Thesaurus results for AGRONOMY

agronomy

noun

Definition of agronomy

as in agribusiness

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Recent Examples of agronomy Sheikh points to computational agronomy as a core example, where data scientists and engineers work alongside soil experts and entomologists. — Peter High, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2026 Sarah Budde Rodriguez is an agronomy solutions manager at Tidal Grow AgriScience. — Suzanne Wright, USA Today, 19 Mar. 2026 In professional stadium design, field availability is governed less by calendars than by agronomy, recovery cycles, and surface integrity. — Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 7 Feb. 2026 York studied mathematics and agronomy at South Dakota State University. — Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 28 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for agronomy

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Noun

The respondents were primarily agribusiness executives, consultants, technology providers and researchers, so the findings reflect industry perspectives.

— Aidan Connolly, Forbes.com, 5 Nov. 2026
But supporters also warned that a Congress increasingly dominated by the far right and the agribusiness caucus could undermine those efforts to protect the forest and combat climate change.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of agribusiness

Noun

Jamie Viebach is a horticulture educator at the University of Illinois extension.

— Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 6 Nov. 2026
My hot arboist is entirely my own imagination and not in any way related to the real director of horticulture who lives in Green-Wood with his wife and family.

— CBS News, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of horticulture

Noun

Achieving this beautiful landscape requires careful cultivation and maintenance; one effective strategy is dormant lawn seeding.

— SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 3 Nov. 2026
There is not enough arable land in China to both expand soybean cultivation and sustain self-reliance in staple grains.

— JOEL WUTHNOW, Foreign Affairs, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of cultivation

Noun

Coming from a farming and ranching background himself, Simpson will help advance agriculture in the state, promote a safe and high-quality food supply, protect customers and work to responsibly manage Colorado's environmental and natural resources.

— Christa Swanson, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
After a global famine, survivors form a ruthless regime to colonize Indigenous land for agriculture and punish unsanctioned procreation with death.

— Denise Petski, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of agriculture

Noun

The inspiration While Peter had grown up gardening in the small plot of his family home in London, Julie had no gardening experience, as someone who grown up on Manhattan’s Upper West Side.

— Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026
Flowers and gardening were integral to Eudora’s life in Jackson.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of gardening

Noun

Reduced tillage or no-till was used by 91 percent of participating growers; 56 percent planted cover crops.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
America’s wealthiest are snapping up huge swathes of farmland, and while some are using it for their elaborate hobbies, agriculture advocates worry the broader trend of the rich purchasing tillage is putting the livelihood of actual farmers at risk.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of tillage

Noun

Coming from a farming and ranching background himself, Simpson will help advance agriculture in the state, promote a safe and high-quality food supply, protect customers and work to responsibly manage Colorado's environmental and natural resources.

— Christa Swanson, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
The rest is produced by human activities, including oil, gas and coal production, farming and landfills.

— Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of farming

Noun

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
The site serves as a working farm and education center focused on agroecology, carbon capture, soil health, and sustainable supply chains.

— Francois Botha, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025

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