feedlot

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Recent Examples of feedlot Previous research has shown that seaweed helps cut methane emissions in feedlot cattle and dairy cows. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Dec. 2024 Earlier studies have found that seaweed can help reduce methane emissions by up to 82 percent in feedlot cattle and more than 50 percent in dairy cows. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Dec. 2024 Many ranchers and feedlot operators are transparent about their practices, providing consumers with the information needed to make informed choices. Arturo MacIas Franco, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025 By obtaining comprehensive documentation, the aim is to streamline the approval process for projects like the expansion of the feedlot. Janean Sorrell, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for feedlot
Recent Examples of Synonyms for feedlot
Noun
  • The name of the town near the ranch, Teuchitlán, has become a rallying cry for justice and shorthand for distrust in the government.
    Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025
  • The ranch has cabins, glamping tents on platforms overlooking the river, and 10 primitive tent sites that either offer mountain views or river access.
    Graham Averill, Outside Online, 23 May 2025
Noun
  • Johnson started working at age 6, getting blood out of the overalls of a stockyard working neighbor.
    Sonari Glinton, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
  • Later, when the stockyards were in bloody operation, a portion of the river was called Bubbly Creek because it was filled with animal carcasses and waste that would bubble to the surface.
    Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Its 129 homer park factor ranks 1st in the majors, and like Sutter Health, its homer percentage exceeds the league average across all fly ball exit speed buckets, with 78.7% of 105+ mph, 40.7% of 100-105 mph, 12.9% of 95-100 mph and 1.6% of 90-95 mph fly balls leaving the yard.
    Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
  • These layers will lead the eye upward and make a yard feel properly drenched in green. 5.
    Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 May 2025
Noun
  • Our trek began at Saint Bees, surrounded by green pastures, rocky beaches, and light brown bluffs.
    Mike Nolan, Travel + Leisure, 24 May 2025
  • Farmers can no longer irrigate their crops, and shepherds can no longer reach their pastures.
    Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 16 May 2025

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“Feedlot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feedlot. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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