mixed farming
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The Newtown St Boswells campus also supports 12 agriculture and mixed farming apprentices.
From BBC • Dec. 3, 2023
The people had established a prosperous mixed farming economy, engaging in animal husbandry and hunting the region’s abundant game.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
As he approached retirement, Wolfe wanted to put some of the new ideas about mixed farming practices into use.
From The Guardian • Oct. 10, 2019
Along with the vineyard project, Mr. Lambert and Ms. Hall plan to do a bit of mixed farming for the family, including a small olive grove just for family and friends and a few animals.
From New York Times • Mar. 7, 2019
The first effect of the check to emigration was that the old ideal of the 'self-sufficient life,' which meant the practice of mixed farming, had to be partially abandoned.
From Outspoken Essays by Inge, William Ralph
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