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crop farming

NOUN
subsistence farming
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Other initial emergency restrictions will include a sharp reduction in the use of water for crop farming and industry, and the capping of water supplies per inhabitant per day.

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2024

Rosenberg and David Bird, a professor emeritus of wildlife biology at McGill University, said the study contributes to the understanding of the negative effects of intensive single crop farming.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 19, 2023

Adaptation occurs when people who have herded cattle and derived their identity from animals must instead embrace crop farming or beekeeping to survive degraded rangelands.

From Scientific American • Nov. 3, 2022

Bohnenkamp said Nelson started his career in agriculture as a cattle rancher, but eventually switched to crop farming.

From Washington Times • Sep. 12, 2020

Having no profession, and hating trade in any form, the choice was limited and confined to live stock or crop farming of one kind or another.

From Ranching, Sport and Travel by Carson, Thomas