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Recent Examples of fertilizer
In addition to farming 3,100 acres, the family soon operated a seed and fertilizer business, warehouses, a peanut-shelling plant and a cotton gin.
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Scott Kraft, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
China is now shipping undisclosed but large amounts of free fuel, food, and fertilizer to North Korea and turning a blind eye to North Korean violations of the 2017-‒19 UN sanctions regime, as long as these violations remain relatively small-scale and deniable.
—Andrei Lankov, Foreign Affairs, 18 Dec. 2024
Two men from New York have died after using bat poop as a fertilizer to grow cannabis.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
Abhay Pareek, Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution The output of these models is used to advise the farmer on when to water or when to apply fertilizer or pesticides.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 Dec. 2024
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Scott Kraft, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
China is now shipping undisclosed but large amounts of free fuel, food, and fertilizer to North Korea and turning a blind eye to North Korean violations of the 2017-‒19 UN sanctions regime, as long as these violations remain relatively small-scale and deniable.
—Andrei Lankov, Foreign Affairs, 18 Dec. 2024
Two men from New York have died after using bat poop as a fertilizer to grow cannabis.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
Abhay Pareek, Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution The output of these models is used to advise the farmer on when to water or when to apply fertilizer or pesticides.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fertilizer
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And technologies may need to be combined–for example, feed additives and vaccines–as well as integrated with manure management and other ways to reduce climate emissions in livestock operations.Marianne Krasny, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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That’s because cow manure doesn’t inherently contain methane.Kenny Torrella, Vox, 13 Jan. 2025
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Another draw is the Cattlemen's house dressing, a marinated combo of garlic oil, lemon juice, and Cheddar cheese with a creamy texture (90% of all customers order it, according to the restaurant).Carolanne Griffith Roberts, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2025
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Pamela Anderson put an edgy spin on monochromatic dressing at the Golden Globe Awards Golden Eve on Saturday evening in Los Angeles.Hannah Malach, WWD, 5 Jan. 2025
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Ancient Tools Show Our Ancestors Ate a Varied Diet For the study, scientists examined maces and anvils made from basalt, a type of rock formed from rapidly cooling lava at the Earth’s surface, that ancient humans used to crack and crush plant foods.Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 13 Jan. 2025
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Include plant foods in your diet, such as fruits, vegetables, grains, nuts, seeds, beans, and vegetable oils.Jamie Johnson, Verywell Health, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Fertilizer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fertilizer. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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