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  • adjective Not involved in farming.

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non- +‎ farming

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Examples

  • These countries 'nonfarming poor will fare even worse.

    World Bank Fund Targets 2008

  • After averaging 2.7% productivity growth from 1995 through 2002, annual growth of productivity in the nonfarming business sector has slowed dramatically -- to just 1.7% in 2005, 1.0% in 2006, and 1.4% in 2007.

    What's Behind the Recent Productivity Slowdown Martin Neil Baily 2008

  • The European Commission, the EU's civil service, will publish proposals Tuesday that would increase to 13% from 5% the amount of farm aid that can go to nonfarming "rural-development" programs, laying the groundwork for a tough debate.

    EU Braces for a Food Subsidies Battle 2008

  • My son lives on a farm and plays WoW, so he is twice as real as nonfarming, unWoWs.

    Farm Fetish Follow-up Rogers 2007

  • A plaque outlining the history of papermaking in the Fox Valley says the industry once accounted for 60 percent of the nonfarming jobs in Wisconsin.

    R&D Mag - News 2010

  • Because it's a national showcase of the best practices, products and services dealing with nutrient management, professional manure handling, animal agriculture and agricultural water quality, the expo offers a unique opportunity for the nonfarming public, said expo coordinator

    Penn State Live 2010

  • Most of the items of the so-called profarm policy favor only a minority of the total farming population at the expense of the majority, not only of the nonfarming but also of the farming population.

    Mises Dailies 2009

  • Are they afraid that the nonfarming residents of the state will buy into emotional distortions about the treatment of farm animals and pass laws regulating how their food is raised?

    unknown title 2009

  • Agricultural land is important to nonfarming residents because it is a part of the character of the town, and because it helps mitigate storm water problems, he said.

    The Observer-Dispatch Home RSS 2009

  • The Amish are attracted to areas with relatively cheap farms, a rural lifestyle and nonfarming jobs such as construction or cabinet making that fit their values and allow them to remain independent.

    GetReligion 2008

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