mixed farming

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as in animal husbandry

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Recent Examples of mixed farming Reports commissioned by Molly Scott Cato, the Green Party MEP for Southwest England, and others revolve around mixed farming, increasing biodiversity, and addressing big issues such as loss of topsoil and supporting farming communities. — Craig Ballinger, Slate Magazine, 20 Mar. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mixed farming
  1. animal husbandry
  2. farming
  3. agriculture
  4. cultivation
  5. pastoralism
Noun
  • Multiple teams —including the animal husbandry team and veterinary team — work together to assess the animal’s quality of life.
    — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 8 May 2026
  • The museum holds an eclectic collection from the Fabyans, who were involved in diplomacy, scientific research, farming and animal husbandry.
    — Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Definition of animal husbandry
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  • Local agriculture can benefit from precision farming, predictive analytics, and resource optimization that increase productivity while lowering costs.
    — Britney Porter, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Regenerative agriculture is a sustainable farming practice focused on soil health.
    — Lizzie Kane June 29, Sacbee.com, 29 June 2026
Definition of farming
Noun
  • Local agriculture can benefit from precision farming, predictive analytics, and resource optimization that increase productivity while lowering costs.
    — Britney Porter, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Yet despite those struggles, South Africa, one of Africa’s leading industrial economies, remains a destination for migrants willing to take low-paying jobs in domestic work, security and agriculture.
    — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 29 June 2026
Definition of agriculture
Noun
  • The crash site was forest in 1944, but it was later excavated for rice cultivation, Fong told Jackson.
    — Kocha Olarn, CNN Money, 1 July 2026
  • The ruling also confirmed that the exemption for propagation material was not intended to create a broad commercial market, but it was supposed to be limited to private cultivation or within the framework of cultivation associations.
    — Dario Sabaghi, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of cultivation
Noun
  • Its growth was stimulated by small gold strikes in the 1880s and, most importantly, by pastoralism.
    — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Frachetti, who specializes in pastoralism in the Bronze Age, was also not involved with the study.
    — Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 18 Nov. 2025
Definition of pastoralism

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