agriculture
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Thirteen of the dead wolves were taken to the institute in Teramo, which found the "presence of pesticides for agriculture used in poisoned bait for animals".
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
Because of that, the high cost of fuel equals higher food prices, making the agriculture industry highly sensitive to price shocks from fuel, specifically diesel.
From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026
These experiments found new life in the countercultural communes of the 1960s, which rejected industrial agriculture, seeking instead self-sufficiency through organic farming and limited technology.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
This exceeds the program’s 2023 peak in the county, when 18.1% of all agriculture jobs were filled by H-2A, before wage increases caused many growers to drop out of the program in 2024 and 2025.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
Southwest and Southeast was slow, because the intervening areas were deserts hostile to agriculture.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Vocabulary lists containing agriculture
The Industrial Revolution - Introductory
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Down on the Farm
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