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.
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Craig Ballinger, Slate Magazine, 20 Mar. 2017
Craig Ballinger, Slate Magazine, 20 Mar. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mixed farming
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Charting the group’s adventures in leftist activism, polyamory and animal husbandry, Bechdel pulls off a delicate balancing act.—
Sam Thielman,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
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Rather, this sensible, sensitive, and sometimes quite beautiful portrayal of modern animal husbandry wants to reveal the secretive process of how meat lands on your plate.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
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Rees believes that interest in other aspects of farming and off-grid living, such as growing a personal and sustainable food supply, has only grown since the pandemic.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
10 June 2025
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There’s a strange consensus among hippie-foodie lefties who read Michael Pollan, all-natural biohacker bros who listen to Joe Rogan, and executives who run major agribusinesses and philanthropies that the answer lies in kinder and gentler alternatives to industrial farming.—
Michael Grunwald,
The Atlantic,
3 June 2025
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Much of Gaza’s population of over 2 million now relies on such aid after widespread destruction of agriculture and markets as well as a recent Israeli blockade of two and a half months.—
Sam Mednick,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2025
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Farm provisions: The One Big Beautiful Bill Act has agriculture provisions that would normally be included in the farm bill, and could run afoul of the Byrd rule.—
Morgan Kromer,
The Washington Examiner,
5 June 2025
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An important manifestation of our professional leadership is the cultivation and incubation of professional talents.—
Mathew Scott,
HollywoodReporter,
13 June 2025
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Fundraising Management Tools Donor cultivation and fundraising essentials are key to any nonprofit.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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One 2024 study of ancient DNA tracked the genetic changes in Europe amid major migrations and the transition to farming and pastoralism.—
Kermit Pattison,
Scientific American,
20 May 2025
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Rather than being constantly on the move, traditional Maasai pastoralism has been more about strategic relocation.—
Christine Ro,
Forbes,
9 Sep. 2024
Cite this Entry
“Mixed farming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mixed%20farming. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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