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A farmer is a person who raises organisms for food or raw materials.
Nicknames
Farmers are sometimes given nicknames and these vary between countries:
* Australia and New Zealand:
** Cow-cocky, or simply, cocky
* United States:
** Jayhawk - Kansas
** Cornhusker - Nebraska
See also
* Agroecology
* Peasant
* Agriculture
* Agribusiness
* Gardening
* Landed gentry
* Organic farming
* Sustainable agriculture
References
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