as in farming
the science or occupation of cultivating the soil, producing crops, and raising livestock
the forest was cut down, and the land given over to agriculture
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Turns out precision agriculture is also climate-smart agriculture.
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Justine Calma, The Verge, 10 Jan. 2025
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Zoom in: Pinal County, once wholly reliant on agriculture and mining, has become a hotbed of industrial development, with manufacturers like Lucid Motors and Nikola Corp. moving operations there in the past few years.
—Jessica Boehm, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025
The brand has a long-standing commitment to fostering regenerative agriculture.
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Justine Calma, The Verge, 10 Jan. 2025
How does Harvest Time help educate children about agriculture?
—Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2025
Zoom in: Pinal County, once wholly reliant on agriculture and mining, has become a hotbed of industrial development, with manufacturers like Lucid Motors and Nikola Corp. moving operations there in the past few years.
—Jessica Boehm, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025
The brand has a long-standing commitment to fostering regenerative agriculture.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Agriculture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agriculture. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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