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farming

[fahr-ming] / ˈfɑr mɪŋ /


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Environmental evidence from plant and animal remains in the prehistoric era indicates a farming community cultivating crops such as barley and wheat.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

There are also real questions about the sustainability of a system built on subsistence farming in some of the poorest regions on earth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Animal welfare was one of the main themes of the debates leading up to Denmark's March parliamentary elections, in a country known for its extensive pig farming and pork exports.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

She had no farming background but was eventually persuaded to join family business – something she said had turned out to be a "very good decision".

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

No single step separated the woman gathering wild wheat from the woman farming domesticated wheat, so it’s hard to say exactly when the decisive transition to agriculture took place.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari


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