agribusiness
noun
ag·ri·busi·ness
ˈa-grə-ˌbiz-nəs 
-nəz
: an industry engaged in the producing operations of a farm, the manufacture and distribution of farm equipment and supplies, and the processing, storage, and distribution of farm commodities
Examples of agribusiness in a Sentence
Several large agribusinesses own most of the farms around here.
Recent Examples on the Web
The demands from agribusinesses in the Central Valley for more water had received a friendly hearing from the Trump administration and Republicans in Congress, who recognized that the valley was perhaps the only strongly Republican part of California.
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
The flagship United Farm Workers labor union is leading the way in organizing wins and recently won a historic certification vote at a multi-billion dollar agribusiness.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 15 Apr. 2024
This case is one of many that has raised recent questions around the influence of agribusiness lobbying in diluting regulations intended to restrict the utilization of agri-chemicals, which experts deem detrimental to both the environment and human health.
—Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
Big deal Bain & Company's annual survey of 600-plus executives in oil and gas, utilities, chemicals, mining, and agribusiness, taken during COP28 and the weeks after, gauges industry leaders’ views on the energy transition, new technologies, investment opportunities, and their greatest challenges.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 22 Mar. 2024
Smaller independent producers and traders could get squeezed out, expanding the reach of agribusinesses.
—Patricia Cohen Jes Aznar, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2024
Butt’s money will go to the STAR Fund (State of Texas Agriculture Relief Fund), which aids Texas farmers, ranchers, producers, and agribusiness owners impacted by natural disasters.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 4 Mar. 2024
Likewise, companies in manufacturing, automotive, aerospace, education, agribusiness and almost any other field must comply with industry rules and standards that are constantly changing.
—Douglas Murray, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
Since October, students in the school’s agribusiness class have harvested collards, romaine lettuce, thyme, basil, bok choy and tatsoi (an Asian cabbage) in the school’s Grow Room.
—Journal Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2024
Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
The flagship United Farm Workers labor union is leading the way in organizing wins and recently won a historic certification vote at a multi-billion dollar agribusiness.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 15 Apr. 2024
This case is one of many that has raised recent questions around the influence of agribusiness lobbying in diluting regulations intended to restrict the utilization of agri-chemicals, which experts deem detrimental to both the environment and human health.
—Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
Big deal Bain & Company's annual survey of 600-plus executives in oil and gas, utilities, chemicals, mining, and agribusiness, taken during COP28 and the weeks after, gauges industry leaders’ views on the energy transition, new technologies, investment opportunities, and their greatest challenges.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 22 Mar. 2024
Smaller independent producers and traders could get squeezed out, expanding the reach of agribusinesses.
—Patricia Cohen Jes Aznar, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2024
Butt’s money will go to the STAR Fund (State of Texas Agriculture Relief Fund), which aids Texas farmers, ranchers, producers, and agribusiness owners impacted by natural disasters.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 4 Mar. 2024
Likewise, companies in manufacturing, automotive, aerospace, education, agribusiness and almost any other field must comply with industry rules and standards that are constantly changing.
—Douglas Murray, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
Since October, students in the school’s agribusiness class have harvested collards, romaine lettuce, thyme, basil, bok choy and tatsoi (an Asian cabbage) in the school’s Grow Room.
—Journal Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2024
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“Agribusiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/agribusiness. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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