crops

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"It means failed rains, dying crops, rising food prices, and families pushed to the edge yet again. In East Africa especially, this will land on communities already battered by droughts and floods in recent years."

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Fernández, 60, worked for years picking grapes, oranges and other crops.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Some family farmers are making more from clicks than crops, part of a growing class of “aginfluencers” monetizing farm life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

He is “willing and able to take this opportunity to try some ‘out-of-the-box, new-age’ thoughts and concepts to fertility” for his crops, he said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

Later, as an ambitious farmer, George Washington relied completely on enslaved labor to grow his crops, catch fish in the nearby Potomac River, clean his house, make his clothes, and put food on his table.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis