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My uncle has been a farmer for 60 years.
a young farmer whose family has been growing wheat for many generations
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Engagement farmers create content to manufacture maximum interaction.
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Rochelle Eastman, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
In 2018, a small Iowa farmer named Nick Schutt ran for Hardin County Board of Supervisors with a platform that included opposition to factory farms.
—Kenny Torrella, Vox, 7 Feb. 2025
Nationwide, egg farmers lost more than 38 million birds to the flu last year — nearly 14 million in December alone.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 7 Feb. 2025
Schedule a massage; buy yourself flowers at the farmer’s market; take hot baths.
—Christina Pérez, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2025
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Rochelle Eastman, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
In 2018, a small Iowa farmer named Nick Schutt ran for Hardin County Board of Supervisors with a platform that included opposition to factory farms.
—Kenny Torrella, Vox, 7 Feb. 2025
Nationwide, egg farmers lost more than 38 million birds to the flu last year — nearly 14 million in December alone.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 7 Feb. 2025
Schedule a massage; buy yourself flowers at the farmer’s market; take hot baths.
—Christina Pérez, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Farmer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/farmer. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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farmer
noun
farm·er
ˈfär-mər 
: a person who cultivates land or crops or raises animals
Biographical Definition
Farmer 1 of 2
biographical name (1)
Far·mer
ˈfär-mər
Fannie Merritt 1857–1915 American cookery expert
Farmer
2 of 2biographical name (2)
James Leonard 1920–1999 American civil rights leader
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