planter
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Kelly Garrett, who farms 9,000 acres in western Iowa, said his corn-seed usage with a variable-rate planter dropped to 29,000 seeds an acre from 34,000 seeds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Farther up Main Street, planter boxes are falling apart, with tree roots snaking down the wall, uprooting concrete and auditioning for roles in a sequel to “Invasion of the Body Snatchers.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2026
The name comes from an estate built on Maryland’s Eastern Shore in the early years of the 18th century by Philemon Hemsley, a wealthy merchant and tobacco planter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026
“I was trying to take a picture of the beautiful turquoise planter at the end of the pool, but the camera was on me, so I just snapped it,” she later told PEOPLE.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2025
Then Miele, an architect, collapsed onto a concrete planter in a cold sweat.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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