feedlot

Definition of feedlotnext

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of feedlot An increase in beef imports from Brazil, like President Donald Trump encouraged last week by slashing tariffs on the South American country, may help insulate consumers while ranchers and feedlots struggle with high costs and falling prices. Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2025 That's because a majority of cattle ranchers in the state operate on a cow-calf model, where a permanent herd of beef cows raise calves from birth to weaning before the calves are sold to other operations, including feedlots. Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025 That results in less milk yield for dairy cows and less beef yields from feedlot cattle. ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025 Such systems exemplify how geography and resource optimization can support sustainable meat production, especially in feedlots. Arturo MacIas Franco, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for feedlot
Recent Examples of Synonyms for feedlot
Noun
  • In Utah, one hyperscale data center in Box Elder County withdrew an application to transfer 1,900 acre-feet of water from a ranch to their facility.
    Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 11 May 2026
  • Channel Islands National Park, California A throwback to old California, the five-island park preserves paleolithic digs, frontier-era ranches and relics of Spanish exploration.
    CNN.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
Noun
  • Here, rather like the Chicago stockyards, thousands of dairy cows are fed in crowded feedlots by a method called intensive and dry-lot feeding, or, alternately, kept indoors in barns.
    Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Many national stockyards and stock shows closed in the 1970s, making Denver’s more attractive but also forcing producers to think about the value of large-scale animal gatherings, Fessenden said.
    John Wenzel, Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Baeza said the rail yard is miles long.
    Joe Kottke, NBC news, 11 May 2026
  • The ball rolled across the edge of the 6-yard box to Chawinga, who scored the tap-in.
    Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 10 May 2026
Noun
  • In an email, Murphy said he was inspired to create the book while in France, seeing old race cars literally being put out to pasture.
    Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2026
  • Waves of silicon, metal, and concrete would spoil views of Sardinia’s stunning beaches, rugged mountains, ancient pastures, and idyllic medieval villages, after all.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 7 May 2026

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“Feedlot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feedlot. Accessed 13 May. 2026.

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