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He pointed out that as salmon have suffered declines, California’s agriculture industry has been planting more nut orchards, replacing other field crops that are easier to leave fallow when water is scarce.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

Fans of Swift - who famously drops hidden messages and hints about future projects - have also become convinced Han has been planting seeds throughout the series to foreshadow the outcome.

From BBC • Sep. 13, 2025

Brad Wetli, an Indiana farmer who collaborates with Armstrong, has been trying techniques that use less tilling and has been planting cover crops like rye for a few years now.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 15, 2023

And its hardscrabble spirit is still alive in Bryant’s current nonprofit enterprise, Project EATS, an urban farming initiative which, since 2008, has been planting communal vegetable gardens in underserved neighborhoods in New York City.

From New York Times • Oct. 6, 2022

He has been planting for several years, starting with a half dozen trees three or four years ago and reports the trees doing fine.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Eleventh Annual Meeting Washington, D. C. October 7 and 8, 1920 by Northern Nut Growers Association