agribusiness

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Recent Examples of agribusiness This extractive agribusiness model prioritizes revenues, often contrary to the goals of demonstration, recreation and forward-looking research. Evan Mills, Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2026 Take Colorado’s agribusiness industries, for example. Colorado Newsline, Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2026 The vision for Rolling Forks Vineyards was different from where this agribusiness has now landed among a long list of grape growers and wine makers around the world. Michael Johnson, Twin Cities, 23 Feb. 2026 Our agribusiness is in a position to prosper. Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for agribusiness
Recent Examples of Synonyms for agribusiness
Noun
  • Planting a tree or tending to a garden is a simple way for individuals to contribute to the climate fight, Chris Cerveny, a soil science and agronomy expert and co-founder of Just Good Soil, an agricultural company that focuses on regenerative gardening practices, told ABC News.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Sarah Budde Rodriguez is an agronomy solutions manager at Tidal Grow AgriScience.
    Suzanne Wright, USA Today, 19 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The industrial agriculture lobby is.
    Jesse Plunkett, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 May 2026
  • Florida also was still shifting from being a tourism and agriculture state to a more high-tech state, Cox said, which also prolonged the process.
    Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 2 May 2026
Noun
  • The region is home to armed groups who vie for control of coca leaf cultivation areas and for sea and river access routes to run drug trafficking operations to Central America and Europe.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
  • The order noted that regulation of medical marijuana has come a long way, with comprehensive licensing polices from cultivation to sales in most states.
    Gene Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Ankit Singh, assistant professor and ornamental horticulture educator at the University of Maine Extension, recommends rotating tomatoes and other nightshades so they aren't repeatedly grown in the same soil.
    Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 2 May 2026
  • Both are essential micronutrients that plants need for healthy growth, explains Kerry Smith, an expert in home horticulture at Alabama Cooperative Extension System.
    Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 May 2026
Noun
  • Meanwhile, Charles is expected to visit a grassroots community organization, Harlem Grown, which created a sustainable after-school ​urban farming initiative in an effort to combat food insecurity.
    Emma Caughlan, NBC news, 30 Apr. 2026
  • But some farming groups and organic farmers dispute the notion that glyphosate is indispensable.
    Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The event, offered by the Palos Park Woman’s Club, is a half-day program for anyone interested in gardening.
    Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Your questions and comments, as well as gardening conundrums and successes, are always welcome.
    Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 30 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Additionally, 57 percent of acreage uses no-till or conservation tillage, minimizing soil disturbance to reduce erosion, improve water infiltration and lower fuel use.
    SJ Studio, Footwear News, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Many of the dispossessed took to the woods and subsisted by slash-and-burn tillage, while others immigrated to Manchuria and Japan in search of jobs; the majority of Korean residents now in those areas are their descendants.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • When her father came to the University of Minnesota in 2024 to get his Ph.D. in agroecology and sustainable agriculture, Beza Sanon moved with him to St. Paul.
    Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 27 Nov. 2025
  • Dozens of educational workshops, lectures, panels and demonstrations are scheduled throughout the weekend, ranging from discussions on agroecology policy to beer tasting.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2025

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“Agribusiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agribusiness. Accessed 3 May. 2026.

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