agribusiness

noun

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as in agronomy

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Recent Examples of agribusiness If implemented, said the California Water Policy Network, Trump’s order will devastate the largest estuary in the western continental U.S. to the benefit of a small number of agribusiness enterprises in the Central Valley. — Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 27 Jan. 2025 According to Michigan Grown, a coalition of farmers and agribusinesses in the state, Michigan produces 68 million pounds of fresh cucumbers, totaling $15 million in sales in 2016. — Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 23 Dec. 2024 The company’s fast-growing satellite business gave it a boost, while Musk’s social media firm X dropped in the ranking, along with companies like agribusiness giant Cargill, which saw a nearly 10% drop in revenue but remains the nation’s biggest private company for the fourth year in a row. — Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024 At the edge of Hardwick, an eight-million-dollar visitors’ center and agribusiness incubator recently opened, to mixed reception. — Chelsea Edgar, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for agribusiness
Recent Examples of Synonyms for agribusiness
  1. agronomy
  2. agriculture
  3. cultivation
  4. horticulture
  5. farming
  6. gardening
  7. agroecology
  8. tillage
Noun
  • The company completed its acquisition of West Central Ag Services on January 2, 2025, which offers grain and agronomy services in Minnesota.
    — Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Image Educated in agronomy, Mr. Mondlane has a diverse résumé.
    — Tavares Cebola, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of agronomy
Noun
  • In response, China has announced a fresh round of retaliatory tariffs, covering US agriculture imports, which took effect Monday.
    — John Liu, CNN, 13 Mar. 2025
  • The filing also outlines the company's strategic focus on expanding its Precision Logistics services to small and medium-sized businesses in the agriculture, food, and healthcare industries.
    — Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of agriculture
Noun
  • The measure would not legalize marijuana sales or the commercial cultivation and distribution of cannabis.
    — A.J. Herrington, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
  • From adopting eco-friendly packaging to implementing energy-efficient cultivation practices like LED lighting and water recycling systems, sustainability initiatives can not only reduce costs but also appeal to environmentally conscious consumers.
    — Matt Rozo, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2025
Definition of cultivation
Noun
  • Markis Hill is a horticulture agent with Kansas State University Research and Extension.
    — Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2025
  • The series stars Christie Burke (Maid) as Lt. Sharon Garnet, Richard Fleeshman (The Sandman) as Lt. James Brice, Reece Ritchie (The Outpost) as Lt. Spencer Lane (and his clone Ian), Stacey Read as life support chief Alicia Nevins and Ryan Adams as horticulture whiz Angus Medford.
    — Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 5 Mar. 2025
Definition of horticulture
Noun
  • Penny has reported on everything from national civil rights issues to hog farming in Illinois, Georgia, Texas and now Arkansas.
    — Penny Weaver, arkansasonline.com, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Poor Teddy and his wife Amy, who bonds with Whitaker over their love of farming, are headed for tragedy; Langdon, in another teaching moment, gets quite honest with Whitaker: There’s almost no shot Teddy doesn’t get sepsis within the next week.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2025
Definition of farming
Noun
  • Personal development ranges from practical skills like sewing and gardening to career advancement through leadership training and personal branding.
    — Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Its 2025 Gardening Outlook Study, conducted in November 2024, found that about 40% expected to spend more money gardening and slightly more than that expect to spend more time gardening.
    — Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of gardening
Noun
  • Since then, the group has implemented land restoration, reforestation and agroecology projects for approximately 800 Indigenous communities in Chad and Niger.
    — Eduardo Garcia, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
  • In the United States, some nonprofits such as the Traditional Native American Farmers Association have sought to promote agroecology.
    — Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Mar. 2024
Definition of agroecology
Noun
  • Aside from that, the tractor uses the same second-generation technology stack as its tractors for field tillage.
    — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 6 Jan. 2025
  • John Deere’s first-generation tractors were designed specifically for the slowest and easiest works, which is fall tillage with a chisel file.
    — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of tillage

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