thriving Economy Project report consists of over 800 policy recommendations across issues including data centers, energy security, agriculture, and manufacturing in the most comprehensive energy platform Democrats have put forward in years.

— Eugenia Perozo, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2026
London is now going in a different direction, negotiating closer regulatory alignment with Brussels on agriculture, energy, and defense.

— JONAS NAHM, Foreign Affairs, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of agriculture

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Gulf News describes young people embracing sourdough baking alongside knitting, embroidery, gardening and sewing as part of grandmacore.

— Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2026
Now in its 26th year, the report features a comprehensive analysis of emerging trends and shifts in the gardening world.

— Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of gardening

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America’s wealthiest are snapping up huge swathes of farmland, and while some are using it for their elaborate hobbies, agriculture advocates worry the broader trend of the rich purchasing tillage is putting the livelihood of actual farmers at risk.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2026
Avoid unnecessary tillage, which can break fungal hyphae, and keep living roots in the ground when practical through perennial plantings or compatible cover crops such as annual ryegrass and crimson clover.

— Dr. Avishesh Neupane, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of tillage

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Christina Lueking is an extension educator in horticulture at the University of Illinois Extension.

— Gemma Johnstone, The Spruce, 1 Sep. 2026
Students can explore pathways in agricultural business, agricultural science, animal science, forestry and natural resources, ornamental horticulture, plant and soil science, agricultural technologies and advancements, and agricultural mechanics.

— Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of horticulture

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