since an ancestor settled there in the 19th century, farming has been the only occupation for six generations of the family
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In Maryland, 26 Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities programs were operating, dealing with 50 commodities and 88 farming practices, according to the USDA.—Karl Blankenship, Baltimore Sun, 26 Apr. 2025 From growing, farming and harvesting to cooking, eating, celebrating and surviving, the finalist photos selected from thousands of entries from more than 70 countries, offer a unique insight into the lives of people around the world through the lens of food.—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025 The planet’s infrastructure was not yet advanced enough to allow year-round farming, so the government had resources shipped in from Hetzal.—EW.com, 25 Apr. 2025 In just a few decades, France’s farming population wentfrom 7 million in 1946 to fewer than 3 million in 1974.— Made By History, Time, 25 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for farming
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