grain farmer

collocation in English

meaningsofgrainandfarmer

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grain
noun
uk
/ɡreɪn/us
/ɡreɪn/
a seed or seeds from a plant, especially a plant like a grass such as rice ...
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farmer
noun[C]
uk
/ˈfɑː.mər/us
/ˈfɑːr.mɚ/
someone who owns or takes care of ...
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(Definition ofgrainandfarmerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Girard worked as a teacher, principal, superintendent of schools, real estate agent andgrainfarmer.
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Many emigrants were small, undercapitalised grain farmers who were squeezed out by low prices and inability to increase production or adapt to the more complex challenge of raising livestock.
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I have yet to meet agrainfarmerwho believes that the levy system is working well to protect the home market.
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For a biggrainfarmer, it is very difficult to know what to do with surplus straw.
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Currently, the supply of fertilizer and diesel at subsidized prices to grain farmers has become a part of the grain procurement policy.
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He was a dairy andgrainfarmer.
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Obviously, grain farmers have done well, but their advantage has been the disadvantage of livestock producers the world over.
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A return to world prices would possibly even increase the profitability of the large grain farmers.
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That is unlike the grain farmers who are subsidised up to the hilt in many ways.
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Grain farmers have done very well, some making greater profits than ever before, but livestock producers are embarrassed.
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The leader of his party said that the vast majority of grain farmers in the community would be unaffected.
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Ironically, it would be the larger grain farmers who would do well.
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The state also offered preferential prices for agricultural inputs to grain farmers to encourage grain production.
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The result was considerable ill will and a loss by grain farmers of an estimated $350 million.
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Cutworms accordingly are serious pests to gardeners in general, but to vegetable and grain farmers in particular.
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Though they are by no means generally regarded as serious pests, their depredations can be unwelcome to grain farmers and horticulturists when their population happens to be high.
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The town services the grain farmers and graziers in the area.
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