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- Dictionaryfarm/fɑːm/
noun
- 1. an area of land and its buildings, used for growing crops and rearing animals: "a farm of 100 acres"
verb
- 1. make one's living by growing crops or keeping livestock: "he has farmed organically for years" Similar
- 2. allow someone to collect and keep the revenues from (a tax) on payment of a fee: historical "the customs had been farmed to the collector for a fixed sum"
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2 days ago · The Bronze Age, from c. 3300 BC, witnessed the intensification of agriculture in civilizations such as Mesopotamian Sumer, ancient Egypt, ancient Sudan, the Indus Valley civilisation of the Indian subcontinent, ancient China, and ancient Greece.
5 days ago · Asia - Farming, Crops, Irrigation: By far the greater part of Asia remains uncultivated, primarily because climatic and soil conditions are unfavourable. Conversely, in the best growing areas an extraordinarily intensive agriculture is practiced, made possible by irrigating the alluvial soils of the great river deltas and valleys.
1 day ago · Lawmakers looking to use the 2024 farm bill to fight climate change are running into another complication: Not everyone agrees on what makes agriculture “climate smart.”. Shifting definitions ...
5 days ago · Cattle ( Bos taurus) are large, domesticated, bovid ungulates widely kept as livestock. They are prominent modern members of the subfamily Bovinae and the most widespread species of the genus Bos. Mature female cattle are called cows and mature male cattle are bulls.
6 days ago · Fertilizer, natural or artificial substance containing the chemical elements that improve growth and productiveness of plants. Fertilizers enhance the natural fertility of the soil or replace chemical elements taken from the soil by previous crops.
3 days ago · Introduction: Hypoxia is defined as a critically low-oxygen condition of water, which, if prolonged, can be harmful to fish and many other aquatic species. In the context of ocean salmon fish farming, early detection of hypoxia events is critical for farm managers to mitigate these events to reduce ...
5 days ago · noun. a rural area where farming is practiced. synonyms: farmland. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Farming area." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/farming area. Accessed 07 Jun. 2024. Copy citation. Examples from books and articles. loading examples... Word Family. farming area farming areas.
5 days ago · Two new books, taken together, reveal the sorry political history of American farming and its legacy that has made responsible stewardship of the land, agriculture and our food systems an...
3 days ago · Large-scale commercial farming, precision agriculture, and biotechnology are transforming the way food is produced. Despite its reduced share in overall GDP, agriculture remains essential for food security, rural livelihoods, and environmental sustainability.
5 days ago · 6 July 2024 • 3:34pm. The joint leader of the Green Party is planning to oppose net zero plans backed by the Labour Government to build pylons in Suffolk to transport offshore wind power. Adrian ...
