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The development of indoor hydroponics — plant cultivation in a nutrient-laden solution — and other agronomy advances have enabled growers to increase the concentration of the psychoactive ingredient in cannabis plants, tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC.
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Dr. Jerrold B. Leikin, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
The brand owns and runs 28 golf courses across their resort portfolio and handles operations, maintenance and agronomy in house.
—Mike Dojc, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
Call it spiritual agronomy for short — or call it whack-a-doodle nonsense — but either way, biodynamics is a force in the wine world.
—Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 24 July 2024
Rick Messina, 57, a member of El Conquistador Golf's agronomy team since 2022, was mowing the rough of the Pusch Ridge Golf Course's 8th hole on the morning of Monday, June 24, when he was attacked by a traveling swarm of bees, according to a statement from the golf course.
—Coleby Phillips, The Arizona Republic, 11 July 2024
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Dr. Jerrold B. Leikin, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
The brand owns and runs 28 golf courses across their resort portfolio and handles operations, maintenance and agronomy in house.
—Mike Dojc, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
Call it spiritual agronomy for short — or call it whack-a-doodle nonsense — but either way, biodynamics is a force in the wine world.
—Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 24 July 2024
Rick Messina, 57, a member of El Conquistador Golf's agronomy team since 2022, was mowing the rough of the Pusch Ridge Golf Course's 8th hole on the morning of Monday, June 24, when he was attacked by a traveling swarm of bees, according to a statement from the golf course.
—Coleby Phillips, The Arizona Republic, 11 July 2024
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Besides real estate, the family’s Sinar Mas group has interests in mining, paper mills, financial services, telecommunications, and agribusiness.—
Yessar Rosendar,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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The rise of agribusiness American egg farms weren't always so big.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
18 Mar. 2025
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Tim Johnson is senior director of horticulture at the Chicago Botanic Garden.—
Tim Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Apr. 2025
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Markis Hill is a horticulture agent with Kansas State University Research and Extension.—
Anthony Reardon,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2025
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During their stay in space, they are expected to conduct a series of experiments, including the first anatomical X-rays taken in space, sending television images to ham radio enthusiasts, and the first cultivation of mushrooms in space.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
31 Mar. 2025
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Weed Possession Legalized In Virginia In 2021 The Virginia legislature legalized the possession and limited cultivation of recreational marijuana for adults in 2021.—
A.J. Herrington,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
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Funds focused on agriculture, sustainable livelihoods, women leadership and development, military training and education, and programs to strengthen the private sector, along with, curiously, just over $11 million to support nonproliferation of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons.—
Mara Kardas-Nelson,
The Dial,
8 Apr. 2025
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The 17-day event will also feature food, carnival rides and agriculture competitions.—
Sarah Linn,
Sacbee.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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The Duchess of Sussex leaned into her love of cooking, gardening, creating and entertaining for friends new and old across the eight-episode show, which was filmed in her hometown of Montecito and premiered on March 4.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Joanna Gaines, owner of Magnolia, has lots of room to play with her favorite hobbies, namely, designing spaces and gardening.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Mar. 2025
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Applications include tillage and seeding, excavation and transport of construction materials and mining ore, garbage hauling, sorting of recyclables, cargo handling in airports, and eventually autonomous construction on the moon!—
Sabbir Rangwala,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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Aside from that, the tractor uses the same second-generation technology stack as its tractors for field tillage.—
Andrew J. Hawkins,
The Verge,
6 Jan. 2025
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The global cotton sustainability initiative launched a two-year pilot project in the West African nation to boost the availability of healthcare in cotton farming communities.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Sourcing Journal,
2 Apr. 2025
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The widespread nature of the virus has also devastated many farming communities and lead to skyrocketing egg prices in the last year.—
Youri Benadjaoud,
ABC News,
31 Mar. 2025
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Since then, the group has implemented land restoration, reforestation and agroecology projects for approximately 800 Indigenous communities in Chad and Niger.—
Eduardo Garcia,
Forbes,
19 Sep. 2024
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In the United States, some nonprofits such as the Traditional Native American Farmers Association have sought to promote agroecology.—
Cameron Pugh,
The Christian Science Monitor,
21 Mar. 2024
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“Agronomy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agronomy. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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