farmer

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If farmers can figure out, for example, that a certain breed of cattle releases more methane when it consumes a particular kind of feed, they could change the feed to cut down on the methane.

From The Wall Street Journal

You could scarcely draw breath, and not every farmer had stopped by the trough on the way here.

From Literature

Parkes said governments could make a big difference to animal welfare, as well as supporting British farmers, "by insisting that all food procured for places like schools and hospitals is produced to higher-welfare standards".

From BBC

"Red diesel, which farmers rely on, has gone up from about 75p a few weeks ago to more than £1.25," he said.

From BBC

A charity founded by farmers' wives in the 1960s to protect vulnerable children is celebrating its 60th birthday by appealing for more people to support it.

From BBC