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Recent Examples of agronomy
Call it spiritual agronomy for short — or call it whack-a-doodle nonsense — but either way, biodynamics is a force in the wine world.
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Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 24 July 2024
Rick Messina, 57, a member of El Conquistador Golf's agronomy team since 2022, was mowing the rough of the Pusch Ridge Golf Course's 8th hole on the morning of Monday, June 24, when he was attacked by a traveling swarm of bees, according to a statement from the golf course.
—Coleby Phillips, The Arizona Republic, 11 July 2024
Employee was ‘dedicated’ and ‘cherished’ at golf course Messina was 57 years old and worked for El Conquistador Golf’s agronomy team since July 2022, the company told USA TODAY.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 10 July 2024
The club’s agronomy team has about 30 staffers, and for the Travelers about 30 more, some professionals, some volunteers, are brought in for such emergencies.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 24 June 2024
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Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 24 July 2024
Rick Messina, 57, a member of El Conquistador Golf's agronomy team since 2022, was mowing the rough of the Pusch Ridge Golf Course's 8th hole on the morning of Monday, June 24, when he was attacked by a traveling swarm of bees, according to a statement from the golf course.
—Coleby Phillips, The Arizona Republic, 11 July 2024
Employee was ‘dedicated’ and ‘cherished’ at golf course Messina was 57 years old and worked for El Conquistador Golf’s agronomy team since July 2022, the company told USA TODAY.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 10 July 2024
The club’s agronomy team has about 30 staffers, and for the Travelers about 30 more, some professionals, some volunteers, are brought in for such emergencies.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 24 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for agronomy
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Not even farmers, when agribusiness destroyed their livelihoods in the 1950s, degraded themselves by lamenting unharvested ears of content.—
Joel Stein,
The Hollywood Reporter,
14 Jan. 2025
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Republicans still reign supreme in fossil fuels, fast food, and agribusiness, while Democrats retain their bases in organized labor, education, and the public sector.—
Matthew Karp,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Oct. 2024
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Cliff's enthusiasm for the winter blooms trickled down to his son-in-law Blanding, who had briefly studied botany and horticulture prior to joining the Marines.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
11 Jan. 2025
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First, measure the space where the tree will be displayed, both ceiling height and width of the area, says Bert Cregg, associate professor and extension specialist of horticulture and forestry at Michigan State University.—
George Petras,
USA TODAY,
5 Dec. 2024
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The pandemic further accelerated this trend, as consumers turned to cannabis cultivation as a therapeutic, self-sufficient hobby.—
Javier Hasse,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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The council removed the medical-only restriction in 2020 to allow adult-use cultivation and nurseries.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Jan. 2025
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The demands of California’s agriculture and population growth have had severe consequences for native fish species since the early 20th century, with roughly 80% of previous populations of native salmon, trout, sturgeon and the delta smelt.—
Ari Plachta,
Sacramento Bee,
25 Jan. 2025
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As a result, those in California’s most immigrant-reliant industries — manufacturing, agriculture, hospitality, construction — are limiting their trips or staying home.—
Hunter Clauss,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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Cool-Season Vegetables To Plant In Winter Sowing cool-season vegetables helps scratch the winter gardening itch.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
23 Jan. 2025
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University of Maryland Extension’s Home and Garden Information Center offers free gardening and pest information at extension.umd.edu/hgic.—
Miri Talabac,
Baltimore Sun,
23 Jan. 2025
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John Deere’s first-generation tractors were designed specifically for the slowest and easiest works, which is fall tillage with a chisel file.—
Andrew J. Hawkins,
The Verge,
6 Jan. 2025
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Farmers and policy-makers are advocating for sustainable agricultural practices such as cover cropping and reduced tillage.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
16 Dec. 2024
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However, organic milk is made from cows that undergo strict farming practices, resulting in higher production costs and a higher price for consumers.—
Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, RDN,
Health,
20 Jan. 2025
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What To Know Several different industries and sectors have raised concerns about Trump's potential mass deportations, from human rights groups to farming and restaurant industry advocates.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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Since then, the group has implemented land restoration, reforestation and agroecology projects for approximately 800 Indigenous communities in Chad and Niger.—
Eduardo Garcia,
Forbes,
19 Sep. 2024
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In the United States, some nonprofits such as the Traditional Native American Farmers Association have sought to promote agroecology.—
Cameron Pugh,
The Christian Science Monitor,
21 Mar. 2024
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“Agronomy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agronomy. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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