farm operator

collocation in English

meaningsoffarmandoperator

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farm
noun[C]
uk
/fɑːm/us
/fɑːrm/
an area of land, together with a house and buildings, used for growing crops and/or keeping animals as ...
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operator
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɒp.ər.eɪ.tər/us
/ˈɑː.pə.reɪ.t̬ɚ/
someone whose job is to use and control a machine ...
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(Definition offarmandoperatorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffarm operator

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Note that a farmer's decision to adopt is dependent on many of the same characteristics of farm andfarmoperatorthat would also influence profits.
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Thefarmoperatorand host of the experiment accepted only low rates of chemical fertilizer.
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The pressures of childbirth, being the primary health care provider and chieffarmoperatorupon their husband's departure gave many frontier women anxiety.
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For example, one tract may be owned by thefarmoperatorand another rented.
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For thefarmoperator, crop share rent is a mechanism for sharing risks with the landlord.
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Aging farm operators was ranked fifth under interval ranking and among the top ten under ordinal ranking.
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In 2002, 26.2% of farm operators were over the normal retirement age of 6511.
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The average age of farm operators has steadily increased, from 50.3 in 1978 to 55.3 in 2002.
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The subtenancy contract was an institutional innovation arrived at by voluntary agreements among farm operators, tenants, and laborers.
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Schemes have been adopted for the training of farm operators in the use of sophisticated machinery.
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However, some small farm operators are vulnerable to variability in farm income.
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This will include blood tests on farm operators, providing details of protective clothing worn, and studies to show which areas of the bodies of operators are most exposed.
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In 1959, 95% of farm operators only had practical experience; in 2010, 52%.
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Agricultural production includes establishments performing the complete farm or ranch operation, such as farm owner-operators, tenant farm operators, and sharecroppers.
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Their innovations included large-scale use of farm machinery, pumps, and irrigation where possible, and different tenure arrangements for farm operators than were used in other parts of the country.
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