agriculture

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Still, in 1965, as agriculture of all kinds was being crowded out by subdivisions, California enacted the Williamson Act to give tax breaks to landowners who kept their property dedicated to agriculture.

From Los Angeles Times

Morocco, where agriculture employs about a third of the working-age population, has seen seven consecutive years of drought.

From Barron's

Scientists have determined that the gases contribute to poorer air quality, rising temperatures, extreme weather events, and risks to public health, agriculture, and infrastructure.

From Barron's

Both Neanderthals and later Mesolithic hunter-gatherers significantly altered vegetation patterns across Europe, long before agriculture began.

From Science Daily

Critics have raised concerns that this change might be a result of lobbying from the agriculture sector.

From Barron's