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But ethno-botanists and archeologists are finding the first agriculture actually began with trees, priming the peoples of Central and South America to later grow field crops like corn.
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Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
This gives conventional cotton the dubious honor of having the most intensive pesticide use per land unit of the nine field crops surveyed by the agency over the past five years, surpassing even corn, soybeans and wheat.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
As in Haiti, breadfruit helped isolated islanders survive after Hurricane Maria destroyed most of their field crops in 2017.
—Richard Schiffman, WIRED, 11 Sep. 2024
Those insights are shared with retail agronomists, who know all about field crops and who can help farmers understand what would perform best on their land.
—Alena Botros, Fortune, 26 June 2024
The data reveals a rise in the destruction of orchards, field crops and vegetables.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 13 June 2024
But this spring, many of those plants may have survived the winter, which will require extra steps for the farmers, said Eric Anderson, a field crops educator with MSU Extension based in St. Joseph in southwest Michigan.
—Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press, 6 Mar. 2024
While field crops and fruits are grown on the kibbutz, its primary source of income is and has long been its printing press, which Peled said is also a big part of the community’s identity.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 28 Oct. 2023
The fair started as a one-day picnic in 1889, when some families met to compare and share their livestock, field crops, garden vegetables, and crafts.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2023
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Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
This gives conventional cotton the dubious honor of having the most intensive pesticide use per land unit of the nine field crops surveyed by the agency over the past five years, surpassing even corn, soybeans and wheat.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
As in Haiti, breadfruit helped isolated islanders survive after Hurricane Maria destroyed most of their field crops in 2017.
—Richard Schiffman, WIRED, 11 Sep. 2024
Those insights are shared with retail agronomists, who know all about field crops and who can help farmers understand what would perform best on their land.
—Alena Botros, Fortune, 26 June 2024
The data reveals a rise in the destruction of orchards, field crops and vegetables.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 13 June 2024
But this spring, many of those plants may have survived the winter, which will require extra steps for the farmers, said Eric Anderson, a field crops educator with MSU Extension based in St. Joseph in southwest Michigan.
—Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press, 6 Mar. 2024
While field crops and fruits are grown on the kibbutz, its primary source of income is and has long been its printing press, which Peled said is also a big part of the community’s identity.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 28 Oct. 2023
The fair started as a one-day picnic in 1889, when some families met to compare and share their livestock, field crops, garden vegetables, and crafts.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2023
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“Field crop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20crop. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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