crop farming

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Norah Lake, the owner and farmer at Vermont's Sweetland Farms, says to get a successful harvest, "there's a lot of looking forward and then backwards and then forwards and then backwards in crop farming".

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026

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

It's also a cautionary tale with a hopeful outlook, as eco-friendly trends signal a revival of bee colonies decimated by pesticides and "monoculture" crop farming.

From Seattle Times • May 21, 2010

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