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My uncle has been a farmer for 60 years.
a young farmer whose family has been growing wheat for many generations
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Iqra’s father, a 45-year-old farmer named Sana Ullah, told the BBC that the 13-year-old was working for the Shafiq family because Ullah was in debt.
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Angel Saunders, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
Public has the right to know Opinion: California’s smart and vocal farmers keep silent as Trump wastes water
Water commissioners seemed particularly interested in helping move Sites Reservoir toward construction.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2025
Beekeepers rent their hives to growers for upward of $225 apiece during almond bloom, with farmers renting hundreds of hives or more, depending on their acreage, to spread throughout their orchards.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacramento Bee, 18 Feb. 2025
In carrying out their attack, gangs have killed at least 150 people, a local human rights group said, and displaced as many as 3,000 residents, mostly farmers.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 Feb. 2025
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Angel Saunders, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
Public has the right to know Opinion: California’s smart and vocal farmers keep silent as Trump wastes water
Water commissioners seemed particularly interested in helping move Sites Reservoir toward construction.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2025
Beekeepers rent their hives to growers for upward of $225 apiece during almond bloom, with farmers renting hundreds of hives or more, depending on their acreage, to spread throughout their orchards.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacramento Bee, 18 Feb. 2025
In carrying out their attack, gangs have killed at least 150 people, a local human rights group said, and displaced as many as 3,000 residents, mostly farmers.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Farmer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/farmer. Accessed 24 Feb. 2025.
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farmer
noun
farm·er
ˈfär-mər 
: a person who cultivates land or crops or raises animals
Biographical Definition
Farmer 1 of 2
biographical name (1)
Far·mer
ˈfär-mər
Fannie Merritt 1857–1915 American cookery expert
Farmer
2 of 2biographical name (2)
James Leonard 1920–1999 American civil rights leader
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