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Recent Examples of agribusiness
Iowa’s agricultural zoning and permitting laws are written by the state legislature and carried out by the state’s Department of Natural Resources, each of which have close ties to Iowa’s powerful agribusiness lobby — as does Iowa’s governor and secretary of agriculture.
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Kenny Torrella, Vox, 23 Jan. 2025
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is known to be friendly to agribusiness and knows that transparency about the harsh realities of infectious disease outbreaks would diminish consumer trust and threaten its prime directive: To expand markets for producers.
—Crystal Heath and Gene Baur, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
Another one that lost ground was agribusiness giant Cargill.
—Andrea Murphy, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Not even farmers, when agribusiness destroyed their livelihoods in the 1950s, degraded themselves by lamenting unharvested ears of content.
—Joel Stein, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Jan. 2025
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Kenny Torrella, Vox, 23 Jan. 2025
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is known to be friendly to agribusiness and knows that transparency about the harsh realities of infectious disease outbreaks would diminish consumer trust and threaten its prime directive: To expand markets for producers.
—Crystal Heath and Gene Baur, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
Another one that lost ground was agribusiness giant Cargill.
—Andrea Murphy, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Not even farmers, when agribusiness destroyed their livelihoods in the 1950s, degraded themselves by lamenting unharvested ears of content.
—Joel Stein, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for agribusiness
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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
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Image Educated in agronomy, Mr. Mondlane has a diverse résumé.—
Tavares Cebola,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2025
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The King is known to be a supporter of sustainable agriculture.—
Lucy Handley,
CNBC,
3 Mar. 2025
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And industries that rely on younger people, including construction and agriculture, are in need of staff.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN,
2 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The measure would not legalize marijuana sales or the commercial cultivation and distribution of cannabis.—
A.J. Herrington,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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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
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Tim Johnson is senior director of horticulture at the Chicago Botanic Garden.—
Tim Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2025
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In the meantime, back in England, a groundbreaking experiment was about to change horticulture and world history forever, and P. annua played a central role.—
Ian Rose,
JSTOR Daily,
26 Feb. 2025
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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
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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
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In With Love, Markle is joined by celebrity friends like Roy Choi, Mindy Kaling, and Alice Waters, who share personal tips and tricks, as Markle showcases the joys of cooking, gardening, entertaining, and friendship.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
4 Mar. 2025
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The unscripted show sees Meghan invite various celebrity guests, such as Mindy Kaling, into her home to share her favorite cooking, gardening, crafting, and hosting tips.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
4 Mar. 2025
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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
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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
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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
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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
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“Agribusiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agribusiness. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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