farming

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Increased gas costs because of the war have been affecting local businesses and the farming industry.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Albanese urged Australians to take public transport to preserve supplies for industries such as mining and farming.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Colusa County, a rural farming region north of Sacramento, saw the sharpest drop in kids’ eye doctor appointments in the state from 20% during 2015-16 to just under 2% during 2022-24.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

In France alone, about 300,000 hectares of land once used for cereal farming has been left fallow or abandoned since 2022, he said.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Still, she allowed, “the owd maister was like other folk—naught mich out o’ t’ common way: stark mad o’ shooting, and farming, and sich like.”

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë