farmer

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Ben Steffen, a farmer in southeast Nebraska, said he was budgeting to pay $4,000 to $5,000 more in diesel than he previously expected this planting season.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The series, hosted by Bear Grylls, introduced the then-21-year-old as a bird farmer — his family owned a bird farm — who had never visited a beach or left the country, according to US Weekly.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

"Three families lived off this place. Look what they’ve done to me. I'm 55 years old. What job can I do now?" the livestock farmer sobbed.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

One farmer, who asked not to be named, showed the BBC his latest haul and said: "The most I've collected in one day is 48."

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Until we’d moved into town, Daddy had been a farmer.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson