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Recent Examples of agroforestry
The following year, the agroforestry practice grew bolder, welcoming poplar and pomegranate trees into the mix and stretching across three hectares — agroforestry counting for 0.6 hectares, classic monoculture for 2.4 hectares.
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Tiziana Cardini, Vogue, 13 Nov. 2025
New kinds of agroforestry, for example, use sustainable harvest of forest products and crops that can grow among trees.
—Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
In agroforestry systems, shade trees can buffer heat and drought, often reducing evaporation from soil and moderating plants’ water stress.
—Paul Mwebaze, The Conversation, 2 Sep. 2025
His family has almost 500 acres of vines in the region, and in addition to transitioning a large part of the estate to organic and biodynamic, Brocard also began planting dense groves of trees, an approach known as agroforestry, to help expand the forms of life within their vineyards.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2025
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Tiziana Cardini, Vogue, 13 Nov. 2025
New kinds of agroforestry, for example, use sustainable harvest of forest products and crops that can grow among trees.
—Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
In agroforestry systems, shade trees can buffer heat and drought, often reducing evaporation from soil and moderating plants’ water stress.
—Paul Mwebaze, The Conversation, 2 Sep. 2025
His family has almost 500 acres of vines in the region, and in addition to transitioning a large part of the estate to organic and biodynamic, Brocard also began planting dense groves of trees, an approach known as agroforestry, to help expand the forms of life within their vineyards.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for agroforestry
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York studied mathematics and agronomy at South Dakota State University.—
Forum News Service,
Twin Cities,
28 Jan. 2026
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As a corn plant grows, the leaves unroll to reveal the tassel, the part that sheds pollen, explained Mark Licht, an associate professor of agronomy and an extension cropping systems specialist at Iowa State University.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
25 Aug. 2025
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These companies run the gamut of sectors from agribusiness to publishing, financial services to manufacturing.—
Francesca Cassidy,
Fortune,
27 Jan. 2026
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Brazil Iran has found a stable Latin American trading partner in Brazil, with trade relations fueled by agribusiness.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
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According to the agency, the fish, originally imported from Asia in the 1970s for aquaculture, escaped into Midwestern waterways decades ago and have since spread rapidly.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
27 Jan. 2026
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That would mean viruses are essential to a food web that drives a vast global fisheries and aquaculture industry producing nearly 200 million metric tons of seafood.—
Joshua Weitz,
The Conversation,
13 Jan. 2026
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That’s why trees really need their canopies during hot summer temperatures, said James Downer, a plant pathologist and horticulturist who teaches arboriculture at Cal Poly Pomona and just retired from the Ventura County UC Cooperative Extension office.—
Jeanette Marantos,
Los Angeles Times,
21 July 2023
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One of the fastest growing areas has been utility arboriculture, which involves managing trees near power lines and other infrastructure.—
Marguerite Holloway,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2020
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The gardening tasks for the cultivation of 30 vegetables are laid out month by month.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
24 Jan. 2026
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His careful protection and cultivation of those seedlings into the sapling stage would have been a sure victory.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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When her father came to the University of Minnesota in 2024 to get his Ph.D. in agroecology and sustainable agriculture, Beza Sanon moved with him to St. Paul.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
27 Nov. 2025
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Dozens of educational workshops, lectures, panels and demonstrations are scheduled throughout the weekend, ranging from discussions on agroecology policy to beer tasting.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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Wolf, now 65, joined Virginia Tech in 1986, soon after completing his doctoral work in pomology (the science of growing fruit) and viticulture (the science of growing grapes) at Cornell University.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
27 Jan. 2022
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Tim Johnson is senior director of horticulture at the Chicago Botanic Garden.—
Tim Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2026
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Erik Draper is and assistant professor and commercial horticulture educator at Ohio State University Extension.—
Nadia Hassani,
The Spruce,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Agroforestry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agroforestry. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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