farming

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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

An estimated 30% of this essential farming input goes through the Gulf.

From BBC • 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

The S&P 500 index fell 4.6% in the first quarter of 2026, but energy, farming, and defense stocks outperformed the broader market.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

In most farming societies people focused on plant cultivation; raising animals was a secondary activity.

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