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Recent Examples of agribusiness
Hundreds of millions of dollars of that work was to have taken place in the Chesapeake watershed, managed by nonprofit organizations, universities, agribusinesses and others.
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Karl Blankenship, Baltimore Sun, 26 Apr. 2025
The Food Security and Farm Protection Act would block states from setting these standards and hand control over to massive agribusinesses that prioritize profit over ethics.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2025
The Lettuce Workers Strike of 1930 Matthew Wills November 27, 2020
Uniting for better wages and working conditions, a remarkably diverse coalition of laborers faced off against agribusiness.
—Allison Miller, JSTOR Daily, 30 Apr. 2025
These tools—developed by agritech startups and increasingly integrated into the procurement strategies of multinational agribusinesses—offer resilience through foresight.
—London Business School, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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Karl Blankenship, Baltimore Sun, 26 Apr. 2025
The Food Security and Farm Protection Act would block states from setting these standards and hand control over to massive agribusinesses that prioritize profit over ethics.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2025
The Lettuce Workers Strike of 1930 Matthew Wills November 27, 2020
Uniting for better wages and working conditions, a remarkably diverse coalition of laborers faced off against agribusiness.
—Allison Miller, JSTOR Daily, 30 Apr. 2025
These tools—developed by agritech startups and increasingly integrated into the procurement strategies of multinational agribusinesses—offer resilience through foresight.
—London Business School, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for agribusiness
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For instance, two people earned bachelor's degrees in soil science and agronomy from Purdue University in 2022, according to its federal data, putting it well below the threshold in the legislation.—
Hayleigh Colombo,
IndyStar,
22 May 2025
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With all 18 greens set to be rebuilt after Sunday, the agronomy team is expected to push conditions to the edge.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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Industrialization of animal agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa is mainly happening already through intensification, vertical integration and corporate consolidation.—
Christine Ro,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Márquez’s success prevented him from leaving Cuba, and as a result, he was sent to work in agriculture as punishment.—
Sarah Moreno,
Miami Herald,
30 June 2025
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Butler Valley, with about 3,000 acres in cultivation, has no population centers.—
Clara Migoya,
AZCentral.com,
7 July 2025
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Mechanized cultivation systems can sometimes lead to a bunch of loose soil ending up on top of that magical flair.—
Paul Cappiello,
The Courier-Journal,
2 July 2025
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Markis Hill is a horticulture agent with Kansas State University Research and Extension.—
Markis Hill,
Kansas City Star,
4 July 2025
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The species of ticks in Colorado don’t like the summer heat and start to go into a dormant state when temperatures are in the high 80s, said Lisa Mason, a horticulture specialist and entomologist at Colorado State University’s extension office in Arapahoe County.—
Meg Wingerter,
Denver Post,
4 July 2025
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Soil Carbon Sequestration through Regenerative Agriculture A 2022 study by the Rodale Institute shows regenerative farming practices such as cover cropping, no-till, and rotational grazing can sequester up to 3 tons of CO2 per hectare annually.—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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Some of that land is used for farming, and some has woods and water.—
Dakota Barnes-Rush,
jsonline.com,
7 July 2025
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This common summertime dilemma doesn’t discriminate between the green thumbs and those who would describe their gardening pursuits as otherwise.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
1 July 2025
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Each week of camp represents a unique theme in addition to art, STEM, archery, gardening and more.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
30 June 2025
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Civil society groups like the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa are calling for financial institutions to stop propping up corporate industrial agriculture, urging more public investment in agroecology instead.—
Christine Ro,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The program helps the school’s agroecology program maintain the garden.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
3 June 2025
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These efforts involve reducing chemical inputs, minimizing tillage and improving soil health, cornerstones of the industry’s push toward a more sustainable future.—
Andre Claudio,
Sourcing Journal,
27 June 2025
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Compacted soil can happen if there has been too much tillage, if wheels or machinery have been over the area, or even from excess foot traffic.—
Amelia Martin,
Hartford Courant,
31 May 2025
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“Agribusiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agribusiness. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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