wheat farmer

collocation in English

meaningsofwheatandfarmer

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wheat
noun[U]
uk
/wiːt/us
/wiːt/
a plant whose yellowish-brown grain is used for making flour, or the ...
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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 ofwheatandfarmerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In this case thewheatfarmersays he is already on his beam ends, and he cannot afford to wait.
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We have only to think of thewheatfarmerthis year.
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What we are proposing is to give to thewheatfarmerthree years complete security and stability.
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We are getting a good deal more wheat into this country, and this makes the position very difficult for thewheatfarmerin this country.
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Take, for instance, thewheatfarmer.
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Both parties have reduced a future risk: for thewheatfarmer, the uncertainty of the price, and for the miller, the availability of wheat.
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Instead, he opts for the life of awheatfarmer.
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Cotton and wheat are still grown, but low government price guarantees and subsidies makewheatfarmerprotests an annual event.
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It is evident that the new wheat farmers spearheaded the drive to investment in power machinery during the 1930s.
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It should be noted that throughout the world a large number of small-scale wheat farmers actually purchase more wheat than they sell.
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Wheat farmers were perhaps marginally better equipped to deal with the post-emancipation years than wine farmers.
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For example, awheatfarmerand a miller could sign a futures contract to exchange a specified amount of cash for a specified amount of wheat in the future.
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When analysed as such, wheat farmers in marginal areas have captured some of the impact of the technological change in high-yielding areas.
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He was also awheatfarmer.
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At this stage, prospective wheat farmers in the fallow lands do not have the training to follow these optimized practices.
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Olmsted gave him $200, which made it possible to purchase the land from a localwheatfarmer.
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This was particularly true of wheat farmers.
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None of us would dispute that there is need for a temporary dole for the wheat farmers.
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Wheat farmers blamed local grain elevator owners (who purchased their crop), railroads and eastern bankers for the low prices.
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