farmwork

noun

Definition of farmworknext
as in farming

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  1. farming
  2. gardening
  3. agriculture
  4. cultivation
  5. horticulture
  6. tillage
Noun
  • In other South African provinces like Limpopo and North West, provincial governments are looking at farming as a source of training and employment for disabled people.
    MOGOMOTSI MAGOME, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Williams believes that sustainable farming not only benefits future generations but also improves the wine by allowing the vineyard to thrive naturally.
    Rachel King, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of farming
Noun
  • And definitely pull on some gardening gloves first to avoid sap and scrapes.
    Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Dec. 2024
  • There aren’t a lot of curriculums that work with something as simple as, say, gardening.
    Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of gardening
Noun
  • Rokon currently offers seven different models that are suited to a range of outdoor activities, including agriculture, hunting, and search and rescue.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Dec. 2024
  • In the United States, a trend of consolidation in agriculture, particularly dairies, has seen more animals housed together on ever-larger farms as the number of small farms has rapidly shrunk.
    Simon Hill, WIRED, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of agriculture
Noun
  • Grateful Dead At 60 years and still truckin’, the Grateful Dead—whose original members Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann and Bobby Weir were in attendance—is mythological in its organic cultivation of community and the live show experience.
    Cathy Applefeld Olson, Billboard, 9 Dec. 2024
  • The lack of consistency in the cultivation, processing and availability of cannabis products across state lines is significant.
    Peter Su, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of cultivation
Noun
  • Here are some of Michigan's peskiest garden pests as well as how to get rid of them, said David Lowenstein, Integrated Pest Management expert and consumer horticulture educator at Michigan State University.
    Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 21 June 2024
  • Our Expert Panel Ian Simpkins is the senior director of horticulture and sustainability at Vizcaya Museum and Gardens.
    Camryn Rabideau, People.com, 11 Oct. 2024
Definition of horticulture
Noun
  • Slightly more than half of growers (56 percent) adopted no-till or conservation tillage methods, while 62 percent integrated cover crops into their operations.
    Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
  • The money also will help more farmers in the basin adopt those practices, like planting crops that cover the ground year-round to catch rain, and reducing tillage, which stirs up the soil and accelerates erosion.
    Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 23 Oct. 2024
Definition of tillage
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