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farming

[fahr-ming]

noun

  1. the business of operating a farm.

  2. the practice of letting or leasing taxes, revenue, etc., for collection.



farming

/ ˈfɑːmɪŋ /

noun

    1. the business, art, or skill of agriculture

    2. ( as modifier )

      farming methods

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Other Word Forms

  • self-farming noun
  • unfarming adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of farming1

First recorded in 1545–55; farm + -ing 1
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While some researchers linked China's moves to losses by Republicans in the 2018 midterms, others found that bailout payments appeared to help shore up support in farming areas.

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Born in 1965 in a small town in India's western Maharashtra state, Ms Yadav comes from a farming family and is the eldest of five siblings.

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A recent study by Stanford University and the University of Illinois found that the Midwest is particularly at risk for crop-yield losses, even with modern farming adaptations.

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Mwale says he is now looking for about 100 young farmers to diversify into blueberry farming and benefit from China's decision to open the market to Zimbabweans.

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It could be a radical breakthrough in one of the thorniest questions in the UK - how to protect farming and food supplies, while also addressing the huge impacts they have on the environment and climate.

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