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farm

[fahrm] / fɑrm /




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The cameras captured Richard returning to Wright's farm shortly after 23:00 GMT.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

Has your farm or business been affected by the extreme weather?

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

L.A. believes it should be applauded, not pilloried, for their clever accounting, international reach and vaunted farm system.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

“Growing up in Kentucky, all I wanted to do was get away from a farm, get away from that life,” George explained.

From MarketWatch Aug. 3, 2026

David reminded her that soon they’d be moving out of this tiny rental to a new home on his nearby peppermint farm.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

"Elephants come from time to time from Tsavo and Amboseli. They destroy many farms, not just mine," Michael said.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

It therefore does not deal with “offices focused on banks, farms, unions, markets, land use, and trade. No need to worry about the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

Aquifer levels have continued to drop as corporate farms and investors have planted vast almond and pistachio orchards.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

Without such changes, the tightening restrictions could force small farms to shut down and leave more land in the hands of large farms, she said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

There had been a number of tobacco farms in the region, where Colored people had worked going all the way back to slavery.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

A spokesperson for Daera said the court directed that the defendant be deprived of the ownership of all farmed animals and ordered their destruction.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

“So we should expect there to be increasing prices for many of those farmed fish that we import.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

Even inland species, such as tilapia or pond-based farmed shrimp, she said, could be affected by El Niño indirectly through a breakdown in fish meal supplies.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

Certain snake species are farmed in China for traditional medicine, meat and anti-venom.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

His grandfather Fred Salatin had farmed a half-acre lot in Anderson, Indiana.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan

In the farming community of Gilroy, Amazon’s project was approved with a single signature—by the town’s community-development director—because it met zoning criteria set 45 years ago for industrial development along a freeway.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

Glyphosate is the active ingredient in many weedkillers used in farming and landscaping, making it a chemical that bees may frequently encounter while searching for food.

From Science Daily Aug. 6, 2026

Tristan is from a long line of sheep farmers and said farming was more like a lifestyle than a job.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

"This year is historic because the grapes have never been harvested in July before," said Matteo Castellani, head of the Coldiretti farming union for Casteggio, south of Pavia.

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

They moved down here right at the beginning of the “Big Bail,” which is what they called the mass exodus from the Central Valley’s farming communities.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman




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