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farm animals (such as cows, horses, and pigs) that are kept, raised, and used by people
a market where livestock are bought and sold
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In the series, the brothers, who grew up on a cattle ranch, will help families who wish to escape hectic city life or own land discover the incredible attributes and unique challenges of ranch living, including adapting to a slower pace, tending livestock and growing produce.
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Denise Petski, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2025
By 2014, though, a USDA analysis pegged floriculture as the most lucrative product for most small farms (under 10 acres) in the U.S. that specialize in a class of crop, outpacing livestock, poultry and produce in earnings per acre.
—Maryn McKenna, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2025
Due to the weak security afforded to livestock under cruelty laws, and the fact that these laws differ in states, there are few reports so abusers and owners can continue sometimes unnoticed and unpunished.
—Anna-Jae Clarke, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2025
Indeed, farmers – especially vegetable and livestock producers – are more likely to live below the poverty line than the rest of the population, despite working longer hours.
—Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Feb. 2025
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Denise Petski, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2025
By 2014, though, a USDA analysis pegged floriculture as the most lucrative product for most small farms (under 10 acres) in the U.S. that specialize in a class of crop, outpacing livestock, poultry and produce in earnings per acre.
—Maryn McKenna, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2025
Due to the weak security afforded to livestock under cruelty laws, and the fact that these laws differ in states, there are few reports so abusers and owners can continue sometimes unnoticed and unpunished.
—Anna-Jae Clarke, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2025
Indeed, farmers – especially vegetable and livestock producers – are more likely to live below the poverty line than the rest of the population, despite working longer hours.
—Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Feb. 2025
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“Livestock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/livestock. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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